Photo: A handcuffed Kyle Rittenhouse enters a courtroom on October 30, 2020
An Illinois judge rejected defense arguments and ordered Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse extradited to Wisconsin, where he faces life in prison if convicted of murder.
Less than an hour later, he was transported from an Illinois juvenile detention facility to the Kenosha County Jail.
His lawyer argued he’s innocent and is being subjected to “a political prosecution,” but questions of guilt or innocence are beyond the scope of an extradition hearing. Extradition requests are routinely granted.
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I am surprised the defendants attorney did not try blocking or getting Wisconsin to try his client as a juvenile. Which would have a shot if Illinois would more likely try him as a minor opposed to an adult.
Wisconsin does have to show cause and jurisdiction, and that a Wisconsin court is the proper venue. It does take more than your car was found at the scene. After all it could have been stolen, and hopefully reported stolen, though police will then question the report. They would need more than the car to do a extradition, though traveling to Wisconsin to pet a cow woud be ill advised.
Jurisdiction is with the state where the alleged crimes were committed. Thus, Wisconsin can try him, and Illinois cannot. An obvious defense strategy is to try him as a juvenile, but that motion would be made in a Wisconsin court, not in the Illinois extradition hearing. Your discussion of a “car,” so far as I can tell, is completely irrelevant.