By Reason of Insanity
Chapter One
QUINN NEWBERG ROSE to face the jury one last time. The pressure of the
case constricted his chest and pounded on his temples. He had to remind
himself that he had done this more than eighty times before, with stellar
results. "A legal magic act" was how one of the newspapers described him.
Juries love me.
But he couldn't shake Dr. Rosemarie Mancini's words from the prior
night, after his spunky expert witness had listened to a dry run of Quinn's
closing. "The whole world hates the insanity plea," she said. "Ninety-five
percent of these cases result in convictions." She forced a smile. "Including,
believe it or not, even a few where I testified."
"Do you have any advice?" Quinn had asked. "Or just doomsday statistics?"
"Take the jury where the pain is," Rosemarie said softly. "Throw away
your notes." She must have sensed Quinn's reluctance, noticed his unwillingness
to even look at her as he considered this. Notes he could do without, but
he had no desire to put Annie through her nightmare again. "It's our only
chance," Rosemarie said.
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