"But, we do not count continuances granted by
the district court where it made no specific findings
supporting a general mantra[s] of 'complexity'." (US
v. Aviles, 170 F.3d 863, 869 (9th Cir.1998)). Thus, there is a clear distinction between a
'complex' case as defined by the law."
"This is a computer case where counsel for Killercop is like a child learning the scales and Killercop is playing Beethoven piano sonatas. It's like if he spoke -- if it was in Chinese and he spoke Chinese and I didn't." ~William Harris, FPD. (Assigned by Judge Matz to handle this "complex computer case brought by Debra Wong Yang.")
"I think you could have somebody who has never seen a computer but is a fine lawyer and a dedicated and hard working one do a perfectly competent, maybe absolutely bank-up job for this defendant. That's my view." ~Judge Howard Matz, in reply to William Harris above.