Comments on: Branca on today’s developments in the Rittenhouse trial: the judge’s jury instructions https://thenewneo.com/2021/11/15/branca-on-todays-developments-in-the-rittenhouse-trial-the-judges-jury-instructions/ A blog about political change, among other things Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2021/11/15/branca-on-todays-developments-in-the-rittenhouse-trial-the-judges-jury-instructions/#comment-2589214 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:49:26 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=112180#comment-2589214 LI subhead: “Worth remembering ADA Binger mentioned provocation zero times in opening statement.”

It’s hard to believe provocation was so important when he only brings it up at the very end, as Defense attorney Richards pointed out.

This was my favorite comment (all of Branca’s posts have drawn thoughtful contributions from the LI regulars).

“I caught a bit of the prostitution’s closing argument while waiting in preop earlier today. That guy really is a putz, isn’t he!”

]]> By: geoffb https://thenewneo.com/2021/11/15/branca-on-todays-developments-in-the-rittenhouse-trial-the-judges-jury-instructions/#comment-2589160 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:46:24 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=112180#comment-2589160 “[A] man desperately torn between truth and fear.”

Sorta like Andrew Sullivan as seen on the thread above.

]]> By: Geoffrey Britain https://thenewneo.com/2021/11/15/branca-on-todays-developments-in-the-rittenhouse-trial-the-judges-jury-instructions/#comment-2589155 Mon, 15 Nov 2021 23:32:43 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=112180#comment-2589155 this was among the most confusing and disjointed instructions of a jury I’ve ever seen… Andrew Branca

“Confusing and disjointed instructions” indicate either a confused and disjointed mind or a man desperately torn between truth and fear.

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