IMO, if HHJP has already decided how he is going to rule, which I don't believe he has, he is not much of a judge, which I believe he is.
HHJP is giving the state the opportunity to not only re-depo this witness, but to recall any witnesses they need to to rebutt whatever testimony is given today. IMO, this means we will not be getting a decision on this anytime soon.
Also, IMO, HHJP had no choice but to rule the way he did regarding letting this testimony in. He stated he was not present when the written agreement was made, and it was not written legibly, therefore was possibly open to different interpretations. I have to say, even being aware of the circumstances of this agreement, I am not real comfortable with an agreement that could be interpreted as limiting the defense in what they can ask at a Frye hearing. To me, it just doesn't look right. I also agree with the previous poster; JA should have known better than to trust JB would be good to his word. Just last week he was trying to wiggle around this agreement, which IMO should have been a big clue to JA to study up and be prepared for anything. JA is not being shut down, he is getting the opportunity to look into whatever comes up and deal with it, and IMO, that's very fair.
And I'm out of here. My daughter has a crisis on a Frye hearing day, and as much as I hate to miss the rest of this, I do know what being a good mother means.