Patrick Cafferty – Expert Legal Analyst

Attorney Patrick Cafferty will be appearing on TMJ4, CNN, and other news outlets discussing the Kyle Rittenhouse case as an expert legal analyst.

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

Be sure to tune into TMJ4 as Attorney Cafferty breaks down the Kyle Rittenhouse case. 10 PM news tonight (10/28/2021), and every weekday morning for an update from Defense Attorney Cafferty on Live at Daybreak throughout the trial.

**Attorney Cafferty also represented Jacob Blake in the criminal matter.

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• Oct 28th 2021
  • Quick Pre-trial Overview: Click Here

“He most definitely said you can’t use the term victim, and that is consistent with my observation of him in just about every case I’ve ever tried,”

— Attorney Patrick Cafferty, TMJ4 Legal Analyst

Patrick Cafferty – Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Analyst – Week 1:

• Nov 1st 2021 TMJ4 Live Stream with Attorney Patrick Cafferty.
  • Jury selection underway in Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse:
  • Stephanie Haines is one of the only local reporters allowed in the courtroom today. She was here to answer your questions. Also be sure to follow TMJ4 Reporter Stephanie Haines on Twitter Here
    • Facebook Live stream link: Click Here
    • YouTube: Click Here
  • IN-DEPTH: How jury selection works in Rittenhouse trial – Click Here
  • Bruce Schroeder: Kenosha County Court Judge will preside over Rittenhouse trial – Click Here

• Nov 2nd 2021 TMJ4 Live Stream with Attorney Patrick Cafferty
  • Opening statements begin today in the Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. TMJ4 Legal Analyst Patrick Cafferty joined TMJ4 News to discuss what to watch for as opening statements get underway Tuesday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse.
    • Facebook Live stream link: Click Here
    • YouTube: Click Here
• Nov 3rd 2021 TMJ4 Live Stream with Attorney Patrick Cafferty
  • Day 3 TMJ4 Legal Analyst Patrick Cafferty joined TMJ4 News Today in the morning to discuss what to watch for if you’re following along at home as witness testimony continues in Kenosha.
    • Facebook Live stream link: Click Here
    • YouTube: Click Here
  • Tune into TMJ4 live stream. Attorney Pat Cafferty discusses day two of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial after court ends today.
    • Facebook Live stream link: Click Here
• Nov 5th 2021 TMJ4 Live Stream with Attorney Patrick Cafferty
  • Day 4 – We’re joined by our legal analyst Patrick Cafferty ahead of day 4 of the trial.
    • YouTube: Click Here
    • TMJ4 Watch live: Day 4 of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (tmj4.com)

Patrick Cafferty – Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Analyst – Week 2

• Nov 8th 2021
  • Kelo Radio: To testify or not: U.S. teen Rittenhouse faces risky decision in self-defense trial
    • “Patrick Cafferty, thinks Rittenhouse will testify. “I think the reward outweighs the risk”
    • Reuters or Kelo Radio
• Nov 9th 2021
  • TMJ4 Legal Analysis Attorney Cafferty: A look back at the first half of the Rittenhouse Trial
    • Firm Partner, Jillian Scheidegger contributed to the analysis:
      • Cafferty’s partner Jillian Scheidegger, says the one person who can sway the jury to believe Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense is Rittenhouse.
      • “Everyone is waiting to hear what was he thinking. What was going through his mind throughout the course of these events. The reality is he is the only person who can tell the jury that,” said Scheidegger.
  • Rittenhouse’s legal claim to self-defense, and importance of Grosskreutz’s testimony:
    • Kenosha News
    • Journal Times

• Nov 10th 2021
  • What to know today – Kyle Rittenhouse trial on TMJ4: YouTube
  • Detailed disucssion after the fireworks during Kyle Rittenhouse testimony: YouTube
  • Attorney Cafferty with .@BenJordan3 .@tmj4 about the risks and benefits of Kyle Rittenhouse testifying – TMJ4 Article and Video
• Nov 11th 2021
  • TMJ4 Morning: Instagram
  • The crime report:
    • Rittenhouse Trial: Why Was a 17-Year-Old Carrying a Firearm in Public?
  • CNN’s Don Lemon show. Attorney Cafferty discusses strategy’s for Juror selection as they reduce the count from 18 to 12
    • YouTube: https://youtu.be/qE8QIzrNVK8?t=308
• Nov 12th 2021
  • Reuters – U.S. judge in Rittenhouse trial says jury can consider teen provoked attack
    • “Now it’s a fair fight,” said Patrick Cafferty, referring to the lift the ruling would give the prosecution. “Without that instruction they would have zero chance.”
  • Kenosha News – Watch now: Jurors in Kyle RIttenhouse case may consider lesser charges
    • “They would not be able to claim that Rittenhouse brought this on himself,” Cafferty said. “They are now open to argue all of that.”

Patrick Cafferty & Jillian Scheidegger – Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Analyst – Week 3

• Nov 15th 2021
  • Attorney Cafferty on TMJ4 – ‘I’m scared’: Wendy Rittenhouse opens up ahead of verdict in her son’s trial
    • “If the jurors deliberate for a long period of time and they cant come to a consensus they may rally around one of these lesser included charges,” said legal expert, Patrick Cafferty.
  • Pat Cafferty gives insights to the Kenosha News about the judges ruling on: Legal for a teen to walk about with an AR-15? Rittenhouse trial judge says yes
  • Attorney Jillian Scheidegger sat down with Bruce Harrison from TMJ4 – Threats made against judge in Rittenhouse trial in emails, letters to court
    • “You have people from outside the trial, and throughout the litigation leading up to the trial, who as a layperson interprets certain rulings and certain court orders in a way, that they believe to be incendiary, that they believe to have certain implications, that are inaccurate,” said Scheidegger.
  • Jillian Scheidegger on TMJ4 – Dropped gun charge against Kyle Rittenhouse sparks debate if Wisconsin law should be updated
• Nov 16th 2021
  • The final Jury has been selected in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Attorney Patrick Cafferty discusses How juries come to a verdict with @vincevitrano and @SusanKim4 on @tmj4 this morning.
    • YouTube
  • Patrick Cafferty on TMJ4 – Kyle Rittenhouse jury in seventh hour of deliberations
  • Patrick Cafferty on TMJ4 – Legal expert says Rittenhouse jury could deadlock on one charge, but come to conclusion on others

Attorney Patrick Cafferty on WTTW PBS – Chicago Tonight 11/16/2021

• Nov 17th 2021
  • Attorney Cafferty this morning on .@tmj4 with .@vincevitrano and .@SusanKim4 Breaking down day 2 of Rittenhouse deliberation: YouTube
  • Attorney Cafferty with Vince Vitrano outside the Kenosha courthouse Vince and Pat discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse Jury reviewing video evidence.
    • YouTube
  • Attorney Cafferty on TMJ4 with Attorney LaVoy – Legal experts weigh in after no verdict following day 2 of jury deliberations
• Nov 18th 2021
  • Could we get a verdict in the Rittenhouse case by Friday’s fish fry? Legal expert Patrick Cafferty gives his prediction: TMJ4

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Patrick Cafferty Background and qualifications:

Serving Clients Charged With Criminal Offenses in Southeastern Wisconsin

Attorney Cafferty has developed solid professional relationships throughout Southeast Wisconsin. He has a reputation for being honest with judges and prosecutors.

His credentials and awards include:

• Graduate of Marquette University Law School
• Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member of the Wisconsin Association Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Named in Super Lawyers Magazine
• Earned the Distinguished Martindale-Hubbell AV* Peer Review Rating
• Named in Best Lawyers in America for Criminal Defense

Patrick Cafferty has more than 18 years of experience fighting to protect the rights of people charged with society’s highest crimes. He has successfully handled more than 20 trials involving all degrees of homicide in state and federal courts in Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, including:

• First degree murder
• Second degree murder
• Manslaughter
• Negligent homicide
• Reckless homicide
• OWI homicide, drunk driving fatal accident
• Self-defense, justifiable homicide

Contact an Experienced Racine Homicide Team

From the Cafferty & Scheidegger offices in Racine, our criminal defense lawyers defend the rights of people charged with state and federal criminal offenses throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. Contact the firm to arrange a free initial consultation with an experienced Racine murder defense lawyer right away. You are welcome to text us 24 hours a day at 262-632-5000.

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Patrick Cafferty – Legal Analyst in the Kyle Rittenhouse case in other media:

Kyle Rittenhouse trial will start Monday