2021-11-13 at 2:57 PM UTC
Originally posted by frala
Stayed home
Lol jk
"What would you do?"
"Well I'm gonna stayed home."
"..."
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2021-11-13 at 3:33 PM UTC
USA TODAY
Rittenhouse legal expert: I've never seen a judge act like this in a criminal trial.
Ron Filipkowski
In the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial, Judge Bruce Schroeder began the day on Thursday asking everyone in the courtroom, including the jury, if they had served in the military. As it turned out, the only military veteran in the courtroom who spoke up was the defense expert on use-of-force, John Black. Schroeder then motioned to the jury, and said that he thinks that everyone should give a “round of applause to the people who have served,” while gesturing back over toward Black.
I have been a criminal law attorney for 27 years. I was both a federal and state prosecutor, and defense attorney. In all my years of practice, I have never seen a trial judge during a trial put the jury in a position where they would have to applaud a defense witness right before they are about to take the stand and testify.
Bad behavior on the bench
A judge in any criminal jury trial should never put members of the jury in a position where they are asked to applaud for a witness about to testify for something that they have done in the past. I am a Marine Corps veteran. I certainly appreciate it when people thank me for my service. But trial judges must do everything possible to avoid any appearance that they favor or agree with one side or another in a trial. A judge must also not express a favorable personal opinion about a witness – even to laud them for military service.
This incident has followed a series of rulings and admonishments against the prosecution that has created the impression on many in the public that the judge is biased toward the defense for political reasons.
Jeffrey Abramson and Dennis Aftergut: Arbery, 'Unite the Right,' Rittenhouse cases show difficulty of finding impartial jurors
That was only exacerbated when Schroeder’s phone rang in the middle of the trial, and his ring tone was, "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood. That happens to be the unofficial theme song of the Trump rallies, typically playing whenever he takes the stage.
Faith in the process
The parties to a trial and the public must feel confident that the process was fair and unbiased. These unusual incidents have created the impression in the minds of many that the judge in this case is biased, and that is unfortunate.
In a trial as high profile as Rittenhouse, it is crucial for everyone to have confidence that due process was fairly applied. Whatever the verdict, many people have already concluded that it wasn’t.
Ron Filipkowski is a former prosecutor and Marine and current criminal defense lawyer.
2021-11-13 at 4:02 PM UTC
Welp glad I didn't comment in this shit
2021-11-13 at 4:11 PM UTC
Originally posted by stl1
USA TODAY
Rittenhouse legal expert: I've never seen a judge act like this in a criminal trial.
Ron Filipkowski
In the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial, Judge Bruce Schroeder began the day on Thursday asking everyone in the courtroom, including the jury, if they had served in the military. As it turned out, the only military veteran in the courtroom who spoke up was the defense expert on use-of-force, John Black. Schroeder then motioned to the jury, and said that he thinks that everyone should give a “round of applause to the people who have served,” while gesturing back over toward Black.
I have been a criminal law attorney for 27 years. I was both a federal and state prosecutor, and defense attorney. In all my years of practice, I have never seen a trial judge during a trial put the jury in a position where they would have to applaud a defense witness right before they are about to take the stand and testify.
Bad behavior on the bench
A judge in any criminal jury trial should never put members of the jury in a position where they are asked to applaud for a witness about to testify for something that they have done in the past. I am a Marine Corps veteran. I certainly appreciate it when people thank me for my service. But trial judges must do everything possible to avoid any appearance that they favor or agree with one side or another in a trial. A judge must also not express a favorable personal opinion about a witness – even to laud them for military service.
This incident has followed a series of rulings and admonishments against the prosecution that has created the impression on many in the public that the judge is biased toward the defense for political reasons.
Jeffrey Abramson and Dennis Aftergut: Arbery, 'Unite the Right,' Rittenhouse cases show difficulty of finding impartial jurors
That was only exacerbated when Schroeder’s phone rang in the middle of the trial, and his ring tone was, "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood. That happens to be the unofficial theme song of the Trump rallies, typically playing whenever he takes the stage.
Faith in the process
The parties to a trial and the public must feel confident that the process was fair and unbiased. These unusual incidents have created the impression in the minds of many that the judge in this case is biased, and that is unfortunate.
In a trial as high profile as Rittenhouse, it is crucial for everyone to have confidence that due process was fairly applied. Whatever the verdict, many people have already concluded that it wasn’t.
Ron Filipkowski is a former prosecutor and Marine and current criminal defense lawyer.
A US judge has "God Bless the USA" as his ringtone?
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2021-11-13 at 4:19 PM UTC
Sudo
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The shit about the judge is fucking laughable, it's like these morons have never seen a fucking judge before, what a bunch of whiney VICTIMS
The prosecutors had a hard job, making a legal argument where there was barely one, and they failed, which is to be expected. Just let the kid do 6 months with 3 years probation or something and everyone shut the fuck up
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2021-11-13 at 4:41 PM UTC
Originally posted by Sudo
The shit about the judge is fucking laughable, it's like these morons have never seen a fucking judge before, what a bunch of whiney VICTIMS
The prosecutors had a hard job, making a legal argument where there was barely one, and they failed, which is to be expected. Just let the kid do 6 months with 3 years probation or something and everyone shut the fuck up
I read some tweets by a Kenosha lawyer who has apparently gone before this judge many times, and apparently he is always hard on the prosecution. Which is how all judges should be, tbh. The defendant has a right to a fair trial. The prosecution should have to jump every hurdle you can reasonably thrust before them if they wish to secure a conviction. This lawyer also claimed, however, that for as tough as the judge is on the prosecution during the trial, he's equally tough (or tougher) on the defendant during sentencing. If Kyle is found guilty, people will get their pound of flesh from him via this judge.
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2021-11-13 at 4:54 PM UTC
Wariot was there?
I doubt that.
2021-11-13 at 6:34 PM UTC
Originally posted by Donald Trump
Prosecutors are the scum of the earth though.
Lawyers really. Given the chance, a defense lawyer will let an actual child molester go free and a prosecutor will imprison someone accused but innocent of child molestation. And judges all used to be lawyers for the most part. The whole system is built on slimy narcissistic cokeheads.
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