After the three-person committee ruled that the first trial of "White Rose" was in order.
Lawyer Richard left Donghai after issuing a brief statement in front of the garden of the villa he rented, saying he was "very disappointed with everything that happened here."
His disappointment seemed to be a disappointment to the Renault family to which the person concerned belonged, and also seemed to be a disappointment to the legal system of the East China Sea.
In short, it depends on how you interpret it from your personal standpoint.
For example, his fans in the imperial capital would definitely use the latter explanation.
But no matter what, Richard's sad departure meant that his lawsuit as an attorney in the East China Sea fell into disgrace.
Vers, the lawyer newly hired by the Reno family to represent Reno Jr., is a fourth-dan senior lawyer at the Reed Law Firm in Donghai West District.
Obviously, he was only willing to take on this lawsuit for the generous reward. No one among the top lawyers in the East China Sea was willing to wade into this muddy water. No one wanted to take on this mess when Richard had no solution to the lawsuit.
Vers applied for an extension on the grounds that the defendant had changed lawyers.
The court gave three days and the prosecutor did not object.
However, Vers, apparently unable to find any new grounds, attacked the character of the prosecution witness. However, due to Jordan's counterattack, he lost the goodwill of the jurors.
…
On the day of closing arguments, the auditorium was already full of people early on.
Even outside the court, reporters had their weapons ready.
As the judges and judges took their seats, the court gradually became quiet.
At nine o'clock, Judge Demps announced that the closing arguments would begin.
Lu Ming slowly stood up and walked to the jurors' seats.
"There is a statistic that everyone may not know. In criminal cases, more than 99.9% of those who are sent to the dock are guilty."
"Many criminal defense lawyers feel huge frustration in their hearts, but they also yearn to meet that 0.1%. That is the meaning of the existence of criminal defense lawyers, a very noble meaning."
"However, the reality is very cruel, especially in homicide cases. The prosecutors and the police go through layers of work to identify the final suspect. Generally speaking, they are not innocent. However, because of the chain of evidence, it is sometimes difficult to produce a flawless response to the case. Therefore, there are not a few people who have escaped legal sanctions. Of course, in a legal sense, they are all innocent."
"In this case, there is no problem of insufficient evidence. A large amount of evidence proves that Jeff Reno participated in the carnival of thugs and participated in at least seven massacres. Mr. Jeff Reno's defense lawyer, It is argued that Jeff Leno was in a state of insanity at the time."
"So, your duty is to use your wisdom to judge based on what you heard and saw at the trial. Jeff Reno was using various sharp weapons to insert into the victim's body again and again. Listen to While the victim was screaming, did he really have no idea what he was doing?"
"In fact, Booker, the second defendant in this case, once admitted in court that he and the first defendant planned all terrorist attacks together."
Over there, Hancock, the defense attorney for the second defendant Booker, looked gloomy.
How could he not know that after being played so cruelly by Richard, the Renault family and Booker, he simply became a clown.
Now, all we have to do is wait and close the case as soon as possible so that we can receive the bill. Although Booker's bill may also be paid by the Renault family.
In front of the jury box, Lu Ming continued, "Although Booker is a dishonest witness, if his confession about planning all murders with the first defendant is not credible, then the argument that he alone bears all the charges of planning is unbelievable. It’s even less believable.”
"I have never seen such a defendant in court. First of all, at the police station, he surrendered and took all the blame on himself."
"Then he retracted his confession in court and accused the first defendant of being a planner like him, or even the first planner."
"The evidence provided is flimsy."
"In the end, what effect did his confession bring? It further proved the innocence of the first defendant."
"I think there must be a deep-seated reason for this. Mr. Booker has been defending Jeff Leno."
"This reminds me of the relationship between company employees and their bosses. Of course, Reno Pictures is a super company that can invest tens of millions to build skyscrapers!"
Reno Jr.'s new defense lawyer, Vers, frowned, but the closing speech was not allowed to be interrupted. You can make corresponding rebuttals in your own closing speech, but you cannot interrupt the other party's speech.
Moreover, according to the legal principles of the East China Sea, in criminal cases, in order to ensure the interests of the defendant, the prosecution first makes its closing statement.
Lu Ming continued: "Throughout the trial process of this case, the first defendant Jeff Reynolds was not put on the witness stand by the defense. Of course, from legal principles, I should not question this, because any defendant, Everyone has the right to remain silent, but the problem is that the defense has always claimed that Jeff Raynor has severe mental problems, but only provided vague video clips to prove it. I think, the performance of a mental patient on the witness stand , there will still be some differences from normal people, and the wise jurors will definitely be able to see this."
"So, why did the defense, from beginning to end, never send him to the witness stand?"
The jurors, some of whom were already nodding, were clearly in strong support of the jurors that Leno Jr. was not mentally ill at all.
Lu Ming sighed, "Maybe it's because my reputation is too bad. In the legal world, my reputation is very bad. People who are not mentally ill may be questioned by me about mental illness. Maybe the defense lawyer is worried that Jie Under my cross-examination, my husband, Mr. Reno, became mentally ill, fought fire with fire, and became a normal person. The wise jurors thought he was normal."
There are jurors, so laugh out loud.
On the judge's bench, Dempsey frowned slightly. He could have reminded him of the inappropriate statements in his closing argument, but he just frowned and said nothing.
Vers gritted his teeth. I heard that it was Lu Qianxing’s insistence that prevented you from replacing you, which saved you from a reputation crisis. What’s the matter, are you reciprocating the favor now?
Amidst the chuckles of the jurors and the auditorium, Lu Ming sighed softly, "Actually, this is a very sad thing. He was obviously a thug who killed many people and took pleasure in killing. Human brains are sleeping perverts, but in this court, I don’t even have the right to loudly accuse the victim on his behalf. This is in line with legal logic. Isn’t it sad? It’s really sad!”
The juror who was originally smiling gradually turned serious, even a little ashamed.
"The power to accuse him and punish him lies in the hands of the wise jurors! It is the God of Justice who has given you the power to give justice! I hope that the jurors can show your justice! Use the most severe punishment , roar for those poor souls, and let those poor souls still in the glass bottle rest in peace!"
"Jeff Leno! Should be subject to the harshest sanctions!"
"Thank you!" Lu Ming bowed slightly and walked back to the prosecutor's seat.
Jordan looked at Lu Ming with a heavy face and gently patted him on the shoulder.
Although it feels like Commissioner Lu may be mostly pretending to be so dignified.
In the closing statement, Commissioner Lu only mentioned one sentence about the second defendant, but everyone knew that Booker would definitely be found guilty by the jury.
Over there, Vers stood up slowly. Jordan was too lazy to listen, so he picked up earplugs and blocked his ears.
…
In the lounge, Jordan paced back and forth.
The jury has gone back to the room to vote.
The results may come out quickly, or it may take several days.
Because it is based on the principle of unanimous consent, as long as one person disagrees with others, the ruling will not be valid.
Jordan didn't listen to Vers' closing argument. He heard that it was just so-so, and Hancock's was even more confusing.
Several team leaders such as Gao Tenyears, Zhang Xianhe and Cantona were also there.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the lounge, "The jury is back."
"Is it too fast?" Jordan was surprised.
"What does this mean?" Cantona asked Zhang Xianhe in a low voice.
"The result may be good, or it may be bad!" Zhang Xianhe didn't answer.
But it is also true that most of the time, no one dares to confirm the jury's results before the final verdict is announced.
Although, in this closing argument, Commissioner Lu was so beautiful, controlling the emotions of the jurors from beginning to end.
…
Both the prosecution and defense parties, as well as the parties involved, returned to the court.
Booker, the second defendant, had an expressionless face. Thinking about it, he had already realized that he was going to die from the day he surrendered.
Little Reno looked nervously in the direction of the jurors.
Occasionally, when his eyes drifted over Lu Ming, it would become very complicated. Perhaps, he wanted to ask Lu Ming, why?
In a corner of the auditorium, old Renault sat expressionless.
The clerk sent the jury's verdict to the judge's bench. It was a folded white card. Judge Demps looked at it and handed it to the clerk. The clerk handed it back to the foreman of the jury.
"Chief juror, have you reached a unanimous verdict?"
"Yes, your honor!"
"Stand up! The verdict is pronounced now!" the clerk said in a long tone.
Everyone stood up one after another, but little Renault's legs weakened and he could hardly stand up.
The chief juror was a middle-aged woman. She opened a blank sheet of paper and read out: "Donghai First Circuit Court, Case No. 950092158. After deliberations by the jury, the jury unanimously ruled that the first defendant was guilty of first-degree endangering public safety..." After a pause, " Established!"
Little Renault's face immediately turned pale, and he sat back in his seat blankly.
The sentencing over there is still going on, and all the charges, including the second defendant, charged by the prosecutor, have been found guilty.
"Thank you, jury!" After the chief juror read out the results, Judge Demps picked up the gavel and banged it hard: "Remand the first defendant and the second defendant to the prison cell! I will send the sentence in three days! Leave the court!"
The prosecutors on the prosecution table and in the gallery behind the prosecution table immediately cheered together.
"Lu Qianxing, tell me, tell me why?! Where did I offend you? You are biting me like a mad dog! Is it because, at the Tower Restaurant, you tried to blackmail me but failed! Me, did I? Shouldn’t I be looking for you, shouldn’t I be scaring you?!”
Little Renault went crazy, jumped up and pointed at Lu Ming.
Several bailiffs had already come up and put handcuffs and shackles on him.
But he twisted desperately, "You tell me, you tell me?!"
Many people looked at this scene in surprise.
Lu Ming looked at him quietly: "No, I want to beat you to death. At first, it was for little Martha. Later, there were Zhao Xuecheng, Gao Xiu'e! and many, many others!"
"They, who are they, who is Masha?! Who is it?! Zhao what, who is it? Who is it?!" Little Reno struggled desperately.
The bailiffs were no longer polite, and the muzzle was quickly put on him, and he could only make a whining sound.
Lu Ming looked at him: "You won't understand."
Turning around, he saw old Renault staring blankly at him in the auditorium.
Lu Ming nodded to him and walked out of the courtroom surrounded by prosecutors. Immediately, countless spotlights flashed on.
