One side of her face was red and swollen. Finger-shaped marks shadowed her little arm.
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Chapter 19 - ROBERT’S APPEAL
One fraud count against Robert was overturned on appeal because the jury instruction improperly combined two theories.
The core child-restraint, obstruction, and other fraud convictions remained.
His sentence was reduced modestly.
Online headlines:
ROBERT REED WINS MAJOR APPEAL.
Lily was fourteen.
“That’s not what happened.”
“No.”
“Can news just lie?”
“Sometimes headlines simplify until truth bends.”
She read the actual opinion.
The court had corrected an error.
I told her:
“We want courts to correct errors even for people who hurt us.”
She hated the principle.
Then understood it.
Robert later accepted responsibility for remaining counts through a resentencing agreement.
He sent Lily one letter.
May you like
She declined to read it.
That choice remained hers.
