My Mother Testified That I Couldn’t Keep a Job—Then the Chief Justice Asked One Question That Changed Everything

ability to provide for your son?”

I stood slowly, deliberately. “Your Honor,” I said, my voice calm and clear, “I’d like to call a witness to address those concerns.”

Marcus’s lawyer’s head snapped toward me, confused.

“Your Honor,” Crawford said quickly, “we weren’t notified of any witnesses on the defendant’s list.”

“The witness wasn’t available until continue reading …