Morley Swingle

Wyatt Blake, D.A. turned criminal defense lawyer, must defend his half brother in a high-profile perjury prosecution. The First Lady is a hostile witness in a scandalous trial involving private secrets and a sex tape.

WINNER OF THE 2005 GOVERNOR’S BOOK AWARD FROM THE MISSOURI HUMANITIES COUNCIL! A treasure trove of gold is found buried next to a skeleton with a bullet hole in the skull. Allison Culbertson faces the toughest courtroom battle of her career to prove the gold belongs to her client, who found it...

A spine-tingler right to the final sentence. Sixteen thrilling short stories (15 brand new) from an award-winning author of mystery and suspense. Praise For Swingle’s stories...

In this instant classic, a veteran prosecutor and award-winning author explains how to ensure key pieces of evidence are admitted in a criminal trial. Morley Swingle, a veteran of 178 jury trials and 111 homicide cases, provides the foundation “predicate” questions required to successfully...

January 6, 2021 crashed into the Fourth Amendment right to privacy as investigators used events of that day to get a geofence search warrant identifying 1,498 people who overran the Capitol building. This massive geofence warrant tested the restrictions of the Fourth Amendment on the ability of...

The Songsmith captures his victims and holds them in a torture chamber while composing their song. Wyatt Blake, former D.A. now in private practice, is representing a husband suspected of murdering his missing wife.

Texas, 1856. Theodora “Teddy” Sharpe, age 12, and her twin brother, Thad, join their father at a military post near San Antonio where he is in charge of putting cavalrymen on camels in the American West. While seeking a relationship with the father she hasn’t seen in over a year, Teddy...

In Scoundrels to the Hoosegow, a veteran prosecutor shares legal stories drawn from real life. In cases ranging from tragic to hilarious, Swingle offers a behind-the-scenes look at the justice system, from crime scenes to courtrooms. Swingle does for his profession what Mark Twain did for...

Wyatt Blake, district attorney turned defense lawyer, faces his first murder trial from the dark side. He’s representing Ryker Brando, a wealthy rock climber charged with murder for cutting the rope of his climbing partner, causing him to hurtle to his death.

Veteran prosecutor and award-winning author Morley Swingle explains the complexities of search warrant law and procedures governed by Fourth Amendment constitutional law in this highly entertaining audiobook. If you are a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, or just a...

Don’t Get Disbarred is a must-read for every prosecutor in America. It teaches prosecutors how to stay out of trouble with bar disciplinary authorities. As Warren Buffett says: “It takes twenty years to build your reputation, but only five minutes to lose it.

Snoop Dogg was acquitted of murder in Los Angeles through the use of creative computer-generated animation demonstrative evidence. In Louisiana, a prosecutor committed reversible error by encouraging an expert witness to put a turkey in a clothes dryer to simulate a babysitter killing a baby...

Wyatt Blake, district attorney turned criminal defense lawyer, faces ethical and legal challenges while representing “Madam Butterfly,” a beautiful woman charged with murdering a prominent man at a ski resort in a cruel and imaginative way.

Wyatt Blake, district attorney turned defense lawyer, faces his most challenging murder case yet. He’s representing Senator Norm Brassfield, who is charged with murdering an intruder in his home, a famous actor who happens to be the lover of his teenage Roller Derby star daughter.