The prosecution didn't rush to take this case to trial; the defense requested and obtained an early trial date. This has rushed the prosecution case, which is probably just what the defense wanted to happen. The prosecution certainly did rush this case to trial. The prosecutor should have known better than to indict Westerfield before he had all the evidence he needed for a conviction, assuming DW is even guilty in the first place. The defense did not request an early trial. DW simply refused to waive his right to a speedy trial. All the blame for a hurried prosecution case must be laid at the feet of the prosecutor, not the defense.
Refusing to waive his right to a speedy trial accomplished the same thing. Isn't that standard for defendants? And most of them do not go to trial nearly so quickly.You're not suggesting that's not what the defense wanted? I read in the San Diego Union-Tribune that that was precisely the defense's strategy.