How is it fair that the prosecution can stall (Rodriguez appearance was intentionally dragged out, btw) and it is okay for the judge to take a vacation mid-trial, but the man whose life may be taken doesn't deserve whatever reasonable defense witness he can have?
It really puzzles me since we are technically considering a man that is still innocent. I wonder how you would feel if you or your loved one was the defendant.
Thank you for saying it.
South, first I never said DW doesn't deserve whatever reasonable defense witness he can have. Of course he should. However,Dusek is not doing anything wrong---nor was Feldman---when objecting to certain witnesses and scheduling. The judge makes the final decision.
Second, did the judge not disclose his vacation plans before the attorneys agreed to his presiding over the trial? They did, and DW and his lawyer could have stated at the outset that the judge's plans were a problem for them and they could have been assigned a different judge. At least that is my understanding of how the matter of Judge Mudd and his vacation was handled.
I will say that I do believe the jury probably should have been sequestered and the trial held five days a week to expedite matters.