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CRIMINAL LAW CONCEPTS
* Criminal Justice System: 6 Stages
   (Crime Stage)
* 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 
* Adoptive Admission (Hearsay Exception)
* State vs Federal Jurisdiction
* Legal Insanity 
*  Complete Self-Defense vs Imperfect Self-Defense
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
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* If you or a family member has been accused or convicted of a crime, please do not contact me. 
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