our only job was to examine the evidence in front of us. To present it in the most honest and compelling way for the grand jury. We did that. And they found it insufficient because at the time, it was. The purpose of reasonable doubt isn’t to prove anything; it’s to introduce questions. To show that there might have been another route of investigation. Reasonable doubt is like a bell—once rung, you can’t unring it.” He’s quiet for a moment, thinking. “The law can be a fluid thing,” he says. “Hard to pin down. We try to make it concrete, to apply it fairly, but it’s challenging even under the
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