An Appeal to Philip Sober

A woman convicted of a crime she did not commit insisted on taking her appeal back to the inebriated judge who sentenced her, King Philip of Macedon. But she also insisted he examine her case sober, and stood over him until he gave it the proper attention and acquitted her — a victory for insubordination more than for innocence.

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