Self Defense as Defense in Court

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He was formally charged with 2nd degree murder in October of 2020. The DA dropped the cases because, "We are not able to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."

My point is the burden of proof the State must provide in order to get a conviction is likely less for manslaughter than 2nd degree murder, although if the claim of self defense is enough to dismiss the high charge, it likely would be in the lesser as well.

Which goes to my original post. Would the jury finding Rittenhouse not guilty due to self defense have an effect on this case? It looks to that it may have. The Denver DA looked at the outcome of that trial and may have concluded that this would turn out the same.

That seems much more likely than a backroom conspiracy where they gathered and someone said, "He was working for the news, which is promoting a leftist agenda. Let's let him go, he did the right thing killing that racist, Trump loving hate monger."

So you don't think "Unlicensed Fox News security guard kills local community activist at BLM protest" wouldn't have gotten more prosecutorial dedication?