Incredible – so extraordinary as to seem impossible Several years ago, a Georgia man showed up here saying he had been kidnapped. He told a rather incredible story, and I wasn’t buying it. In my defense, most of the kidnapping cases I had investigated thus far were bogus. Not all, but most. Some people used…

I’ve spent many hours testifying in court during my career. There have been times when I left the witness stand feeling like I’d been beaten up. Examination by a criminal defense attorney can be exhausting, so it is especially satisfying when I score a win. I once testified in a case where an intoxicated woman…

In April 1979, as a result of some stellar driving in my dad’s Ford Thunderbird, I  proudly received an Alabama Drivers License from the Department of Public Safety. Less than two months later, as a result of some horrendous driving in my mom’s Pontiac station wagon, I handed that license back to them. I was…

“Just the facts, ma’am.” (Sgt. Joe Friday, Dragnet) One night, dispatch called me right at shift change. A guy reported an assault and the suspect had left the scene. No problem, I thought, I could knock out a quick report. You’d think it’d be an easy call. Write an offense report, explain the warrant procedure,…