[Spunky]

It makes no sense for a defendant who is innocent to waive his right to a speedy trial...

Especially if he/she is already a prisoner in jail and can't get bail. If they waived there right to a speedy trial they could be sitting there for a year or more.

[Freedom2specul8]

That's definitely a good reason!

[connectthedots]

I hear a lot of questions to which Feldman could object, but it may well be that Feldman is following an old admonition "When your opponent is digging himself into a hole, let him keep digging."