Just in the Nick of Time

A 19-year-old accused of killing his parents is diagnosed with an unusual psychiatric disorder and spends a torturous six years in the Colorado judicial and mental health systems before his case experiences an unexpected end.

Just in the Nick of Time is published by NACDL Press, the publishing unit of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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Meet the Author

David B. Savitz is an attorney from Denver, Colorado. In his career spanning more than 50 years, one of his most important contributions to the field of criminal defense has been his work defending clients with psychiatric disorders.

“Just in the Nick of Time is one of the most profound cases of Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD), all told from the perspective of the person who interacted most with the personalities, his criminal defense lawyer David Savitz. It is a book about what happens when a mental disease far outpaces the understanding of the courts, the psychiatric community, and the public.”

- Larry Pozner, NACDL Past President

David Savitz: News and Media Appearances

• Episode 78 - Alan Berg’s attorney/friend David Savitz -- Who was Alan Berg‘s best friend?, The Craig Silverman Show: Podcast

• Lawyer pens book about multiple personality disorder murder case that haunts him, by Kevin Davis, ABA Journal

• The Legal Defense of Persons with the Diagnosis of Multiple Personality Disorder, by David B. Savitz, Dissociation

• A Handful of ACEs: Another Approach Under § 3553(a), by David B. Savitz, The Champion