Review: Never Volunteer Yourself Into Jail
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
Tom Harris, a veteran Houston Police  officer, should have known better than to speak candidly to a rookie cop from another jurisdiction regarding his possible culpability in an altercation ending in the death of one of the  participants.If he had simply insisted on first meeting with his attorney before giving his statement, he would have been within his rights and would  have saved himself  and his family from two years of agony and expense.But Tom made the mistake of thinking that this young rookie and he belonged to a "Brotherhood" of cops and that he would be treated with respect...different than the average citizen. He was wrong..plain wrong!The incident occurred in Fort Bend County where  an overzealous district attorney  saw this case as a springboard to launch  his campaign for 're-election.The author did an excellent job of researching all of the essential sources, the major players, the trial transcripts and information concerning the demographics of the two cities/and counties involved.What would have made this story a FIVE star would have been a follow up to determine if Harris sued Fort Bend County and the District attorney for Malicious Prosecution.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Criminology and my rating is a four star.