Passive and over his head.
Damn near blew it.
Richard’s wasn’t passive. He had the case under control the whole time.
Richards knew exactly what he was doing. He focused on the facts and ler the prosecutor keep digging his hole deeper and deeper all through the trial.
When he did object a few times to the prosecutors questions, the judge sent the jury out of the courtroom and reamed the prosecutor. You don’t think that the jury had it figured out?
If an attorney objects too much, it can give the impression that he has something to hide. Wasn’t it better that the judge interrupted the prosecutor’s questioning than the defense attorney always doing it.
Remember, Richard’s practices before this judge many times and knows his temperment.