It appears that Kenosha's Judge Schroeder has his head screwed on straight.
The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case on Friday denied prosecutors' requests to use so-called "other acts" evidence they argue shows the teen's inclination to act like a vigilante, and would reveal his state of mind to jurors.
Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder also rejected a defense request to introduce evidence that one of Rittenhouse's victims was a convicted pedophile. And he made prosecutors provide addresses for about 27 witnesses that might actually be called, after they first submitted a witness list of 175 people....
...Also left undecided Friday was whether the estimated 150 or so people who will be summoned as possible jurors will be asked to fill out extensive questionnaires before the selection process begins.
Schroeder, Wisconsin's longest serving sitting judge, said he disfavors questionnaires, and expressed concern it would tip recipients off that they could serve in the high-profile Rittenhouse trial — and might prompt even more talk about the case than has already been occurring in town....
The prosecutor desperately needs a 'political trial' because he cannot win without it.
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