I’ve wondered over and over again if I should have taken him on so boldly so early in the game. But every time I replay this scene in my mind, I come to the same conclusion. No good attorney would sit by and watch a judge throw away evidence. Meanwhile, the message was clear—Lance Ito lacked good judgment. If he’d strayed afield on such an obvious no-brainer, what could we expect on the complicated rulings? We’d soon find out. The defense had committed what I considered a serious tactical blunder by challenging the warrantless search during the preliminary hearing.
