re: Did your father ever tell you to keep six months cash at your home at all times?

The judge has been looking very nervous on the bench. Lots of movement with no obvious purpose.

Her cash excuse should fall flat and the defense attorney should be able to nip it. Her only source of income should be from the state for her DA salary. So she would have to go through the inconvenience of going to a bank and withdrawing cash ... And it would have to be a routine act for her. The mattress cash would have to run out if you handing out 500, 1000, 2500 etc as a standard financial practice. If it's not a standard practice to pay by cash except to luva, she is toast.

If she repaid her luva using cash then why? Two professionals with the convenience of banking accounts, and they exchange large sums of cash? What else do you pay in cash? Rent? Restaurant tabs? Auto insurance?

If the judge accepts her explanation without ordering her bank statements, that would be odd. She introduced the explanation that opened the door to have access to her statements to verify her financial habits.