However, until 1774 a defendant acquitted by an English or Welsh court would be remanded to jail until he had paid the jailer for the costs of his confinement. In modern England and Wales, and in all countries that substantially follow English criminal procedure, an acquittal normally results in the immediate liberation of the defendant from custody, assuming no other charges against the defendant remain to be tried. Also the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 permits a "tainted acquittal" to be set aside in circumstances where it is proved beyond reasonable doubt that an acquittal has been obtained by violence or threats of violence to a witness or juror/s. In England and Wales, which share a common legal system, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 creates an exception to the double jeopardy rule, by providing that retrials may be ordered if "new and compelling evidence" comes to light after an acquittal for a serious crime. However a verdict of "not proven" does not give rise to the double jeopardy rule. law has two acquittal verdicts: not guilty and not proven. Think about that for a second.Īmerica, your legal system is a dumpster fire. It has now been put it out there that vigilantes can just go and kill people protesting issues like racial equality whenever they want and get away with it. Wanna murder 2 people & not go to jail better Seems at this point we can drop two of the colors in the American flag I REPEAT KNOWINGLY worked this for a not guilty verdict. I knew Rittenhouse would be acquitted but it is gutting to witness the inevitable, to know there will be no consequences for the judge, and to know Rittenhouse and others like him will be more emboldened to be openly white supremacist vigilantes. “I knew Rittenhouse would be acquitted but it is gutting to witness the inevitable, to know there will be no consequences for the judge, and to know Rittenhouse and others like him will be more emboldened to be openly white supremacist vigilantes. But mark these words: We will never stop fighting for what is right and just. Today that system defeated true justice, once again.
#NOT GUILTY VERDICT TRIAL#
On trial was not only a killer, but a system that continues to kill. Justice denied is a body blow to our national psyche. But mark these words: We will never stop fighting for what is right and just,” wrote Takei. “Justice denied is a body blow to our national psyche.
Members of Hollywood, including George Takei, Josh Gad, Roxane Gay and more, took to social media to voice their frustrations with the trial. The trial became national news as the jury deliberated for 26 hours over four days, and judge Bruce Schroeder made headlines for his conservative stance and banning MSNBC from the courthouse. The jury saw more than a dozen videos documenting the protest and shooting, and the trial became as assessment of whether or not Rittenhouse’s actions were considered “reasonable.” During the trial, Rittenhouse and his lawyers argued that he acted out of self-defense as a response to one of the victims, Joseph Rosenbaum, throwing a bag at him. He faced several charges, including first-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon, two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide. shootings last year, members of Hollywood spoke out, calling the verdict “hollowing” and saying that “the system defeated true justice, once again.”ĭuring the summer 2020 protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Rittenhouse shot and killed two men and injured another with a semi-automatic rifle. After Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges for his involvement in the Kenosha, Wis.
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