It amazes me to read the uninformed and ignorant comments of the people who side with the trooper. Before lambasting the lawyer, look up his credentials and accomplishments. I did, and he is widely recognized to be a leading attorney in NC. Of course, the ignoramuses will find fault with that because he is one of those (Heaven forbid!) "lawyers."
To the person who said that the bad cop was just doing his job: Are you kidding? Assume the facts are true--if you had been Gina Tessener that night, would you think he was "just doing his job?" Have you folks read about the widespread corruption and abuse in the NC State Highway Patrol? I guarantee that if this had happened to any of the trooper apologists or members of their families, they'd be singing a different tune.