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Chapter 279 He Will Come

In law, there’s a principle called “presumption of innocence.”

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In other words, if the evidence isn’t strong enough, the defendant should not be held accountable.

Clearly, the single frame of a license plate in the surveillance footage wasn’t enough to slap Thomas with the label of suspect. But Asher was a different story–there were multiple pieces of evidence pointing toward him, not to mention Sarah’s personal accusation.

The judge naturally agreed with the male lawyer’s view.

This reaction had been well within Jolene and Jean’s expectations.

They had never hoped that a fleeting shot of a license plate would magically flip the case.

It wasn’t a powerful enough piece of evidence.

What they wanted was simply to drag Thomas into the spotlight- If he was the true perpetrator, why should he be allowed to remain hidden?

All they needed was for his name to be publicly tied to the case.

That alone was a victory.

Afterward, Jolene began presenting her argument.

Jolene everything he knew–his thoughts, his memory of that night. Of course, he

Jean knew

and audience, Jolene spoke with clarity and conviction. Her voice

argued that

Tri Street that night. But he never even approached Sarah, let alone touched her. So how could he

ove

this line of reasoning didn’t go over

she even

is right

is getting annoying. Come back

“That’s all Jolene’s got?”

herself pointed him out.

trying to twist the truth.

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pale and handsome,

a statue–silent,

“Ma’am.”

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broke the tension

patting Mindy’s shoulder. Mindy

was clearly flustered,

Jean looked away.

phone to check

Almost.

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