"Reasonable" Defense?

When I was first assigned a PD, Cassel, I told him about my injuries and that the people "reporting" me had motives which were not right. I told him about my injuries and how I was planning to sue for medical malpractice and the lengths this town went to, to prevent me from getting simple diagnostics, and how they lied about what happened, repeatedly, throughout my medical records, with the claim that my childbirth was "spontaneous and normal".

Cassel didn't listen. Even the one note I gave him from a Dr. in Whatcom county was not filed by Cassel, although the state (CPS and AG) received copies too. It asked for change of venue based on medical disabilities from childbirth. It was never entered into the record. Cassel finally admitted I HAD given him such a note, and admitted to the judge he didn't think it important.

But I told Cassel that Dr. had asked him to call him and was prepared to give further testimony and statements on my behalf. Cassel did nothing.

I also told Cassel there were many people who had first-hand knowledge of my abilities to mother, who saw me almost daily, and saw that Oliver was never in "imminent risk" of "harm". I repeatedly asked Cassel to obtain the names of these individuals and get statements of support for me and he never did.

Because I now have done this myself, and I'm not even finished with my collection of statements, I feel this IS grounds for questioning why my PD didn't do the same thing.

He could have saved one little boy a whole lot of heartache and health issues, if he'd listened and had done at least the most basic things.

Reasonable defense requires examination of possible defenses, and Cassel did nothing.

If anything, he made it worse for me, and eliminated evidence from the record, so the state and his friends could push this through at will.