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Sodium thiopental causes unconsciousness in 30-45 seconds. It's used in the induction of anesthesia but has largely been replaced by propofol.

What do you call cannabilism of relatives?  Eating Grandpa out of house and home?

Actually, John, the police department in your story cedes authority to the county sheriff with nary a wimper. There might be a turf battle later, but that would be the chief of police's fault for letting it happen in the first place. I do like your premise, though,  if both law enforcement agencies have agreed to this beforehand. Then the chief can decide the arrangement isn't fair, and he should be responsible for major crimes committed within the boundaries of the town that pays his salary. And that's where the conflict comes in.

Ah, yes, Janet - good point. Before the American colonies developed their own lexicon, the British dictionary ruled! I already feel kinda bad about chiming in on what is supposed to be a "Wish list" forum, but it was here, so what can I say? No telling where these threads will spin off to.   So, Dags, I agree, this isn't the place for such a discussion. If there is another, more appropriate venue, I'd be in favor of it. So what group are you referring to, Janet?

I know who that reviewer was who said it should be "rearview." And he was right! He set me straight about that, too. Since then I've read scores of novels that had it as "rearview."  Even Sandford's novels, as I recall, Dags. Sorry. See what your editor says.

Yes, that's an annoyance, and it would be nice if the highlighted areas would also be deleted along with the unwanted comment, but no biggie. It just requires an additional comment to explain such to the author.

Welcome, Tonya! I'm not trolling for reviews, but if you want reciprocation for your stuff, you'll get it by reviewing my stuff! What period in history does your story encompass? Characters in pre-1980s' stories make it tough for writers addicted to cell phone conversations to move plots along quickly. So I'm always interested in reading about life before modern technology.  Jack

Okay, R.M. You're right; we've gotten off the original thread, but I couldn't resist this one: If you're playing poker and look around the table and can't identify the obvious sucker, it's you.

Those guidelines are pretty much what I've used in my manuscripts. But then I was told by three different publishers to nix the space breaks in favor of using all asterisk breaks in order to avoid formatting miscues in the printing process. Yet I've read many novels that do use space breaks, so it depends on the publisher. So my advice would be to continue using the space breaks as outlined, and let the publisher worry about it.

Yes, but I figure TCM will be the same in any time zone. Check your local listings. And after you see the flick, tell me what you think, love.

A capital offense is a crime capable of carrying the death penalty if convicted. And I don't think those codes were "made up" by TV shows but are actual shortcuts used by cops around the country. An affidavit is a sworn statement, but it doesn't have to be administered by a court clerk; a notary public or other official authorized by law can do it. And I would consider a felony as a crime punishable by incarceration in prison, as opposed to a misdemeanor, that is punished - at the most - by incarceration in a local jail. The other answers
JP gave seemed right to me.