Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin over the police shooting of Jacob Blake last year, made his first in-person court appearance Friday morning in Kenosha County Circuit Court.
During a brief hearing, Rittenhouse’s attorneys and prosecutors said they’re assembling expert witness lists and taking care of other housekeeping matters ahead of his trial in November.
Rittenhouse will appear in court again Sept. 17 to ensure all materials for his trial are set. His trial begins Nov. 1.
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Rittenhouse is charged with killing two men and wounding a third during the August 2020 protests. Rittenhouse was 17 at the time. He maintains he was defending himself.
COVID-19 protocols forced Rittenhouse to make his earlier court appearances virtually, but those restrictions have now been lifted.
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