Presumed Innocent Novels & Stories

*^* Fear and helplessness are two emotions that I fed on. “Boss, I'm innocent!” I locked my gaze on the man kneeling in front of me, tears streaming down his cheeks. I studied him with my head tilted. Innocent? They consistently pleaded innocent even when the evidence pointed to the contrary. Such men are incapable of accepting their mistakes. “Where is the remaining cash if you are innocent?” I shifted my weight forward and rested my elbows on my knees. "Have you perhaps disbursed a loan without the Big Boss's prior written consent? If so, why wasn't it documented?"

He lied to you—to all of us—and he killed someone. ―To defend himself,‖ Jenny pointed out. ―That hasn‘t been proven,‖ Richard said. ―And it hasn‘t been not proven.‖ She groaned. ―Aren‘t we all innocent until proven guilty?‖ ―Oh sure. We made that mistake when you married him. We‘re not going to fall for that again.‖ Jenny had had enough. She headed for the kitchen door. ―Where are you going?‖ Sally asked.

’ Neil too sighs in helplessness. ‘I understood his point of view also; he is right, but here he blamed the wrong person. It is not the fault of the innocent. Had it been someone else, she would have reacted in the same way. "In fact, as far as we know, Anna, she might have held herself back from doing something irrational." "Yes, she did hold back Grandma; she was really upset and angry." He remembered her reaction and touched his swollen lips. He thanked God; no one noticed then until now.

Her recovery was a beacon of hope amidst the chaos. During these months, Anita and Amira faced their trials. Amira’s defense team, led by her best lawyers, had fought tirelessly to prove her innocence. Throughout the trial, they meticulously dissected the prosecution's case. For Tasha's murder, they highlighted inconsistencies in witness testimonies and the lack of concrete evidence. They aimed to create reasonable doubt, arguing that convicting someone with such flimsy evidence would be a grave miscarriage of justice.

Well, cynical little me always just assumed that was something concocted for cheap laughs and that it never really happened in real life. I was wrong. “Twenty-three?” I shriek in indignation. “It might have been twenty-two,” she says, nonchalantly. “How on Earth did you kill twenty-two people—” “Or twenty-three.” “—or twenty-three people without getting caught???” “It’s easy when you look like you couldn’t hurt a fly. People have this unfortunate tendency to assume someone who looks innocent won’t hurt a no-good cheating son-of-a-bitch douche bag and his whoring sex puppet tart cake.”

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However, since he is Micah's best friend, I've come to know him, and I suppose I can say he has become a friend by acquaintance. During our separation, Ace took many lives, including that of the police captain who had been fired for abusing several women, including his own daughter for dating someone he disapproved of. It felt like Ace was establishing a pattern, almost as if he were trying to signal that he still remembers me. The true identity of the murderer remains a secret known only to Micah and me, and Micah becomes visibly upset whenever he sees the news reports about the killings.

"The government also believes no condition of release can reasonably protect the public. The defendant allegedly orchestrated violent crimes while occupying one of the highest legal positions in a multinational corporation." "Ms. Bennett," the judge interrupted. "Limit your remarks to the record." "Yes, Your Honor." Judge Whitmore shifted her attention to the defense. "Mr. Hale." Hale adjusted his jacket before speaking. "My client voluntarily surrendered her passport, has maintained the same residence for over three decades, and has no prior criminal convictions. She is presumed innocent under the law, and the government's case depends heavily on cooperating

Only Lizzy stood a bit energetically. Eyes were moving towards the defendants standing in the dock, then to the chief judge handling the case. They all stood pitifully. Lizzy's lawyer was busy quoting a section of the law. Making every human effort to see that Lizzy is granted bail. After all the heated arguments, Judge Hannah finally spoke. She adjusted her glasses. Then she looked around with her pen set down. “Kidnapping, as we all know, is a very serious charge. But this is only the first hearing. And the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.’

I'll trust him for now, until I can't trust him. "I'm gonna find the evidence I need to prove it wasn't me!" I state. My mind burns with determination. This is all I need to do. The cops can't convict me if they have evidence that it was someone else! I don't know why they just took his side anyway. That's just messed up! What happened to innocent until proven guilty?!