I don't know how they could have missed it, Judy. The sarcasm, glaring and the sustaining of Dusek's objections, before Feldman could even get a sentence out of his mouth, would be hard for anyone to miss, IMO. And the "testimony" interjected by Mudd, that the sweater was red and not orange was way over the top and grounds, in itself, IMO, for winning on appeal, if he's found guilty.
"I hope the jury picked up on it."
I see what you are saying, but it seems to me, that Mudd did a pretty good job of endearing himself to the jury. While some of us see his actions as improper, my fear is, that the jury may think so highly of Mudd, that they will, subconsciously, be inclined to share some of this apparent bias toward the defense and DW.
Personally, I feel there is a chance DW is guilty, but that Dusek didn't come close to proving it beyond a reasonable doubt. What evidence he had, was outweighed, IMO, by the questionable actions and testimony of others and lack of evidence and testimony to support most of his speculative scenarios.
I also feel that other likely suspects were not investigated adequately from day-one and that the focus of the investigation centered solely upon DW much too quickly. This has been heavily argued by many here with opposing views, since these threads first began, but it remains my opinion.
Again, it's JMO and I hope I am wrong in this particular instance, but with the jury not having been sequestered and what I consider, seriously biased media coverage of this case, coupled with Avila's arrest for kidnapping, rape and murder of a child, after being previously aquitted and Samantha's abduction and disappearance, I don't think the jury could have avoided being tainted, in a trial lasting this long - not to mention Mudd's antics - and I don't feel all that confident that DW will be judged entirely on the merits of the case.
Several that are convinced that DW is guilty, have stated, that DW must be the unluckiest defendant in the world. Well, based just on the events I outlined in the previous paragraph, I would have to agree, that DW really has been pretty damn unlucky.
If I were a juror, I wouldn't care much for Mudd. I would indeed spot the bias, and he was not that sincere or charismatic. Perfunctory and pseudomutual was how I saw him, although at first he seemed fair, or at least disinterested.
I think Mudd is hoping for semi-retirement as a Padres media personality. I think he will get a little work if he can take it soon.