Just read an article about the trial...and I guess the day started with the prosecution attacking and attempting to impeach the testimony of the investigator they called yesterday...
I would like to take a moment and bow my head with regret and sorrow as the last shred of respect the public had for the criminal justice system has just passed away. After OJ (part 1), Casey Anothony, Jody Arias, and all the other "made for TV" trials had taken place, I swear I spent more time saying "that's not what happens in the real world" than anything else when I said what I do for a living. This clusterf*%^& has now driven a stake right through the heart of it all, killing it dead. How can we hold the system up as a dignified and respected way of seeking justice when we have prosecutors calling witnesses and then having to attack them because they don't like the testimony. And, I know, you can impeach your own witnesses if necessary, but since when does a prosecutor have to impeach a lead investigator in the case at trial!
I weep for the system I have spent 18 years working in and trying to defend. I'd quit and walk out in disgrace, but I still owe on student loans, and I have guns and ammo I want to buy, and maybe I'm respected for the work I do, even if the system sucks.