Here Are Some New Crime Writers

new crime writersDo you like to read crime fiction?  Are you anxious to meet new characters and new crime writers?

Most of want to discover new writers.  Thanks to book store employees and friends, we find some.  But we don’t have time time to “try out” each writer by reading a novel from each of them.  Besides, it could get …

Trial Lawyers Boot Camp

trial lawyersHow do a lawyers become a good trial lawyers?

It’s tough to try a jury trial.  Even in law school, most students don’t get courtroom experience.  And the majority of practicing lawyers never go into a courtroom their entire lives.

As a criminal lawyer, I’ve tried over 100 cases before a jury.  How did I learn?

I …

Mental Illness Defense—Too Crazy to be Guilty?

mental illness defenseNot Guilty by reason of a mental illness defense.  All state in the U.S. have a statutory provision that allow a jury to find an accused person not guilty because of a mental illness insanity defense—even if the accused did the crime.

When a guilty person “gets off” like this it makes many of us upset or even …

Differences Between a Writer and an NFL Owner

Seriously, what’s the difference between the two?  A writer and an NFL owner?  We’re both trying to promote our products.  Me=books.  NFL onwers=ticket sales. NFL owners

As you may know, my home town of Minneapolis will host the 2018 Superbowl—in the winter.  It’s often -20 degrees then.  Anyway, back to writers.  Here I am blogging and hoping that at some …

Models with Muscles—Female Body Building

female body buildingOne of the greatest pleasures of being a writer is that I get to be snoopy!  So when a former colleague of mine told me she was seriously into female body building, I got interested.  In my book, Flashover, I have a character who is a strong female that I also decided would be a female body …

Killing Someone in Your House—OK as Self Defense?

In Minnesota today, a man named Byron Smith is on trial for first degree murder of two young people that he shot and killed in his home.  Will he be found Not Guilty because of Self Defense?http://www.startribune.com/local/256712781.htmlIMG_1698

I don’t think so.

Here are the basic facts:  Byron Smith is an elderly man who lives alone in …

Miranda Barbour– Craigslist Killer??

Miranda Barbour has told reporters that she has killed men who she lured to their deaths through ads in Craigslist.   See article –at:http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/16/justice/craigslist-thrill-killing-confession/index.html  She claims the deaths of anywhere from 22 victims up to “less than 100.”  Ms. Barbour also says the acts were done because of her association with a satanic cult.colin.nelson.smallfile

Could this be true?…