I wouldn't be surprised to find out that it was intentional. That way, the whole thing would have to start over from scratch, giving more opportunity for it to be dropped on some technicality.
Exactly. This accounts for the judge's fury. The defense team's lapse in ethics is that profound.
For at least 500 years Rome has believed that the end justifies the means. Whatever it takes.
Birds of a feather....
Birds of a feather....