The trial is a game of errors for the defense as MOO their client is almost certainly guilty.
It reminds me of the case re: Rapper/Singer/Whatever Tory Lanez shooting the other rapper Megan the Stallion (feel silly just typing that out).
He was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years. He clearly did it even though a large percentage of his more misogynstic fans think it's some sort of setup. Before his sentencing he hired Jose Baez to start working on his appeal and represent him in case a new trial is ordered.
Baez was quoted as saying he's already found numerous procedural errors to base his appeals off of. Wonderful.
It really is a gotcha game. And it seems like more an more attorneys are building back up plans by contesting and requesting every single thing they can. Even things that they are not typically entitled to.
MOO