G-Dog
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Trampling on the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution again.
Have your attorney move for a mistrial. It won't work - but it should.
Best of luck to you in the fight, btw.
Yeah, I have to agree with TS, but then I don't know how You feel about the date move.
I had a trial of my own that I continued for a year because I was terrified with the possible out-come. Not as severe as your's, but my liberty was still at stake. I was slapped on the wrist because of a favorable judge, and the fact that I got the judge that I did is a story in it's own, but I survived. I was supposed to get the charges removed from my record completely if I followed through with some court orders. I did what I was supposed to do and a year later I find that I still have it on my record. My attorney and the courts are 3000 miles away, so I do not know what to do. I just say this because I failed a criminal background check. I have possession of 3 grams on my record in the state of Virginia. The place I had the criminal background check is Oregon. In Oregon if you get caught with 3 grams the absolute worst thing that can happen is you get a ticket like speeding and a fine up to $500. Usually what happens in Oregon is they do not even bother you for it. To get the fine you had to hassle the cop in some way or have the weed with a few other things that they just want to pile up on you.
Good luck. The waiting is the hardest part. When I sat in the courtroom for my offense I watched the judge throw a lot of guys like me in jail. I was ready to throw up for 4 hours or so. The hanging judge was overwhelmed with cases that day and took lunch. As soon as he was gone my attorney told the clerk he had some other stuff to do and asked to rush me through. I got the easy judge and the easy treatment. All my worry was about a $750 fine and some counseling that cost me about $300.