Beyond Reasonable Doubt Quotes

“Jenna was proof of that old adage about money not buying happiness; that life wasn’t about how much money you made, the car you drove, or the size of the house you lived in. It was about getting up in the morning and loving what you do and the people you do it with and, along the way, stopping to smell the roses.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“favors. At least the sex workers were honest about it and had earned it.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“She slid into the booth beneath the framed photographs that told a pictorial history of Seattle dating back to the days when the wharf was filled with gambling and prostitution houses, and the city had almost as many bars as churches. Photographs depicted shoe-shine boys working their booths, sailors walking with young ladies on their arms, newspaper boys hawking daily papers on street corners, and tourists at the Pike Place Market lined up three rows deep watching fishmongers tossing a giant king salmon. The Paddy Wagon’s owner had told Patsy the booth had been used for clandestine meetings—when the mayor, the police chief, and the politicians were all as guilty as the sex workers for taking money for”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“Keera approached the jury railing but did not touch it, giving the jurors deference and respect. She wanted the jurors to know she considered them the most important people in the room. “Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for your patience. The State put on its witnesses and hopes the testimony, and the documents admitted, will convince you my client, Jenna Bernstein, killed Sirus Kohl beyond any reasonable doubt. Beyond any reasonable doubt is the highest standard of proof the State must meet in a criminal trial. It means no other logical explanation can be derived from the facts, thereby overcoming a defendant’s very strong presumption of innocence. It does not mean no doubt exists, but it does require the State’s evidence be so conclusive that you do not have a reasonable doubt.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“Something Dad said, and something I realized. I need to put Jenna behind me. I can’t do that if I run from this case. Win or lose, I need to try it. My way.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“Maggie could not be reasoned with when she got like this. She’d say the sky was green just to argue.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

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― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“If you take shit to heart, you die with a heart full of shit.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt

“Her father had taught her to think ahead. “Your next move is always the most important.”
― Robert Dugoni, Beyond Reasonable Doubt