Chapter 18 - PRISCA’S APPEAL
Prisca appealed one fiduciary conviction.
Her lawyers argued the jury instruction confused:
Bad conflict management
with intentional fraud.
The appellate court agreed on one count.
Vacated.
Core convictions remained.
Restitution adjusted modestly.
Headline:
SUTTON MATRIARCH WINS APPEAL.
Neriah was twelve.
She saw it online.
“Is Grandma innocent now?”
“No.”
“Then why win?”
“One legal instruction was wrong.”
“Court helps her?”
“Courts should correct mistakes for everyone.”
“Even her?”
“Yes.”
“That’s annoying.”
“Yes.”
Later:
“Good though?”
“Yes.”
Rules that only protect people we love are not rules.
Prisca completed custody and supervision.
No fiduciary power returned.
No access to Neriah without approval.
She lived comfortably.
No revenge poverty.
No mansion either.
Her property company sold assets to satisfy restitution and continue operating smaller.
Legal wealth remained hers.
May you like
Authority did not.
That was the part she felt.
