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Defense seeks mistrial in Kyle Rittenhouse case after judge slams ‘brazen’ prosecutor

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published November 10, 2021 7:55pm ET
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Defense seeks mistrial in Kyle Rittenhouse case after judge slams ‘brazen’ prosecutor
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger is admonished by Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. | (Mark Hertzberg /Pool Photo via AP)
Binger is admonished by Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder
Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger is admonished by Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder during Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.

Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyers on Wednesday asked for a mistrial with prejudice after prosecutors ignored rulings the judge previously made on inadmissible evidence as well as their line of questioning.

If granted, the state would not be able to retry their case against the 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during a night of violent clashes in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020.

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