The State has bent over backwards to accommodate his pro se defense. Asking for am or pm witnesses, out of respect for the witnesses is not preventing him from a vigorous defense. He just wants the power to hold the witnesses in the courthouse for days without calling them so they are forced to sit silently on benches outside the courtroom doors under the watchful eye of a court deputy or two. That isn't going to fly.
He is going down swinging and will never agree to anything from the state. Period.
It's okay, he doesn't have to assist in his own prosecution.
He's learned how to ask better questions, so he's not dumb. But, his public defender forgot to tell him TrIal Rule 101 - never ask a question if you don't know the answer.
"My best friend has the exact same car, that's how I know what kind of car it was" (paraphrased). Ouch!
Frustrating as it may be, we are all watching a guilty man fight for his life, with all the odds against him. Mr. Brooks knows he is going to prison for the rest of his life - he has NOTHING to lose here. What's the point of being a fool if you can't act like one?
His opening statement was not well prepared. One would think he would have rehearsed, being a rapper and all.
I am interested to hear what the "other side of the story" is.