Half a Mind

By David Howells

Multiple personalities have been well documented and studied. Protocols for re-unification have been published in many journals. Half a Mind is about a case where there can be no unification, and places those two consciousnesses into a legal situation of a murder trial. Here we explore some of the conundrums that would arise, including trial procedure, swearing in, giving testimony, witness protection, admissibility of evidence and more.
I think you'll find this fertile ground for a situation that could very well happen in real life, though it sounds far fetched.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David Howells
• Release date: Apr 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301169252

David Howells

Doctor of Chiropractic since 11/1984. Former Chief of Nuclear Medicine, Lutheran Medical Center, St. Louis, MO. Volunteer EMT, Hurley Fire and Rescue Squad, Hurley NY. Folk musician, volunteer soundman for the Hudson Valley Folk Guild. Kiwanis Club of Kingston. Society for Creative Anachronism fighter, archer, and chirurgeon. Greetings and welcome to my website. Thanks for stopping by. I welcome you to download VANESSA with my complements and see if you like the style. I'm told by readers the first two chapters are a slow acceleration (others say 'no problem') and then it takes off from there as a great page turner. Each of the four sequels had good reviews on first released a few years back, so I hope you'll try those as well. Time Snap and Hell Rise were more recent efforts I hope you'll like. The short stories have been a lot of fun to write, and are getting good response levels. Thank you all so very much! Long and merry life, best of health, David L Howells PS: I've done my best to filter out errors in the copy, but if you see one on any of the works, please notify me at twosword at earthlink dot net? I'd appreciate it (just include a three word sequence and which title, and I'll fix it with a search and correct). Happy reading!

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HALF A MIND

A Short Story in the Slice of Life Series

David Lee Howells

Copyright 2013

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Expert Witness

Preface Testimony Regarding Trial of

John W. Keppler, Transcript

"The brain is comprised of two cooperative and complementary halves. Most lay people are aware of being ‘right’ or ‘left brain’ predominant as it applies to creativity, math skills, musical ability, emotionality and logic. Left and right-brain dominance in the older, ‘primitive’ brain, also called the paleocortex, is less distinct. Here are the centers of control for appetite, sleep cycles, rage, and altering physiology to meet demands such as flight or flight syndrome.

"The ‘new’ brain, or neocortex, is the miraculous matter where higher functions are found; cognizance, creativity, appreciation of beauty. Here are laid the pathways that give us kindness, nobility, self sacrifice and love. It is also where the counterparts to those states-of-being coexist.

"There is general agreement that our brain is not so much a unified consciousness as it is a coalition of mental fiefdoms with varying levels of allegiance to the dominant control center. Who has not had the ‘should I or shouldn’t I’ debate in their minds? Self-contained arguments (on the one hand, but on the other hand) are clear evidence that all but the most rigidly trained minds are bone-encapsulated debate clubs.

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