Almighty Coach

"Prosecutor Snow, here is the information you asked me to collect, including media comments and investigations." An intern handed Snow a thick stack of documents.

Snow took the document and flipped through a few pages hastily, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"The wave of public opinion is very favorable to us, and our chances of winning the next court appearance will be much higher." Snow said triumphantly.

"Prosecutor Snow, I don't quite understand. What is the connection between these things and the case we are about to participate in? Will it really help us a lot?" The intern asked with a puzzled expression.

"Of course." Snow put on a showy expression, and continued, "This trend of public opinion will convey a message to the jurors that it is wrong and immoral to hurt others in order to save one's own life. During the trial, the jury will preconceived that the defendant's act of shooting and wounding passers-by was wrong, even if he was trying to get passers-by to call the police for him. But in court, I only need to emphasize the initiative of the defendant in carrying out this act , it can be defined as the defendant’s intentional behavior. In order to protect one’s own interests and intentionally hurt others, does it sound like intentional hurt? I hope that in this way, the defendant’s behavior can be defined as intentional hurt .”

"Will the jury members accept this idea? I want to ask if the jurors are not influenced by public opinion, what should they do?" the intern then asked.

"Don't worry, they will definitely be influenced by the public opinion of the society. This is directly related to the composition of the jury members." Snow signaled the interns to sit down, and then explained: "The law stipulates that citizens who have reached the age of 18 If you live in the country, are proficient in English, have no hearing or intellectual disabilities, and have no criminal record, you can become a juror. However, in the actual screening process, there are still certain special orientations. Both the prosecution and the defense will screen out some people. "

"For example, some people with a low level of education and a low level of living will have a greater chance of being screened out by both the prosecution and the defense. Because of the limitations of their education level and daily life environment, it is difficult for such people to give a reasonable conclusion based on evidence. You can't expect a high school dropout to think and analyze like a scholar. So both prosecutors and defense lawyers will feel that it is a risk to have such a person on a jury. Unless the defendant is some Specific groups of people, otherwise, when selecting jurors, both the prosecution and the defense will first eliminate this type of people.”

"In addition, we don't want people with a very high level of education or experts in a certain field to become jurors. Such people have received relatively high education, have achieved certain achievements, and are relatively confident. They all have relatively outstanding Independent thinking ability and excellent judgment, this kind of person is not easily affected by external factors. If this kind of person appears in the jury, even if we make a wonderful argument during the trial, they will not follow us They will think out their own opinions independently, and the efforts of prosecutors and defense lawyers will become useless in front of them, they will only believe in their own judgments, and will not agree to be persuaded."

"So when selecting jurors, we tend to choose the kind of ordinary people who have no bright spots in daily life and work, are not very good at in-depth thinking, are not very stubborn, are easily influenced by external factors, and like to follow the crowd. This type of person is the perfect jury member for the prosecution or defense lawyers, they will draw conclusions based on the most basic on-site evidence and the words of the prosecution and defense, and there will never be any unexpected factors.”

"I want to say this, you should understand? Jurors are people who are easily disturbed by external factors. Under the guidance of public opinion, they will make preconceived judgments. And in this case, I am also We took advantage of this to make them lean towards us. In other words, we used the public opinion of the society to hijack the judgment of the jurors with morality!"

The intern nodded, but there was a complicated expression on his face. It could be seen that he didn't really agree with this behavior.

But Reese persuaded: "I know, you may not understand this kind of behavior, but believe me, you will get used to it gradually. From a certain point of view, this is indeed a kind of moral kidnapping, but you have to understand , It is not us who finally gave the verdict, so we do not need to bear psychological or moral pressure. Our purpose is only one, and that is to convict the suspect!"

...

Dai Li came to Wilfrid's law firm.

"Mr. Li, you should have noticed the trend of public opinion recently, right?" Wilfrid asked.

Dai Li nodded and said with a smile, "I noticed that I have become a negative example now. I never thought there would be so many people with high morals in this world."

Wilfried heard the irony in Dai Li's words, he smiled indifferently, and continued, "Mr. Li, this situation is very unfavorable for our next trial. The jury is easily influenced by public opinion." Oriented influence, so as to make judgments against us.”

"It's really good at timing. We're about to start a court session, but something like this happened." Dai Li said helplessly.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the prosecutor's trick. The reason why Nick Reese can maintain a 100% conviction rate is because he knows how to use any means." Wilfried said.

"Lawyer Wilfried, you asked me to come here. I guess you must have figured out a way to deal with it." Dai Li asked. He knew that a lawyer of Wilfried's level must have thought of a solution long ago.

"I have indeed thought of a way to deal with it, but it will cost some money. This part of the expenditure is not included in the lawyer's fee, so I have to ask for your consent." Wilfried said.

"I see." Dai Li took out the checkbook, signed his name without filling in the number, and handed the blank check to Wilfried.

Wilfried took the check and continued: "I will send you the detailed receipts of this expenditure later. I suggest you show the receipts to the accountant, maybe there may be tax deductible parts."

The reason why Wilfried asked Dai Li for this extra money was also because of the need to pay taxes. If this money was included in Wilfrid's lawyer fees, then Wilfried would have to pay for it. This expenditure pays an additional personal income tax, but if it is counted as the funds provided by the parties, Wilfried does not need to pay additional taxes.

"Lawyer Wilfrid, I'm curious now, what is the solution you have thought of? Can you tell me first." Dai Li continued to ask.

"Of course, you are my client, and you have the right to know everything." Wilfrid showed an old fox-like smile, pointed to the blank check in his hand, and continued: "If you have this thing, you don't have it." Things that can’t be solved! You still have to catch up with the passer-by who was injured by you, right?”

"Remember, I heard that that guy doesn't have a formal job, and usually works part-time at a gas station." Dai Li replied.

"He's living a pretty good life now!" Wilfrid said pointingly, he put his hands together, and then asked: "I don't think you mind, let him live better!"