All Blog Posts Tagged 'legal' (10)

New Release -- Exposed Evidence: A Jessica Frost Legal Thriller by R. Barri Flowers

Exposed Evidence: A Jessica Frost Legal Thriller is a gripping…

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Added by R. Barri Flowers on December 15, 2021 at 5:03am — No Comments

Review of ROGUE LAWYER by John Grisham

Maverick lawyer takes on toxic clients. At Murder Beach Mystery Reviews. http://billsmedia.blogspot.com/

Added by William Wilde on November 6, 2015 at 3:37am — No Comments

Get Black Diamond Death FREE for Five Days ONLY!

Starting today, December 25th to December 29th, the first novel in my Sloane Monroe series, Black Diamond Death, is FREE…

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Added by Cheryl Bradshaw on December 26, 2011 at 4:53am — 1 Comment

My Mystery/Thriller Novels FREE on Amazon Prime for a Limited Time

For a limited time, Amazon is offering both my novels, Black Diamond Death and Sinnerman, for free if you are a member of Amazon Prime. When I considered whether I'd join up or not for a few months I decided it would be a great way for me to give back to my readers -- so enjoy and happy holidays!…

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Added by Cheryl Bradshaw on December 15, 2011 at 7:04am — No Comments

David Lender Talks About His New Best-Selling Thriller Vaccine Nation

A few days ago I was pleased to have best-selling and newly Thomas & Mercer signed thriller writer, David Lender, as my guest on my blog.

David Lender is the Amazon best-selling author of The Gravy Train,…

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Added by Cheryl Bradshaw on December 8, 2011 at 4:30am — No Comments

It's the Law

Writing can be a minefield.

A minefield that can hit you square in the checkbook in more than one way.

I’m not talking about editing mistakes, character flaws or even plot inconsistencies. I’m talking legal problems that can arise from your writing – and it may not always be from the words on the page.

This blog will highlight a few legal issues that could cause problems but the real goal is to get people thinking about the legal pitfalls that can be lurking on… Continue

Added by sean on March 22, 2011 at 8:39am — No Comments

Cop-Out Defenses

German Poet Christian Friedrich Hebbel coined it best when he said, "Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses." Those have reached bizarre heights in the courtroom. The most ludicrous could very well be the Twinkie defense. It helped Dan White get an involuntary manslaughter verdict instead of first degree murder for killing San…

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Added by Barri L. Bumgarner on July 14, 2010 at 12:49pm — 2 Comments

Presumption of Innocence – or Not

Think Atlanta summer Olympics – Richard Jewell – a victim of a ‘trial by media.’ Eric Robert Rudolph was later found to have been the bomber, and does his name even ring a bell? He pled guilty to that bombing, as well as several others. The mayor of Atlanta publicly thanked Jewell in 2006, recognizing him as the hero we all initially thought he was. Almost exactly a year… Continue

Added by Barri L. Bumgarner on May 31, 2010 at 12:40pm — No Comments

Defending Evil

Hi folks.

A formula for success?

A Murdering Client + Talented Criminal Defense Attorney + Righteous Vigilante = Dead Client…

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Added by Charles Shea on March 24, 2010 at 7:31am — No Comments

It's a fine line...

I've been following this plagiarism business a while now. Today it was announced that Cassie Edwards and her publisher have parted ways over the allegations. Obviously, they are of a different mind regarding fair use. It's brought up the question for us writers: What constitutes plagiarism? A court in England found Dan Brown not guilty in the case of The Davinci Code; and as far as I can tell, these two cases differ only in the fact that Cassie Edwards didn't include a bibliography… Continue

Added by Cheryl Norman on April 20, 2008 at 8:22am — No Comments