0 18-year-old man. and we ve also seen protesters. but not a lot. a number of people who are there with signs, who were perhaps hoping for a different outcome here. but the jurors, they looked at the law, they looked at jury instructions, they reviewed several pieces of evidence as they were deliberating over the course of four days, 25 hours. not guilty on all charges. the end of the kyle rittenhouse trial. the news continues right now with alisyn camerota. hello, everyone, i m alisyn camerota. welcome to newsroom. victor is off. we do have breaking news. minutes ago a jury acquitted kyle rittenhouse on all counts. rittenhouse was 17 years old when he fatally shot two men and wounded a third with an ar-15 style rifle that he brought to racial justice protests in august of 2020. he was charged with homicide and reckless endangerment. he could have gotten a life sentence but will walk free today. rittenhouse took the stand during trial, testifying that he acted in self-defense. the
for his unusual style playing jeopardy with jurors during courtroom down time and referencing the bible during a hearsay objection in court. this is actually referred to in the bible, st. paul when he was put on trial. okay. adrian brodis. thank you. i ll bring in ellie. thank you so much. good evening to you. i want to start with the video that jurors saw that shows another person firing a gunshot in the air just seconds before rittenhouse fatally shot rosenbomb. they are trying to use that in the self-defense argument. do you think that will be effective? it could be, don. the key concept here is reasonableness. was kyle rittenhouse in reasonable belief that his life was in immediate danger? if so, under wisconsin self-defense law he was entitled to use lethal force to shoot somebody. look, it s better for kyle
reasonableness. was kyle rittenhouse in reasonable belief that his life was in immediate danger? if so, under wisconsin self-defense law he was entitled to use lethal force to shoot somebody. look, it s better for kyle rittenhouse s defense somebody else fired the first shot than he did. the argument you would see is he didn t know where that shot come from, he was reasonable in concluding that the person who was chasing him fired that shot. therefore, he was reasonable in turning around and returning fire. that could be a self-defense arguments that you hear, and an important thing to keep in mind, under wisconsin law self-defense is a difficult defense for prosecutors and it s easier for the defendant than in other states. in the majority of states if a defendant argues self-defense, all he has to do is show his actions were reasonable but in wisconsin, the prosecution has to show beyond a reasonable doubt it was unreasonable. so this is going to be a tough one for prosecutors. rea
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oscar s attorneys said reporter could argue oscar had been fearful his entire life for good reason. i think there is an awareness from his defense team that they cannot present oscar as this perfect human being, who was so idealized by so many people. there has to be an acknowledgment, a real acknowledgment, of the kind of issues that he s had. that always been running under the surface. in fact, she said she learned oscar plan to ask the court to hold him to a different standard of justice. but he can t be judged according to the standards of the reasonable man. south africa self-defense law is based on how a reasonable man would react to an attack. he said oscar s defense team would portray him as something other than that. we need to take into account that this is a person who has