There is a common thread between the 1995 acquittal of O.J. Simpson and the 2021 acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse — a jury and trial consultant named Jo-Ellan Dimitrius.
She developed the jury profile in Simpson's case and now, decades later, worked"hand in hand" with Rittenhouse's attorneys to help build a profile for the"right" juror in his case."In O.J.'s case because we had done so much pretrial research, we knew that there was a certain demographic that was going to be more open to what our defense was," she told CNN.At the time, it was a female African American with a high school education or less, she recalled.
" The shootings happened after the police shooting of Jacob Blake sparked protests in Kenosha.During their deliberations, jurors requested to rewatch much of the video evidence of the shootings. In the end, they agreed with Rittenhouse's testimony that he feared for his life and acted in self-defense. He was acquitted of all charges on November 19.After the verdict, lead prosecutor Thomas Binger told the court,"The jury has represented our community in this trial and has spoken.
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