The Lawyer

The prosecution lawyer Alan Gunter stood up, nodded to the judge and the jury, but skipped the defense seat.

Generally speaking, at the beginning of a court trial, confrontation is often not very strong, and both sides of the prosecution and defense will maintain basic etiquette to show manners.

But this time it was different. Lawyer Gunter had shown a subtle hostility and contempt before speaking.

This is actually an act that is easily subject to criticism, but there is no such concern in the case of shaking his head. Because at the beginning of the court, all the hearing people naturally stood on his side.

"Regarding this case, I believe everyone present is no stranger. Some of the content you may have seen countless times in various reports, but I still need to repeat part of it today."

Gunter said: "In the 1256th year of the Emma calendar, on the evening of October 3 this year, Mr. Mike Oden, one of the victims of this case, went fishing in the northeastern outskirts of the Red Rock Star Se Lake District. There are very few people passing by, and Mr. Mike Oden has no heirs and is currently living alone. This meets all the requirements of the defendant in this case for the target of the murder, so the defendant used the simplicity and trust of an old man to deceive him to In the lane outside the forest, it was stunned with a relatively easy-to-obtain rk type □□ medicament, stuffed into the car, and taken to the No. 9 medium warehouse in Heiyan District ... "

"... According to the survey results of various traces on site, the cage used to hold Mr. Mac Oden had been shipped to the warehouse a few days ago, and there are other unused cages in the warehouse. The same The situation applies to other scenes in this case. We have reason to believe that perhaps the target of the implementation is unspecified, but the defendant ’s behavior was premeditated. "

This may be the longest opening statement at present, but no one showed any signs of impatience.

Whether it is a judge, a jury, or the people who apply for hearing, and more people who are concerned about live broadcast ...

Even defense lawyers are included.

"... This case is actually very difficult. The victims all have different levels of mental damage, so that they cannot express the facts clearly. From a legal point of view, they can't even tell the public what they have experienced. Fortunately, we hold the scene. The investigation and verification, the witness testimony and the defendant's personal statement, and look forward to using this to restore the truth. "

Lawyer Gunter glanced around and said: "From the incident to the present, for a long period of time, all the reports mentioned the case and the victim, and they all said the name" shaking head " , I think ... including the defense lawyers are no exception? "

His gaze turned to the defense seat, swept through the No. 1 defendant's defense lawyer, Dean, and finally landed on Gu Yan, and then slowly said: "But I hope you are aware of one thing. People are summarized in a general way, and there will even be a guiding force psychologically, which makes people subconsciously think that there is only one victim, that is, the guy called Shaking Head, three words, simply finished . "

"But sorry, no."

"I must emphasize it again at the opening today. Behind the three characters of shaking head, there are 327 old people. Although some of them live alone and some are wandering, each of them has its own name. A living, completely independent individual, not a shaking head who can be introduced in three words, and I hope that ... just today, here, adults, judges, and everyone present or absent, can return They are fair. "

The audience was silent.

Attorney Gunter finished and stood silent for a moment, then nodded with his eyes down and sat down in his place.

After a few more seconds, the buzzing discussion on the courtroom sounded, and even a few sentimental observers clapped their hands.

But soon they realized that the occasion was wrong and closed their hands.

On the hearing stage, Miro Manson glanced back at the clapping people and then swept the others, whispering to his brother Brewer Manson in a low voice: "I have never liked the Procuratorate Office so much Court lawyers sent. "

Brewer Manson didn't look back, only moved his lips: "Sit down, listen to your trial."

"Why are you so tight?" Mi Luo snorted, but still sat back.

"I just think there is no need to look around and sigh wildly." Brewer Manson did not squint. "After all, we just listen to an uninterested court hearing with a virtue and empathy."

Morality and empathy?

Irrelevant interest?

Miro Manson narrowed his eyes and seemed to want to laugh. But because of the occasion, all emotions only stay at the corner of the mouth.

Just as he withdrew his gaze from elsewhere, his eyes met another person not far away.

That's Dvor Evers.

"Ivy's old fox is watching us." Miro squeezed a few words out of his lips.

Brewer Manson still said: "Sit well."

After talking, he turned his head and looked over.

Devo Eves' gray-blue eyes were hidden behind the lens, as always with the style of a veteran gentleman. He nodded and smiled at the Manson brothers, like an ordinary elder.

Brewer Manson also nodded at him.

When the dark tide surged on this side, nearly two dozen first-level lawyers on the wall of the Union badge came in the second row of the hearing zone, sitting in two rows.

These gangsters look at court trials differently than others. In addition to the case itself, they can clearly discover the lawyer's ability and skills from each speech.

"This Gunter lawyer understands the rhythm of speaking very well," said one of the surnames Palvin, who rushed to Yan Suizhi. "When do you need to speak faster, when slower, when when the tone is higher?" , When it ’s lower, even the pause is handled well. "

"Hmm." Yan Suizhi's fingers were resting on her chin, her eyes still on the front. After a while, he said: "It's a good talk, I'm very touched when I listen."

Palvin: "..."

"Why?" Yan Suizhi's respectfully withdrawn his gaze from the trial area and glanced at the peer. "Is something wrong with me?"

"Isn't that your student on the defense bench?" Palvin said. "To be honest, today's court hearing is unprecedented. We are all sitting here. Are you nervous about the students?"

Yan Suizhi said "Oh" and said with a smile: "Who invited you to come?"

Palvin: "..."

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something. He saw Yan Suizhi's index finger pressed against his lips and motioned for him to mute.

"Don't pull me to discuss Gu Yan, after all, I am the one who needs to avoid voting by a first-class lawyer." Yan Suizhi said with a curled mouth.

Palvin opened his mouth again.

Yan Suizhi didn't put down her vertical fingers and said softly, "Also, don't disturb me watching students."

Palvin: "..."

He didn't want to open his mouth anymore.

In court, the first defendant, Fred Jiaduan, was sitting on the glass-enclosed seat, which was different from the image in the previous report. At this time, he was very safe and self-confident, bowing his head and showing a sad confession.

Even at this angle, he could see the dark circles that fell to his mouth, looking haggard and tired.

His defense lawyer, Dean, is making the opening statement. The substantive arguments are not mentioned much. After all, these are not suitable for throwing out at the opening.

Dean succinctly stated that Ferred Jae was by no means the principal in this case.

"He, as a practitioner in the medical industry, like many colleagues, always maintains awe of life. My client may have said some less flattering remarks before, and those remarks were rendered by some media secondary processing. , Reporting, caused a lot of controversy and accusation. But I urge you to think about it from another angle, it is actually an instinctive self-refutation. I believe anyone can understand that when a person is unjustly detained for his crimes Sometimes, there is always a time when he does n’t choose to speak, but it can explain his grievance on the side?

"... Any empathetic person will feel sad for the victim of this case." Dean pointed to the dock of No. 1 and said, "The same is true of my client. I believe you have a clear mind and a clear view. "

There is also a subtext in this saying: You see, compared to my client, the other defendant, Horace Ji, is typically irrational, and he has no sorrow or confession.

Obviously, this subtext is accepted by most people. Many people in the hearing room looked first at the first seat, then at the second seat, and then showed a disgusted expression.

At the same time, this feeling of rejection will be brought to the defense lawyer.

The court only speaks the facts, not the friendship.

What's more, although they belong to the Southern Cross Law Firm, each barrister and the law firm are only in a cooperative relationship and are independent of each other. Gu Yan and Dean had no friendship.

When there is more than one accused person in a case, it is inevitable that there will be mutual blame.

Not only the defendant itself, but also defense lawyers.

Some lawyers rely on constantly emphasizing the malignancy of other defendants to weaken the guilt of their clients. This is also a technique that some lawyers like to use.

But Gu Yan didn't like it.

After Dean finished speaking, the judge nodded again in the direction of Gu Yan, "Lawyer Gu, you can start your statement."

Hearing this sentence, the Manson brothers on the court subconsciously leaned forward.

It was not how nervous they were, but in their impression that Gu Yan had the same fault with the dean of the law school, that the opening statement would never follow common sense.

You just talk about your client, talk about the case, talk about your argument is not good?

Not so much.

So it was Gu Yan's turn to speak, and even Brewer Manson couldn't help raising his ears.

Gu Yan nodded and stood up, said calmly:

"I wish to remind you that the Union's highest criminal code stipulates that as long as the evidence is flawed, you cannot be 100% sure that the defendant is guilty, nor can you completely rule out the possibility of the defendant being wronged. This is the meaning of the defense lawyer. All preconceived judgments are emptied, and the case is re-understood. Because only the real offender can plead guilty and only the 327 victims can be justified. "