How David Lee Windecher Went From Defendant to Defense Attorney

By Joseph Cooper,

Published December 10, 2015 at 9:05 AM EST

12/09/15 - On Wednesday’s Topical Currents we visit with a native Miamian who actually moved from a defendant . . . to a defense attorney.

He’sDavid Lee Windecher, a former gang member, drug dealer and crime ring leader. But, after 13 arrests, he saw the light. Last May he was sworn in as an attorney, in the same courtroom where he appeared in handcuffs and jumpsuit. Now, he’s written an autobiography called “The American Dream: HisStory in the Making.”That’s Topical Currents . . . Wednesday at one o’clock.

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