The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

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Judge Whitcomb turned to him. “A child witness has placed you at the scene of the charged assault.”

“A child witness who talks to a dog.”

The judge’s expression hardened. “Choose your next sentence with care.”

Ava said, “I’m requesting a twenty-four-hour recess.”

Tyler’s newly appointed conflict counsel, Nina Kaplan, had arrived breathless and furious continue reading …