In the reception room of the general manager's office, Barber listened to Lu Ming talking about Field's wife, and had a vague illusion that he had met his former mentor.
"We issued an order in June this year to lift the state of war in big cities. From a common sense, it is difficult to convict for atrocities committed in a state of war before. The other party's defense lawyer can defend it based on factors such as Field's mental state, and I estimate that the opposing lawyer will definitely apply for a jury trial, because the jurors will all be our Sonia soldiers, and they will naturally take Field’s position.”
"It seems that we are at a big disadvantage. However, this case cannot be viewed purely from a legal perspective. General Dönitz hopes to show goodwill to the countrymen through this case. The other party's lawyer will get a hint, so he may Fight along the lines of putting Field in jail for a few months.”
"Our goal is to put Field in prison for more than ten years. Personally, I hope he will serve more than 20 years."
Barbour couldn't help but be stunned.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "This requires your efforts!" He patted him on the shoulder.
"As I said before, it seems difficult to convict him due to psychological factors and the so-called war state. However, he did not just commit an atrocity. This one involved military family members. He raped and killed civilians. About the girl, more than a dozen cases were collected and evidence was collected, and she was even taken to court by a brave local lawyer, right?”
Barber nodded slightly. He knew about this and knew that this lawyer was so powerful that he even had to summon Field to the state puppet court. However, Field never came to court. Later, the lawyer drowned while drunk, and his wife died. Of.
Lu Ming said: "You can bring these dozen pieces of evidence to our military court to prove that Field is actually a devil. The so-called war state cannot be his fig leaf."
Barber smiled bitterly: "But Chief, this lawsuit has not been decided by the court, so it can't be used as evidence, right?"
Lu Ming said: "Just let the jury see these evidences. I have collected these files for you. They are all the evidence originally collected by the reporter, including many cruel photos. You can show them to the jury and let them Forgetting the identity of Tubang and Sonia people affected them and made them imagine how cruel this would be if these were their sisters, wives and daughters.”
Barber nodded silently.
Lu Ming added: "Of course, the other party's lawyer may use the principle of prohibition of double jeopardy to prohibit the presentation of these evidences."
The so-called principle of prohibition of double jeopardy is the colloquial saying that no matter what the case is, no matter what the case is.
Barber was startled: "However, the court has not yet made a ruling, and the trial process has just begun, so it does not violate this principle, right?"
Lu Ming smiled: "If it were a senior petitioner, he would definitely cite this principle, because double jeopardy is never based on the court's judgment, but as long as the judicial process creates danger to the defendant, Then the defendant should not be exposed to the second danger. In this case, the court has summoned Field, and the outside media has also made a fuss, which poses a danger to Field."
Barber suddenly realized and said with a wry smile: "It seems that I still need to study civil law seriously."
Lu Ming nodded: "The other party is also a military lawyer. I'm afraid he won't think of this principle, but I will find a way to inspire him."
Barber was even more stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Lu Ming said with a smile: "It is to make him think that according to this principle, the evidence of the scandal we cited will not be presented to the court at all. In this way, he will be very sure about how to deal with the evidence of the scandal before it is presented to the court. Then we won’t be too well prepared, and we can kill with one strike.”
Looking at Barber, Lu Ming continued: "What we are focusing on is whether military courts belong to the normal judicial system or not? In fact, we have independent judicial institutions, separate prisons, and separate punishment standards. In the Western Region, Except for big cities, all are still in a state of war. In fact, from any angle, the judgment made by our military courts is a military order and is independent of the judicial system. Therefore, although the local courts have formed a However, the trial conducted by our military court does not involve the principle of double jeopardy, but uses military order procedures to punish officers and soldiers who violate our military regulations."
Barber was sweating after listening to it. It took him a while to finally understand what the chief was talking about.
This, is this how the lawsuit is fought? All kinds of traps are set up, and the trap only works if the other party is a senior lawyer. Only the senior lawyer can think of seemingly clever countermeasures after his own move. If he is not a senior lawyer, he has to remind the other party, "Hey, you have a trick." Wonderful hand.
Then, in fact, this seemingly brilliant skill is actually a trap within a trap that sends the opponent to hell.
Barber was sweating profusely for a moment, feeling as if his previous world had been overturned and he was introduced to a whole new world.
Lu Ming added: "After this, I think the Supreme Court will interpret the law and integrate the military court system into the judicial system, and our military legal procedures will be further improved, but that is for the future. At least for now, this prohibition The principle of double jeopardy cannot be introduced into our trial, but we will study it how to say it."
Barber immediately nodded his head, sincerely convinced. He listened to Lu Ming's explanation and asked questions like a primary school student making a pilgrimage.
It was already dark when the two of them finished, and Lu Ming nodded with satisfaction. This Barber had a good understanding.
"I have to rush back for the New Year's Eve dinner. It's also the end of the New Year. During this period, you can just digest what I said, um, Happy New Year!" Lu Ming patted Barber on the shoulder.
Barron looked at Lu Ming eagerly, wanting to say something.
Lu Ming smiled and made a zipper gesture with his mouth.
Barron nodded repeatedly: "Commander, I know, I know!"
Lu Ming smiled slightly: "Okay, you are welcome to come and chat with me often in the future. However, in terms of law, I only learned these three skills from experts."
Barron nodded: "Yes, I understand!"
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In the solitary room of the military camp, a small hard bed and a toilet were located together. It was difficult for a huge body made of bones to turn around inside.
After opening the door and the guard leaving, Lu Ming could only stand at the door and talk to him.
"Basically, I think the sentencing can be more than ten years, maybe longer. I know you want his life very much, but don't rush at this moment. He will be imprisoned in a military prison in the Western Regions. Let's take our time. There will be opportunities in the future. Now, is your life for his life what your sister wants to see?" Lu Ming said and handed over a paper bag, "Think about it carefully, here, New Year's Eve dinner, I’m going home to have New Year’s Eve dinner too!”
Indeed, if I don’t return to Shengjing, I won’t be able to catch up with my real reunion dinner.
As for what he brought to Gumao Luo, he naturally brought top-quality steaks and good wine. Although it was not his own authentic century-old Maga brandy, it was just a bit of blending, but it definitely tasted much better than the top-quality brandy worth hundreds of dollars.
Over there, Bone Spear Luo nodded silently, and soon, the iron door was shut tightly with a bang.
Gu Maoluo opened the paper bag. Inside was a large piece of steak and a bottle of brandy. Looking carefully at the logo, the bottle of brandy turned out to be the legendary Maga brandy. However, it seemed to be an imitation. I heard that the original version of this wine was no longer available. The last bottle was drunk by the former emperor of the empire as a prank before he died. But later, for some reason, someone discovered the treasure puree in an abandoned wine cellar. I don’t know how many bottles were blended. It was a priceless treasure. The richest people in the empire offered tens of thousands, but they couldn't find a way to buy it.
The wine bug had been raging in his body for a long time. Gu Maoluo bit off the cork on the wine bottle and spit it aside, then raised his neck and started drinking.
Suddenly, Bone Spear Luo's movements froze, he stood abruptly, picked up the wine bottle and looked at it seriously, his eyes were extremely surprised.
Next, I want to find a wine glass, but looking around, where can I find a wine glass here? He could only take small sips, but his eyes became brighter and brighter.
