I don’t know so asking genuinely - did the prosecution do these things? Lay out who they’d call, what they’d expect them to say, how long it generally would take? Because it isn’t ok if she left it so open ended that the the Prosecution could leave the D with literally no actual time to defend RA. I believe that was their argument when they withdrew from the May trial - that she would not limit the prosecution and had no idea what the case was as she had not seen it.
No, no, no! That's not how it works!
Every single trial has logistics. Shared courtrooms, other dockets, lawyers and judges with other cases, jury considerations, holiday schedules, etc, etc. Based on input received, a trial is set -- expected to run three weeks, three months, etc, etc.
The State didn't object to a three week trial which tells me they felt confident they could present their case in probably just over a week, maybe 7 or 9 days, assuming a few days for the Defense, plus a day or two for rebuttal witnesses if need be.
If a trial was scheduled for three weeks, that's NO WAY the State would eat up 15 days nor would a judge allow it! It's a Judge's job (one among many) to keep the trial on course.
I just saw a trial where the State had a critical final witness who was unavailable just then so, outside orthodoxy, the Judge apprised the jury, then moved for the Defense to begin calling its own witnesses before the State rested its case in chief! Defense called a few witnesses, then the State interrupted back in order to put their last expert on the stand. It was a little zig-zaggy but it worked.
Just like that overblown exchange recently, when Counsel requested a (bathroom) break, and the Judge inquired (no, not about bathrooming) in order to decide whether to call for the short break and resume or call it lynch and break for it. Time management.
At the end of every day of trial in the ones I've followed, outside the ear of the jury, the Judge asks both parties if they're ready. Witnesses lined up, etc. It's the Judge's job to keep the trial moving along, making sure each side has adequate time. No one wants to run into scheduling issues and have a trial in two parts, disjointed. Huge imposition on a jury!
These Defense attorneys know full well how trials are scheduled. IMO they used the schedule to force a delay (so they wouldn't have to ask for a continuance which IMO was what they REALLY wanted).
JMO