000448627 000__ 02930cam\a2200445\a\4500 000448627 001__ 448627 000448627 005__ 20210513154903.0 000448627 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000448627 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000448627 008__ 120827s2011\\\\cau\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000448627 010__ $$z 2011026983 000448627 020__ $$a9781610351201$$q(electronic book) 000448627 020__ $$z9781610350198 000448627 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn763160752 000448627 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC784638 000448627 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10502543 000448627 035__ $$a448627 000448627 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000448627 043__ $$an-us--- 000448627 05014 $$aKF9219.85$$b.B83 2011eb 000448627 08204 $$a808/.06634$$223 000448627 1001_ $$aBudewitz, Leslie. 000448627 24510 $$aBooks, crooks and counselors$$h[electronic resource] :$$bhow to write accurately about criminal law and courtroom procedure /$$cLeslie Budewitz. 000448627 260__ $$aFresno :$$bQuill Driver Books,$$c2011. 000448627 300__ $$a1 online resource (xiv, 206 p.) 000448627 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000448627 5050_ $$aTrial and error. Judicial system basics ; Before the trial ; Evidence ; Witnesses ; Burden of proof ; Appeals -- Legal issues in criminal investigation. -- Crime. -- ...And punishment. Questions on the death penalty -- Civil matters. -- Some terms of the art. -- Wills, probate, and adoption. -- Legal miscellany. -- Thinking like a lawyer. -- Thinking like a judge. -- Legal ethics. -- Research and references. 000448627 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000448627 520__ $$a"Addressing the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of the law in today's writing, this reliable guidebook demonstrates how to use legal concepts, terminology, and procedure to create fiction that is true to life and crackling with real-world tension. Examples from actual cases are provided along with excerpts of authentic courtroom dialogue. Topics covered include criminal and civil law; differences between federal, state, and Native American jurisdiction; police and private investigation; wills and inheritances; and the written and unwritten codes that govern the public and private conduct of lawyers and judges. Providing a quick and simple legal reference, this handbook is the key to creating innovative plots, strong conflicts, authentic characters, and gritty realism"--$$cProvided by publisher. 000448627 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000448627 650_0 $$aCriminal law$$zUnited States. 000448627 650_0 $$aProcedure (Law)$$zUnited States. 000448627 650_0 $$aLegal stories$$xAuthorship. 000448627 650_0 $$aCrime writing. 000448627 650_0 $$aLaw and literature. 000448627 650_0 $$aAuthors$$vHandbooks, manuals, etc. 000448627 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aBudewitz, Leslie.$$tBooks, crooks and counselors.$$dFresno, Calif. : Quill Driver Books, c2011$$z9781610350198$$w(DLC) 2011026983$$w(OCoLC)712124338 000448627 8520_ $$bacq 000448627 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000448627 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=784638$$zOnline Access 000448627 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:448627$$pGLOBAL_SET 000448627 980__ $$aEBOOK 000448627 980__ $$aBIB 000448627 982__ $$aEbook 000448627 983__ $$aOnline