For the rest of the retail segments, the jury is pretty much still out, although the pockets of strength in some of the high-end retailers has helped turn around some of the post-election doldrums they were showing.

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This strikes me as a pretty high threshold given that for a jury to convict there should evidence beyond a shadow of a doubt that the defendant is guilty.

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"When we consider the evidence relating to it, it pretty much tells the whole story, " said Mr Harrington, as he addressed the jury on Wednesday.

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