“As anyone who studied criminal law in law school (all of us lawyers, I imagine) can tell you, it’s a rather dense field of law, and not well-suited to learning on the job with justice on the line.”
Based on her age and demeanor, that’s why potential clients would ask her how long she has been a lawyer if she were in private practice.
At this point it appears that she has not listened or asked for advice from seasoned and well experienced attorneys in her office about this case. Or, maybe all they can do is agree with her neophyte handling of this case. A third year law student would have done better.
Her immediate DA predecessor has publically said that she is in way over her head.
I understand some of the folks working for her have left or are in process of leaving also............... Probably want to be ahead of the riots.