Prosecutors cannot call those shot by Kyle Rittenhouse 'victims,' a judge has ruled
But the defense may call them "arsonists" or "looters," the judge ruled. The criminal trial of Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., begins next week.
by Becky Sullivan
Oct 26, 2021
2 minutes
Prosecutors in the criminal trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two protesters last year in Kenosha, Wis., will not be able to refer to the people he shot as "victims," a judge has ruled, while defense attorneys may be able to call them "arsonists" or "looters."
In a proceeding about the ground rules for the , prosecutors and defense lawyers debated whether certain language, witnesses or
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