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CRIMINAL LAW CONCEPTS
* Circumstantial vs Direct Evidence * Mental State (Mens Rea) * Murder vs Manslaughter * What is Attempt? * Pleading the Fifth * Objections - Sustained vs Overruled * Grand Jury vs Trial Jury * Juvenile Justice System * Murder Case with No Dead Body * Competency vs Insanity * The Corpus Delicti of a Crime * Aiding and Abetting * Premeditated Murder | CRIME/LAW WRITING RESOURCES
Crime Libraries * Crime Library.org * Serial Killer Crime Index * True Crime Library * TruTV Crime Library Crime Writers Associations * American Crime Writers League * The Crime Writers' Association * Mystery Writers of America * Sisters in Crime |
MY PUBLISHED ARTICLES
* Murder or Manslaughter? A Recent Teen Hate-Crime Trial Demonstrates the Difference
* 5 Tips for Writing Authentic Crime and Legal Fiction
* Motive and Opportunity: Are They Necessary to Prove Murder?
* Writing With Authenticity, Even While Breaking the Rules
* What to Do When Your Character Goes to Court
* Murder or Manslaughter? A Recent Teen Hate-Crime Trial Demonstrates the Difference
* 5 Tips for Writing Authentic Crime and Legal Fiction
* Motive and Opportunity: Are They Necessary to Prove Murder?
* Writing With Authenticity, Even While Breaking the Rules
* What to Do When Your Character Goes to Court
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