More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
ALAFAIR BURKEThey were asked to listen to the facts and apply the law to the best of their ability in a case the world was watching.
More Alafair Burke Quotes
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Apathy is grossly undervalued and never there for me when I need it.
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Nothing worse than reading a love scene written by your father.
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They were asked to listen to the facts and apply the law to the best of their ability in a case the world was watching.
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All lying – you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there’s a calamity.
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Political thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it, The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.
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The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.
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Apparently, an undocumented side effect of dope is a gross overestimation of one’s own intelligence.
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Its unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-sa What I said: “Political thriller? International thriller? Financial thriller? Whatever you call it,
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Drew Chapman is a debut novelist to watch.
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Playing well with others isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.
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Instructions are supposed to translate the law into lay terms that the jury can apply to the facts as they determine them.
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In our system, we leave questions of fact to a jury. But to render a verdict, a jury must know the law. For this, we rely upon jury instructions.
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Its unlikely hero, Garrett Reilly, reminded me of a young Jack Reacher as a tech-savvy bond analyst.
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Anyone who’s had a shower and hasn’t ingested illegal narcotics within a couple of days stands out on a bench in the courthouse.
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