D.A. takes it to another level...or how I spent the last 3 days

Late Tuesday we get a fax from the D.A.'s office. 2 weeks ago our D.A. had requested a 2 week continuance because she was contesting our reduction motion based on the severity of the offense and the inadequate length of time since then. Same old, same old. The continuance was granted and we prepared our arguments. THen this fax came in and everything changed. The D.A. has decided to challenge the very legal basis by which we have been filing for these reductions. So the last couple days have been a mad scramble. It is a big deal because of something we learned about last class: precident. If they challenge the legallity of this procedure and we loose, then every youth in santa clara county that wants to have his/her juvenile record reduced will have a hell of a time. For those that are interested, I will give you guys the entire run-down next class because I don't think I should post the specifics on a public blog while the case is still ongoing. However it is intersting, frustrating, and in my opinion a pretty big deal.