Almighty Coach

It was Lawyer Wilfrid's turn to ask questions. He didn't speak immediately, but walked to the witness stand and stared at Officer Lowry with a sharp gaze, which made Lowry feel a little numb.

Finally, Wilfrid asked, "Officer Lowry, according to your description, when you were helping the wounded man and walking back, did you hear the gunshot?"

"Yes." Lowry nodded.

"Then did you see the gunman shoot you?" Wilfrid continued.

"No." Lowry replied.

"Then did you get shot?" Wilfried asked again.

"No." Lowry continued to answer.

"Did you see where the bullet landed when you heard the gunshot?" Wilfrid asked again.

"No." Lowry replied.

"Excuse me, you didn't see the shooter shoot, you didn't get shot, and you don't know where the bullet landed. Just based on the sound of a gunshot, how do you know that the shooter is shooting at you?" Wilfrid said. A stern tone of questioning.

Officer Lowry thought for a while, and then said: "The surrounding area was very empty and there were no other people, so we were the only ones who would be targeted."

"Then, have you ever thought about the possibility that the shooter just shot at a certain object, and his target was not you?" Wilfrid continued to ask.

"Against! The opposing defense attorney asked a hypothetical question. The witness does not need to answer the question." Reese immediately stood up.

Wilfrid smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, according to the evidence at the scene, the shot my client fired did not hit anyone, but hit the tire of the police car. He was indeed aiming at an object. Shots fired, that's a fact, not a hypothetical question."

The judge nodded: "The objection is invalid. Let the witnesses answer the defense lawyer's questions."

Officer Lowry thought for more than ten seconds before answering: "I didn't think of the situation you mentioned. We were the only ones there at the time. Judging from my experience, the gunman's target would be the people present. rather than an item."

"That is to say, you just relied on your own deduction to determine that you were attacked?" Wilfrid's tone was still stern.

Lowry immediately said: "Under the circumstances at that time, someone had already been shot and fell to the ground, and normal people would think of it..."

"You just need to answer yes or no, are you only inferring to determine that you were shot." Wilfried interrupted Lowry.

"Yes." Lowry had no choice but to answer.

Wilfried nodded in satisfaction, he got the answer he wanted, and then he asked: "When did you find out that the shot didn't hit anyone, but yours?" Tires?"

"I took the injured to hide behind the car, and my partner told me that the tire was blown." Lowry said.

"So how far were you from your car when the gunshots rang out and you got down?" Wilfrid continued.

Lowry thought for a while, and answered, "About ten meters!"

Wilfrid smiled sarcastically, and then asked: "Is it only ten meters? You must have brought a law enforcement video device at the time, right? It should clearly reflect how far you are from your police car. "

"I don't remember clearly. The situation was very chaotic at that time. It may have been more than ten meters." Lowry immediately changed his words.

Wilfrid took a piece of paper from his assistant, on which was a screenshot of a law enforcement video equipment, he pointed to the screenshot and said: "This is the screenshot of the law enforcement recorder when Officer Lowry lay down, from the screenshot We can clearly see that Officer Lowry was about 35 to 40 meters away from the police car at that time. This also shows that the shot fired by my client was not aimed at Officer Lowry and the injured, but the police car forty meters away."

"Obviously, at a distance of forty meters, this shows that my client did not intend to hurt Officer Lowry. He placed the target on the police car just to attract the attention of the police. He is using this method to call the police. .” Wilfried said, and took a photo from his assistant, which showed a police car with several bullet holes.

"The bullet holes in this police car were caused by my client, and by the new gunshots that Lowry said he heard after the reinforcements arrived. After my client fired, none of the police officers The police officer was injured, and this photo also proves that the target my client attacked at that time was also a police car, not the police officers at the scene. His purpose was also to call the police, not to attack the police. Therefore, the 'assault' proposed by the prosecutor The police's accusation is completely unfounded. The so-called assaulting the police is just the personal feelings of the police officers who were on duty at the time, but it is not true."

Wilfrid said, looking at Nick Reiss with a provocative look, apparently saying that you have already lost this lawsuit.

The judge also looked at Reese with a strange look. In his opinion, Reese's accusation of assaulting the police did not have enough evidence.

Prosecutor Reese seemed very calm, as if he had not suffered the slightest sense of frustration.

...

As the victim in this case, Sam Gardner took the witness stand.

"Mr. Gardner, please describe in detail what happened on the day of the incident." Nick Reiss was still the same opening sentence.

Gardner is already familiar with this link. He has accepted many exclusive interviews with reporters these days, and every reporter will ask him to talk about the situation on the day when the crime happened, so Gardner has already recited that set of words. It's overripe.

"I was on my way home and I was going to take a shortcut, so I passed the scene of the crime, and then I heard gunshots, and I felt some pain in my leg, and I looked down and realized that I had been shot in the leg. .Then I fell to the ground and called the police. Soon after, a police car came to the scene, and two police officers got off the car. One of them helped me to the back of the police car to hide. Then they called for backup, and soon the ambulance And the police support arrived, and then I was carried into the ambulance and taken to the hospital." Gardner described the situation that day.

"Mr. Gardner, did you feel scared when you realized you were shot?" Reese asked.

"Yes, I was really scared at the time." Gardner replied.

"Did it ever occur to you that the shooter continued to shoot at you?" Reese asked.

"I have thought about it." Gardner replied honestly.

"Then did you ever think that the gunman would kill you?" Reese asked.

"I have thought about it." Gardner nodded.

"When you were injured and fell to the ground, was your leg still bleeding from the shot?" Reese asked again.

"Yes, the wound is bleeding." Big Gardner continued.

"Then were you worried at the time that you were hit in a more important blood vessel, and you were likely to lose too much blood and die?" Reese asked again.

Gardner took a deep breath, but still opened his mouth and replied: "I have such worries."

"Your Honor, I'm done asking." Reese finished speaking and returned to his seat.

Wilfried had already made preparations, and immediately came to the witness stand after Reese finished asking questions.

"Mr. Gardner, according to the hospital's diagnosis, is your gunshot wound fatal?"

"It's not a fatal injury." Gardner shook his head: "The doctor said it was just a skin injury and healed up, and it will be fine after a period of recuperation."

"Then how much did you spend on medical expenses when you were shot this time?" Wilfrid asked.

Reese guessed what Wilfrid wanted to say, and immediately raised his hand to signal: "Objection! Objection to defense lawyers raising questions that have nothing to do with this case."

"Your Excellency, not many of you here are doctors. I think we can have a rough assessment of Mr. Gardner's injury through the medical expenses spent. This will help clarify the case." Wei Wei Alfred argued.

The judge hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "The defense lawyer's question is based on a certain reason, and the objection is invalid, but the cost of treatment is a matter of personal privacy, and the witness can choose not to answer."

"I'll answer." Gardner said immediately, "I didn't spend a penny. Mr. Li paid all the medical expenses for me."

"What about the rehabilitation afterwards? The expenses during the rehabilitation period should be very expensive, right?" Wilfrid continued to ask.

"I didn't spend any money either. Mr. Li paid for my rehabilitation expenses, and Mr. Li also gave me 200,000 US dollars in compensation. This directly helped me get rid of poverty." Gardner said.

"So this Mr. Li you mentioned is in this room?" Wilfrid continued to ask.

"He's here, he's sitting in the dock," Gardner replied.

Wilfrid showed a satisfied smile: "I think the truth of the facts is very clear. First of all, although my client fired a shot at Mr. Gardner, he did not aim at his vital parts. This shows that My client's original intention was not to kill Mr. Gardner, he had no intention of murdering Mr. Gardner at all, he just wanted Mr. Gardner to help him call the police."

"Moreover, my client felt very sorry for the harm he caused to Mr. Gardner. Not only did he pay all the treatment and rehabilitation expenses for him, but he also gave him a large amount of financial compensation. This shows that, My defendant is a very kind person, and he was forced to shoot Mr. Gardner. Therefore, the accusation of first-degree murder against the defendant is completely unfounded."

After Wilfrid finished speaking, he bowed to the judge: "Your Excellency, I have finished asking my questions."

"Prosecutor, do you have any questions for the defendant, or do you have anything to add?" the judge asked Reese.

"No, I have no questions, and I have nothing to add." Reese shook his head without hesitation, his expression still very calm.

Reese's performance made Wilfried frown, Nick Reese's performance was too calm.

...

Edward Snow also appeared on the witness stand.

"Mr. Snow, you were also a hostage kidnapped by the robbers, and you were also trapped in that room. You witnessed the shooting with your own eyes at the time of the incident. Please describe the process at that time." Nick Reiss still This set opens.

"We were trapped in that room, and there were all kidnappers outside. Mr. Li locked the door, and the robbers outside couldn't get in, so we were temporarily safe. The room we were trapped in had no windows, so we couldn't escape. , we wanted to call the police, but there was no mobile phone signal. Later, we opened the exhaust pipe, hoping to call for help through the exhaust, but it didn't work. People passing by were too far away from us, they couldn't hear Our cry for help."

"Later, Mr. Li came up with a method. He proposed to shoot pedestrians passing by. As long as the passers-by were injured, the passers-by would definitely call the police, and the police would arrive at that time. I thought this method was feasible, so Mr. Li stood He waited in front of the exhaust vent, and when a pedestrian appeared, he shot at the pedestrian, wounding the pedestrian."

"The pedestrian called the police as we expected. Not long after, I heard the siren, and then Mr. Li fired at the police car. The police called for more reinforcements. Mr. Li fired for the third time. Gun, he hoped to inform the police of our location in this way, and the police also found us, they exchanged fire with the kidnappers, and then rescued us."

Reese thought for a few seconds, and then asked, "Mr. Snow, according to what you just said, it was the defendant, Mr. Li, who proposed to shoot pedestrians who passed by with a gun, right?"

"This is indeed the method he came up with." Snow went on to add: "And I also agreed with it at the time. I think that in that situation, it was the only way to call the police."

Reiss ignored Snow's addition, but went on to say; "According to this, the defendant's shooting and wounding of passers-by was carried out after planning and premeditation."

Just as Snow was about to defend Dai Li, Reese asked again, "Mr. Snow, did you shoot at the police on Mr. Li's impromptu intention, or was it planned as soon as it came true?"

"This is also part of the plan. We need to use this method to attract the attention of the police." Snow said.

"Does that mean that attacking the police was also the defendant's deliberate act?" Reese immediately asked.

Wilfrid immediately stood up: "I object! My client has not been convicted yet, and the prosecutor's use of the word 'assaulting the police' is directional."

"The objection is valid, prosecutor, please pay attention to your words." The judge reminded.

"Okay, I take back what I just said and ask again. Mr. Snow, is the act of attacking the police with a gun also a deliberate act by the defendant?"

"Uh, yes." Although Snow felt that this answer would have a negative impact on Dai Li, he still gave an affirmative answer. This is a court, and he cannot give perjury.

"Okay, I'm done asking." Snow returned to his seat.

What Snow said didn't exceed Wilfried's expectations. Before the trial, he had already guessed that Snow would use "deliberate behavior" to make a fuss. In this case, Dai Li's actions of injuring Gardner with a gun and shooting the police car were indeed planned and carried out, and they were indeed deliberate actions.

However, Wilfried already had a way to deal with it. Although he couldn't deny Li Dai's deliberate behavior, he could defend Li Dai from another angle, which was Li Dai's "motivation".

In criminal cases, sometimes the motive of the crime is more important than the criminal behavior. For example, if a terrorist wants to carry out a terrorist attack in a public place, even if the terrorist fails in the end and causes no casualties, his motive for committing the crime is enough to keep him in prison for a lifetime.

What Lawyer Wilfrid had to do was to make everyone feel that Dai Li had no motive to harm them, so even if he committed a crime, he might be acquitted.

Wilfried came to the witness stand and asked, "Mr. Snow, you are trapped in that room. If you fail to call for help, will your life be in danger?"

"If we can't successfully call for help, we will definitely die. The iron door can only temporarily prevent the robbers from sneaking in. They can use explosives to blow open the iron door, or use a cutter to cut the iron door. And there is no food in the room And water, we can't survive." Snow replied.

"Then what was your state at that time?" Wilfrid continued to ask.

"My condition is very bad. After I was kidnapped, I have not drank water or eaten for two days and two nights. Moreover, I was tortured by the kidnappers, with wounds all over my body and excessive blood loss. Fever. Under the circumstances at that time, without food and water, a normal person could survive for about three days, but I'm afraid I couldn't survive even 24 hours." Snow replied.

"That is to say, if you don't get rescue in a short time, your lives will be in danger. In comparison, the defendant's physical condition is better. The defendant can wait for two or three days, but your situation is different. You are already in critical condition, if you don’t get medical treatment, you will die, is my understanding correct?” Wilfrid asked again.

"Yes." Snow nodded.

"So in this case, my client had to resort to an extreme approach where he wounded Mr. Gardner with a gun and fired at the police car, and he did so in the hope that the Mr. Edward Snow, who is on the verge of death, can be treated as soon as possible, and at the same time he can be rescued." Wilfrid paused, and then continued in a rather affectionate tone:

"It is true that my client's actions were carried out after planning, but my client had no criminal motive. He did all this just to save a stranger he had just met at that time. In my opinion, He was a selfless hero, but now, this hero who saved lives is sitting here, on trial!"

Many people were moved by Wilfried's eloquent expression. Even Li Dai felt that he was so great after hearing it.

As a powerful lawyer, acting skills are a must.