No verdict after first day of deliberations in Rittenhouse case
KENOSHA, Wis. — As protesters chanted and beat drums outside the Kenosha County courthouse, jurors deliberated over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse for nearly 8 1/2 hours Tuesday before stopping for the day without a verdict.
The panel — consisting of seven women and five men — offered few insights into their discussions, sending only two inscrutable notes throughout the day. In their initial request, made shortly after they entered the jury room, they asked for 11 copies of the first six pages of jury instructions.
Their second note, sent about six hours into their deliberations, asked for the remainder of the pages. Kenosha County Judge Bruce Schroeder granted both requests.
Eighteen jurors listened
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