Armaud Arbery

Several legal experts say putting Rittenhouse on the stand was effective for the defense and agree that prosecutors have struggled at times to make their case. Closing arguments are expected Monday.

Wisconsin judge Bruce Shroeder is generating a lot of social media scrutiny for his outspokenness in court while overseeing the homicide trial for Kyle Rittenhouse.

The request could be an indication that prosecutors believe their case has not been as strong as they hoped, legal experts say.

Rittenhouse testified that he feared for his life when he shot three men, two fatally, during anti-police protests. "I didn't want to have to kill anybody. I was being attacked," Rittenhouse said.

The 25-year old Black man was shot to death last year while jogging. Defendants say they suspected him in break-ins. Prosecutors say the men trapped Arbery with their pickup trucks and murdered him.

Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday, describing how he feared for his life when he shot three people, two of them fatally, during anti-police brutality protests.

Rittenhouse described fearing for his life when he shot and killed two protesters last year. His lawyers requested a mistrial after the judge admonished the lead prosecutor during cross-examination.

Prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse recklessly killed two men and wounded a third last summer in Kenosha, Wis., during chaotic protests against police brutality. He maintains it was self-defense.

Legal experts say the jury's verdict could come down to how well the prosecution made its central argument that Rittenhouse was the aggressor and not just acting in self-defense, as he claims.

The prosecution rested its case in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse's attorneys say he fired his gun in self-defense, killing two people and wounding a third during protests in 2020.

Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed with a pistol on the night of the shooting, testified that his hands were raised when Rittenhouse pointed the rifle at him. He said he believed he "was going to die."

The prosecution in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial told the jury that he committed murder and didn't act in self-defense when he shot and killed two people and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin.