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My heart beat rapidly when the judge entered the courtroom. The court clerk allowed us to sit down, so I began to pray that the judge would grant my request. I would go through another trial if we had to appeal, but we needed to check my mother's condition immediately. I hoped I would win.

The man read the introduction to his judgment. The more time passed, the more impatient I became to hear the results of his observations on all our testimonies. I had to take a deep ...