Continuance denied

Please don’t do this.

[T]he defense counsels did not respect the judge’s ruling.

[I]n an astounding show of contempt, [they] tried to force the judge to reverse himself by their unilateral withdrawal from the proceedings, on the apparent pretext that they were not prepared.

They did not:

• voir dire the members
• challenge any member
• make an opening statement
• object to any prosecution exhibit
• cross-examine any prosecution witness
• object to any prosecution question
• present any defense case
• engage with the judge to prepare instructions to the members
• make closing argument
• object to clearly objectionable prosecution evidence
• present any matter in extenuation and mitigation
• most glaringly, they permitted appellant to make a very damaging and rambling unsworn statement without any apparent coaching or counselling whatsoever.