Prosecutors want jury to consider lesser charges in U.S. teen Rittenhouse's murder trial
KENOSHA, Wis., Nov 11 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse said they would seek approval for the jury to consider lesser charges after days of testimony in which considerable evidence was presented in the U.S. teenager's argument that he acted in self-defense.
Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney James Kraus said he planned to ask the judge to allow the jury to consider lesser charges
Prosecutors have sought to paint Rittenhouse as a vigilante who carried an assault-style weapon into a volatile melee and wanted to use it, but a series of witnesses have offered testimony about the threats posed to the teenager that night.
Michael F. Hart, a criminal defense lawyer in Milwaukee who has monitored the nearly two-week trial, said he could not recall a witness who was harmful to Rittenhouse's argument of self-defense. He said the prosecution's request, which must be approved by the judge, was not unusual in homicide cases.
"I'm not surprised the state requested lesser included instructions," Hart said. "They recognize that their case had some shortcomings.
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