Some people on this board are so ignorant of the legal process. A properly functioning judge benefits not the state nor the defendants. A judge's job is to make sure that attorneys' motions match Federal/ State code and go through proper channels. He is to help make sure that defense and the government's questions and discovery do not confuse the lay jury. Don't get me wrong, I have very strong opinions about this retrial and these charges, but there have been a ton of ignorant comments about the legal process on this thread. Lame pot shots at the judge take the cake.

Or were you expecting Hon. Robreno (a citizen), to just let Ligambi and Borgesi leave the courthouse with their families every day after hearings?