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Ms. Shirley Thompson Case Defense
Ladies and Gentleman of the Jury, we are here today to decide the verdict of an alleged aggravated sexual assault on January 8th, 2010. The plaintiff, Ms. Shirley Thompson, states that my client, Mr. Michael Miller, abducted her at knife point and raped her twice. My client has given a statement that he did in fact have sexual intercourse with her, but it was consensual. Throughout the proceedings of this case, the defense has proven that not only was the prosecution’s case mainly based on the testimony of Ms. Shirley Thompson, but they were unable to find substantial evidence to determine whether their act of sexual intercourse was consensual or not. During the prosecution’s examinations, Ralph Thompson and Detective Rich were unable to
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