I agree. The question I have is...why didn't the DA's office send another assistant to the Court to advise of the issue. Why just not show up? That is stupid and asking for sanctions or a dismissal. When I was the DA, our District Judge had a rule, he would give you 5 minutes after the appointed time, and if you didn't show up, he would dismiss the matter that was before him. If it was just a motion hearing, then that motion was dismissed. If it was the trial, then the case was dismissed. So, you were either there, or you were calling in with a pretty huge reason why you couldn't be there. This incident was just plain stupid and I don't fault the judge one bit. In fact, I'm astounded she waited 45 minutes.
I will be interested to see what happens with this case on follow up!