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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.

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

knew

Jolene spoke with clarity and conviction. Her voice was strong, calm, and full of

argued that Asher

never even approached Sarah, let alone touched her. So how could he have

ove

didn’t go over well with most of the

is she even

evidence is right there! Still

getting annoying. Come back with real

“That’s all Jolene’s got?”

him out. What else do they

Still trying to twist the

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quietly next to Jolene, pale and handsome, a calm layer of frost

statue–silent, unreadable,

“Ma’am.”

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broke the tension

saw Sofia gently patting Mindy’s shoulder. Mindy was biting her lip, her

was clearly flustered, trying

Jean looked away.

phone to check

Almost.