Building College Reading Skills Plus tions of Main Ideas
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1. (1) "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury," said the prosecuting attorney, "two reliable witnesses-both respectable
citizens have testified that they saw the defendant commit the robbery at the jewelry store. (2) Three more witnesses
have testified that they saw him fleeing the store just after the crime was committed. (3) In addition, his fingerprints were
found in several places in the store. (4) What is more, he was caught just several blocks from the store, just minutes after
the robbery, and arrested with the stolen jewelry still in his possession. (5) All the evidence proves that the defendant is
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and you should convict him."
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