Chapter 19 - SHAWNA’S APPEAL
Shawna appealed one financial conviction.
The appellate court found a jury instruction improperly blurred:
defective fiduciary approval
and intentional fraud.
One count vacated.
Core false-certification conviction remained.
Child-abuse convictions remained.
Civil restitution remained.
Headline:
SHAWNA PIERCE WINS APPEAL.
Keely was thirteen.
“Is she innocent now?”
“No.”
“Then why win?”
“One legal count was handled incorrectly.”
“Can courts help bad people?”
“They should correct mistakes for everyone.”
“That sucks.”
“Yes.”
Then she thought.
“Also good?”
“Yes.”
Rules cannot depend on whether we like the person using them.
May you like
Keely hated that lesson.
Later respected it.
