“AUTHOR’S
NOTE
Very few laws remain the same. Once
enacted, they are likely to be studied, modified, amended, then often repealed
altogether. This constant tinkering by judges and lawmakers is usually a good
thing. Bad laws are weeded out. Weak laws are improved. Good laws are fine
tuned.
I took great liberty with a few of
the laws that existed in Mississippi in the 1970s. The ones I mistreated in
this book have now been amended and improved. I misused them to move my story
along. I do this all the time and never feel guilty about it, since I can
always disclaim things on this page.
If you spot these mistakes, please
don’t write me a letter. I acknowledge my mistakes. They were intentional.
Thanks to Grady Tollison and Ed Perry of Oxford, Mississippi,
for their recollections of old laws and procedures. And to Don Witten and Mr.
Jessie Phillips of The Oxford Eagle. And to Gary Greene for technical
advice.”
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