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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.

of that night. Of course, he kept the matter of

knew

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

that

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

ove

go over well with most of the

is she even

is right there!

annoying. Come back

“That’s all Jolene’s got?”

pointed him out. What else do they

trying to twist the

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handsome, a calm layer of frost over his

statue–silent,

“Ma’am.”

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voice broke the tension beside

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

okay.” Sofia was clearly flustered, trying her best to

Jean looked away.

glanced at her phone to check the

Almost.