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Kyle Rittenhouse Details How His Former Lawyers Had Him Rot in Jail
Townhall.com ^ | 11/23/2021 | Kate Pavlich

Posted on 11/24/2021 5:35:39 AM PST by Republican Wildcat

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To: databoss

The process is the punishment. That’ll do it for the most cases and usually people will just please self defense cases away. I had to.


21 posted on 11/24/2021 6:01:01 AM PST by Houserino
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To: Jolla
Would like to hear that argument.

His group signed the check that paid the bail. By law the money has to be returned to whoever provided it. Rittenhouse's lawyers can sue the group for the money after that but they won't be getting it from the state.

22 posted on 11/24/2021 6:01:13 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Alberta's Child

The problem with endless objections is that if you are sitting on the jury you have to ask what facts are being hidden from me here. It’s one thing to object to lies by the prosecutor, and another to try to keep info from the jury.


23 posted on 11/24/2021 6:01:23 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Houserino

plea not please.


24 posted on 11/24/2021 6:01:28 AM PST by Houserino
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To: AndyJackson
The bond is returned to the party that raised it. Period.

That doesn't sound right. The money goes back to the party that RAISED it, or the parties that put the money up?

No need to question Richard's motives on this. He pointed out that something like $500,000 of the $2M was put up by Kyle's own mother. It seems ludicrous on its face that Lin Wood should keep even a penny of that money once the trial is over.

25 posted on 11/24/2021 6:01:37 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: Republican Wildcat

Not talking about Kyle who is extremely naive. WHen I see all the pundits like Pavlich attacking someone I take pause.

He is a an 18 year old kid who knows what people are telling him. With that said , I’m no fan of wood.


26 posted on 11/24/2021 6:05:22 AM PST by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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To: Alberta's Child
The money goes back to the party that RAISED it, or the parties that put the money up?

Party that put the money up. Whoever signed the money over for the bail gets it back when the bail is voided.

27 posted on 11/24/2021 6:05:25 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Alberta's Child
That doesn't sound right. The money goes back to the party that RAISED it, or the parties that put the money up?

The parties that put the money up are the folks who contributed. The court has no way of sorting all of that out. To be precise it goes to the party that posted the bond. Now, if $500K was provided by Kyle's mother then Lin should give her her $500K back. What happens to contributions? We can argue that all day without resolving it.

Of course Richards wants it all for his legal fees.

28 posted on 11/24/2021 6:12:44 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: databoss
any strategy to keep him in jail to generate sympathy to raise funds was idiotic and dangerous.

He had to post $2M CASH bond. There was not way to get him out of jail until $2M cash was raised.

29 posted on 11/24/2021 6:15:44 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: basalt

Richards did a spectacular job. I don’t know who you were watching.


30 posted on 11/24/2021 6:17:51 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Republican Wildcat

Lin Wood claimed that if we let the Democrats win those seats, that would ‘teach the GOP a lesson’ and with that 500,000 Trump voters stayed home for the runoff.

Hey Lin: Has McConnell learned that lesson yet?


31 posted on 11/24/2021 6:29:23 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: AndyJackson
Correct, if it is a return of a cash bond. It is not clear that this is what it is, however, and even then normal ethical standards would require that at least an attempt be made to return it to the source less the expenses of raising it.

That isn't what Wood is claiming here, so makes you wonder . . .

32 posted on 11/24/2021 6:32:25 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: ground_fog

WTF are you thinking? You are in a fog!


33 posted on 11/24/2021 6:44:24 AM PST by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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To: AndyJackson

Wood ‘raised’ the money by appealing to the public. I gave to Kyle’s defense fund because it was Kyle Rittenhouse, not Lin Wood. He didn’t have the money in the bank like most people who bail/bond people out of jail. In those cases, yes, the money goes back to the person. But I think there’s a good case here that the money should go to Kyle.
Wood is a pos. I couldn’t believe how long that kid was in jail and wondered what the deal was. Now I know.


34 posted on 11/24/2021 6:53:33 AM PST by LibertyWoman (Guard with jealous attention the public Liberty. Patrick Henry)
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To: Sacajaweau

i was watching what Andrew Branca watched...Branca is a top self defense attorney...heres his website...read and learn..

https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rittenhouse-trial-defense-delivers-a-disappointingly-weak-closing-argument/


35 posted on 11/24/2021 6:58:27 AM PST by basalt (exas)
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To: AndyJackson
"He had to post $2M CASH bond. There was not way to get him out of jail until $2M cash was raised."

The real question is, When did they have the 2M? Sept 5, or Nov 20? Kyle says they had the money in Sept.

Kyle's mom wanted to see the books, Wood refused to show them to her. If Wood had been honest, he would have shown her the books when she asked.

36 posted on 11/24/2021 7:08:10 AM PST by 1_Rain_Drop ("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
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To: Alberta's Child
I think one group of people who come out looking like they're just one step above the mainstream media in terms of lost credibility is the endless group of "armchair lawyers" posting during the course of the trial and claiming that Rittenhouse's legal team was incompetent.

I watch Reiki Law live discussions, and I appreciated the insights, but I couldn't stand the snarky commentary. When I listened to the live trial, there were times when I - a non-lawyer - was screaming "Object!". I also thought it would be hard, if not impossible, for Kyle to get a unanimous verdict. Regardless of how he got there, there could have been no better result. The unanimous jury was better than a mistrial, even a mistrial with prejustice, because that would have left some feeling Kyle would have been found guilty without judicial intervention. The fact that the with prejustice motion was kept open left that escape hatch.

Richards did a great job, and he stuck to the defense, he didn't get involved in the sideshow, although I thought there might have been some behind the scenes PR. I was also astonished that they had at least 2 mock juries to test out legal theories on, I thought that only happened on TV!

Watching Richards interviewed after the trial, the plain, deadpan delievery, I thought "This guy is the Bill Belichick of the legal world."

37 posted on 11/24/2021 7:09:19 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: LibertyWoman
Wood is a pos. I couldn't believe how long that kid was in jail and wondered what the deal was. Now I know.

Wood was on a political mission, and prioritized that over the kid's defense and well-being. I even saw some here criticize Kyle because he wasn't aggressively taking a far-right position. That would have been stupid under the circumstances.

38 posted on 11/24/2021 7:12:36 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: Fido969

The other thing the jury verdict (as opposed to a mistrial, even with prejudice) gives is a large amount of protection for Kyle against civil suits. The evidence of the attacks on him is well-documented now.

I think Kyle may have a claim against his attackers, or the estates of hs attackers. Any suit against Klye should be met with a counter-suit and a demand for legal fees. Fot that reason, it isn’t going to happen.


39 posted on 11/24/2021 7:16:48 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: subterfuge
WTF are you thinking? You are in a fog!

I'm thinking he's a troll or a mole to disrupt FR.

40 posted on 11/24/2021 7:18:19 AM PST by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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