Don’t know about the premature issue but I do know she was absolutely right in asking him.
There is Florida case law on this. It’s to keep the Defendant from claiming ineffective counsel.
They don’t mandate the Judge ask but they HIGHLY suggest that the Judge inquires.
“...They don’t mandate the Judge ask but they HIGHLY suggest that the Judge inquires.”
AFTER the defense has produced it’s list of witnesses, NOT UNTIL.
Ok, lets say Z waived his rights to testify.........the next two witnesses simply blow up the case and now, Z needs to testify. Or, the defense team literally blows it. You think Deb and the state is going to let him change his mind?
West was clearly objecting to the timing, not to the question itself... and he’s 100% right about that.
I agree, the judge does ask the defendant if he has been informed of his right to testify or not and that it was his choice......she does NOT have that right before all the other witnesses have been called and the trial is still ongoing. She badgered him as well, not just ask at the appropriate time. JudgeCrazy showed her insanity.
Yes. But it’s done after the defense has presented it’s last witness. This so-called judge makes up law or ignores the law. Not instructing the jury that it is not illegal to follow someone is just one of the reasons this so-called
judge should be kicked off the bench.