Alan David Rossi

A retired police officer, a woman whose niece was date raped, another woman with rape issues from her college days that was a Court Appointed Special Advocate(CASA), and a Department of Corrections(DOC) worker that worked in a prison primarily for sex offenders, sat on my jury, unchallenged. Most I d...idn't know about because Alan Rossi convinced me to not be present during the private jury voir dire held in chambers. It's on the record. Sheet music selectively removed from my massive collection. A vague letter with nothing to authenticate it. A music CD, the jurors were not allowed to listen to. I learned of these exhibits the first day of trial... when they were admitted and he didn't claim surprise. The judge asked him on the record if he claimed surprise, he said "no". The judge even mentioned how the letter couldn't be authenticated, yet Rossi insisted the prosecutor be allowed to use it. The judge even asked about the relevancy of the sheet music, and somehow they let them be entered because someone thought they were important. It's on the record. Rossi put me on the stand with no preparation at all. The prosecutor badgered me over and over about the word 'uninvited', basically testifying and answering my questions. Alan Rossi failed to ask for any clarification on things the prosecutor asked and just let them stay prejudicial. It's on the record. Rossi's closing argument was stuttered, broken up, no flow. Even I couldn't pay attention. No charisma at all. The record can't show this. The record only shows verbatim what he said, not how poorly it was delivered. The prosecutor engaged in misconduct during his closing arguments. This time Rossi objected, and then asked me if he should move for a mistrial. I said, "No?" thinking there's no way the jury could find me guilty. Not asking for a retrial did not "preserve" it for appeal. I blamed myself for a long time over this, but then realized his job was to educate and advise his client so he makes an intelligent decision. He did not do this. Although this conduct was brought up on appeal, the argument was lost based on not requesting a mistrial. This can be shown through court opinions and the record. Sentencing was delayed because Rossi requested the pre-sentencing investigation not be done, for whatever reason. Then the judge ordered it done. It's on the record. Rossi refused to file my notice of appeal. I tried to file it myself and he intercepted it. It was barely filed in time. I asked for all the transcripts, he intercepted it and left out the jury voir dire. The transcripts he left out contained what would later reverse my conviction. It's also what eventually reversed another one of his clients convictions. Letters/filings/opinions prove this. Rossi refused to file a motion for an appeal bond to secure my release. I couldn't file it because he was representing me. I had to try to fire him and file it myself. You can't fire a public defender! He finally withdrew, and I filed the motion. The judge called him in to represent me in court for the appeal bond hearing. My motion was granted. Alan Rossi turned to me and said, "I've never seen this before". Alan Rossi refused to give me my files as required by law and the state bar association. I was forced to CC one of his many letters of refusal to the Washington State Bar Association along with another letter very formally requesting he reconsider. What I eventually got was nearly worthless. When I asked where certain things were, he claimed it was attorney work product and I wasn't entitled to it. These are just the facts. Supported and documented. I was facing 4 charges and was acquitted on 2. 1 star may be appropriate where I couldn't leave no stars. However, all were life sentences, so winning 2 doesn't really affect anything.