The Judge is an idiot.
Who could’ve imagined that he would have allowed extra charges to be brought at the last minute?
But he did.
How is that possible, when the defense would not have a chance
to address them directly during the proceedings?
Yikes!
I’m certainly no expert, but the new charges could be challenged
on that very basis, intellectually.
The law may allow it, but it stinks like you intimated.