I'm not going to bad mouth that woman--not that you have. She was deep into a cult. She needs professional help. I hope she is getting it. It's going to take some time for her to realize just how much damage that did to her and to take responsibility for it.
I wonder if this waiver wasn't prepared weeks ago as a kind of "just in case" situation, and then used today after CD's awful preliminary hearing in the last two days.
Thanks for the info. All three seem very competent, and I was especially impressed with Dean. Quite the techie, but also able to evaluate evidence coming in through local tips.