To me, thinking of Vegas and gambling, you have to look at the odds in this case. What are the odds, not just hard evidence but public perceptions?
IMHO KC is taking a terrible risk.
If today's motion hearing was anything to go by, we got a sampler from the SA (JA) and the harsh and appropriate stance they are taking. This is the first time that KC has really truly been called out and ... this is not just a lie, it is a life.
KC and the A's did not deal well with JA's short passionate speech today, so how on earth are they going to deal with the trial and prevail? KC took a life and she may yet get to take another, her own.
RH -- if you are a gambling man would you take these odds and let this play out at trial? Would you go for it or concede a plea?
[Admittedly the stakes are different for JB, he gets to showcase at the trial of the century, at the expense of his client. Is JB focused on his own fame and ill advising his client?]