MC956, you are correct, I don't know how the system works.  But I'll also say that, just because it happens like this on a daily basis doesn't make it right.  I'm not sure what "new evidence" could look like, 11 months after charges were filed.  Where has it been hiding all this time?  Kidnapping is not a trivial charge to have in the public forum for this long.  I look forward to seeing what this "new evidence" is.

I also have to think about Yogi Berra, and his "deja vu all over again" comment.  The lead prosecutor in this case is Mark Hurlbert; Hurlbert also attempted to prosecute Kobe Bryant.  Oh by the way, Bryant was defended by Pamela Mackley; Mackley is defending Maketa.  So we have Hurlbert versus Mackley, chapter two.  I wonder if Hurlbert will do any better with this case than he did with Bryant.