Chapter 10 - Grant’s Bail Hearing Turns Into A Complete Disaster
At 2:00 PM, Grant was led into the packed Cook County courthouse courtroom wearing an orange jumpsuit over his tailored trousers.
His high-priced defense attorney stood beside him, trying to project confidence before the stern female judge presiding over the bench.
“Your Honor, my client is a prominent business owner with zero prior criminal record; we request immediate bail,” the attorney pleaded.
The assistant state's attorney stood up, holding a thick red folder provided directly by Arthur Vance’s legal team.
“Your Honor, the prosecution requests that the defendant be held without bail as a severe flight risk and danger to the victim,” she stated.
She opened the folder, displaying high-resolution medical photographs of Claire’s severe injuries taken by the hospital trauma unit.
The judge’s face hardened as she reviewed the certified medical documentation and the photographic evidence of the six facial contusions.
“Mr. Whitmore, the brutal nature of this domestic assault against your wife is appalling,” Judge Thomas declared sternly.
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“Bail is denied. You will remain in custody at the Cook County Department of Corrections until your formal trial date,” she ruled.
The gavel struck the wooden block with a loud boom, echoing like a death knell in Grant’s ears as bailiffs led him away in chains.
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