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Book Review of Reasonable Doubt

Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt
Author: Steve Vogel
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback


Fascinating case and the book does it full justice I think. The only reason I didn't rate it 5 is that there are number of repetitive portions; however I did feel that the full amount of information available to jurors was presented. I liked the way Vogel approached facts, analyzed them, and then speculated on how they could cut either way toward innocence or guilt. In the end, I agree with what eventually happened and decided that, as a juror, there was not definite proof of guilt. But - I believe Vogel saw things first one way, then another, and that contributed to the meatiness of the book. Can a man be 'just too good to be true?' Obviously, but that doesn't mean he is capable of absolutely any depravity. Perhaps expectations of what being Christian means played into the ease with which some were convinced that a husband who misbehaves, could not be a 'real' religious believer. All in all, a very satisfying book.