Prosecution Closing Arguments in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial: ‘You Cannot Claim Self-Defense Against a Danger You Create’
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1. Prosecution Closing Arguments in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial: ‘You Cannot Claim Self-Defense Against a Danger You Create’
The Kenosha County Superior Court heard closing arguments in the Rittenhouse homicide trial Monday where the lead prosecutor, Thomas Binger, stated Rittenhouse’s provocation in the shootings does not give him the right to self-defense.
2. Defense Still Missing Huge Number of Pages of Discovery in Davidson Case, Potentially Moves to Dismiss
With the case set to go to trial in December, the defense in the Harvest Davidson case remains without key discovery.? Defense Attorney Hayes Gable has filed a motion to compel discovery and a motion to dismiss if he doesn’t receive the discovery in a timely manner.
3. Statistics v. Claimed Store Experience: Two Sides of Viewing Shoplifting Cases in San Francisco
“Is there an epidemic of shoplifting by ‘organized gangs’’ in San Francisco? And does it prove that the state’s efforts at criminal justice reform have failed?” asks journalist Judd Legum of his Twitter followers, pointing out the increase in cases of crime is not reflected in city data.
4. Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 130 – Removing the Noose from Placerville (Video Version)
This spring after a long and at times bitter process, activists following the killing of George Floyd pushed for and finally got the city of Placerville to remove a noose from the city’s seal, but the council opted to keep the Gold Rush-era nickname, “Hangtown.”
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