Spot on. I was thinking speedup as well. Looks like the pubbies have some smart lawyers on their side. This is chess and poker all wrapped in one.
Lawyers look a lot smarter when they have the law and the facts on their side. To me, all this has been very predictable. i think many of the counties sent deputy prosecutors because the county prosecutors would be too embarassed to make such stupid arguments. Young deputy prosecutors may just be so excited to be a part of the action that they don't realize how stupid they'll look.