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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.

knew–his thoughts, his memory of that night. Of course, he kept the matter of his parentage

knew about

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

argued that

But he never even approached

ove

of reasoning didn’t go

is she even

is right

Come back with real

“That’s all Jolene’s got?”

pointed him out. What else do

trying to twist the

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and handsome, a calm layer of frost

statue–silent,

“Ma’am.”

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voice broke the

turned instinctively and saw Sofia gently patting Mindy’s shoulder. Mindy was

was clearly flustered, trying her best to

Jean looked away.

phone to check the

Almost.

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