Andrew Branca, bloging for Legal Insurrection on the case, details why the MTD was likely to fail. In addition to the questionable merits of the motion (chiefly because the defense didn’t make the kind of error that is usually required), the defense did not file the MTD in a timely manner which allowed the judge to dismiss the MTD procedurally rather than on its merits.
Why did that happen? Well, the prosecution has absolutely flooded the defense with an INSANE amount of discovery items DURING THE TRIAL. Branca also gets into this and touches on why the number is viewed as high and extraordinary.
Unlike the OJ trial where the defense had more resources than the state, Chauvin’s lawyer is getting run over by the huge team the prosecution has assembled, largely from civilian lawyers.
Branca’s comments can be read here...
Yes, but at the end of the day, it’s the Pilate example. To quote My Cousin Vinnie, “There is no way this isn’t going to trial.”