[She, of course, had absolutely no notion of just how serious the other person was about all this.]
[...though, to be fair, it's not like she would have cared either way.]
We'd never win.
Evidence is everything, and experience has taught me that everything we could currently produce would be circumstantial at best. Which isn't to say some pea-brained lawyer with a bit of luck couldn't stumble his way to a victory...but it is unlikely.
However, I have also recently learned that not every defendant needs to be declared guilty in order for a trial to be won. If nothing else, it would certainly send a statement.
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[...though, to be fair, it's not like she would have cared either way.]
We'd never win.
Evidence is everything, and experience has taught me that everything we could currently produce would be circumstantial at best. Which isn't to say some pea-brained lawyer with a bit of luck couldn't stumble his way to a victory...but it is unlikely.
However, I have also recently learned that not every defendant needs to be declared guilty in order for a trial to be won. If nothing else, it would certainly send a statement.