That was my first thought. If she is actually a competent judge, she has to know that the paperwork filed thus far is totally inadequate for a second degree murder charge. However, from a political standpoint, would you want to be the judge who throws out all charges against George Zimmerman?
By disclosing her husband's connection to the attorney who will do commentary for CNN, she gives herself an escape hatch without having to address the obvious legal problems with Corey's spin on the case.