Rittenhouse judge says he hasn’t read defense motion to dismiss case
Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, said that he had not read the motion to dismiss the case.
“I haven’t even had a chance to read the motion to dismiss. I just got it yesterday,” Schroeder said Wednesday.
Referencing “some of the other misinformation on the case,” Schroeder mentioned a local newspaper report that questioned why he had not ruled on the motion.
“It’s just a shame irresponsible statements are being made,” Schroeder also said.
Rittenhouse, 18, is on trial for fatally shooting two people and injuring another during protests in Kenosha, Wis., last summer. He faces charges including first-degree intentional homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of reckless endangerment, though he has claimed that he acted in self-defense.
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