The attorney at WTF TV said that the judge was improper to ask GZ about whether he would testify prior to all the witnesses for the defense were through. The jury was not present at the time, but this was another indication that she was veering from accepted protocal. She could have, and should have, waited until the defense was through.
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Glad to hear at least one legal opinion on this. I’m not a criminal trial attorney, but it just seemed so out of line for her to continue, to swear a represented individual in to ask a question that frankly was irrelevant - has he made up his mind yet? He had every right to wait until all witnesses were done to decide, and from what I’ve read the practice in Florida at least is for the judge to ask this kind of question only at the end of everyone else’s testimony, along with whether they were satisfied with counsel. Asking early and in such an accusatorial way was outrageous, putting on the defensive as if he had to justify not telling her right then.