Chapter 114 Judgment
The emergence of a new technology is often not only used in the field where it was originally targeted, but also benefits other fields.
This is the first time that a microscope has appeared in court. The hair found at the scene, the hair on the deceased and the hair of two golden retriever dogs were put under the microscope. Lawyers on both sides, the parties, and five highly respected members of the Light Church The priest, ten randomly selected locals and foreign businessmen were invited to the stage to make the distinction.
Under the microscope, the thickness and color of the two human hairs are the same, which are obviously different from dog hairs. For them, this is enough.
At the suggestion of a businessman wearing a plaid skirt, everyone signed a physical evidence appraisal form.
Next came the identification of the blood stains. The doctors who were invited by Frank to compile the "Common Disease Treatment Manual" unanimously determined that it was human blood and issued a physical evidence identification certificate in the name of the doctor.
The defendant's lawyer had nothing to say and whispered to Chai Per: "I'm sorry, I've tried my best on this."
Chai Per had a gloomy face and helplessly replied: "That's not the case. It’s your fault.”
He knew that these lawyers were with him, so he was naturally nice to them at this time.
However, Chaiper still has one more thing to worry about.
Sure enough, Dominic showed the bloody clothes and pants found in Chaper's room.
The scene was suddenly in an uproar. The clothes and the front part of the pants were stained with blood, and now they have turned dark red.
Before Chaiper could come up with an excuse, another defendant lawyer asked: "Your Majesty, Magistrate, how can you prove that the blood stains on the clothes belong to the deceased?"
Dominique was calm. He replied: "I can't prove it."
Chaiper's racing heart instantly calmed down, and he said with a smile: "This is what I left behind after killing a few robbers on the way to Wesenland. Yes, I keep these clothes to show off to my friends when I go back!”
At this time, Otto hit the table with a wooden hammer and asked Chaiper: "Is what you said true?"
Chaiper subconsciously believed that these clothes were the only thing that could connect him with the deceased, so He replied firmly: "Yes, what I said is true. This happened 10 days ago."
The defendant's lawyers immediately looked at each other and said, it's over, this teammate can't be taken away.
At this time, the plaintiff's lawyer asked: "Can the defendant explain why the blood stains on your clothes have the same degree of dryness as the blood stains left at the scene?"
Chai Per was momentarily confused and asked Said: "Isn't all that blood made of dried blood?"
Dominic looked at this guy like a fool, and then said to the judge: "The blood dries from the outside to the inside. When it dries, it will form a hard shell. The blood inside will only dry completely after three to five days."
< br>"From this we can judge that the blood on the defendant's clothes was stained yesterday."
He felt a little lucky, because after taking off these clothes, he threw them under the bed and did not move, thus forming a Hard case, otherwise it would be difficult to tell the time.
Caiper realized that the situation was not good, and a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
At this time Dominic presented the most important piece of physical evidence - the dagger found in the sewer.
The coat of arms on the dagger was exactly the same as the coat of arms on Chaper's button, and it matched the sheath found in his room, and even matched the wounds on the body.
Chai Po trembled instantly, and his back was soaked with cold sweat. He didn't expect that they could fish such a small thing out of the sewer.
The next step is the witness testimony session. People from the tavern where Liya was and the drinkers who were there that night all came to testify about the conflict between Chai Po and Liya.
The testimony of two witnesses is the most important.
A worker in the same tavern as Liya testified that Chaiper’s servant asked her where Liya’s home was with a few silver coins the day before yesterday, but she thought of what happened that night and did not reveal it.
A waiter in the teahouse next door cried and testified that when Chai Po's servant came to the shop yesterday morning, he asked him about Liya on the grounds that he planned to fall in love. It was he who told him that Liya went home in the early morning every night. If you are interested, you can be a flower protector.
When Chaipo saw his servant being brought up and did not dare to look at him, his whole body suddenly became soft.
"That woman slapped the master." The servant said tremblingly. "The master pushed her to the ground in anger, sat on her and took off her clothes, and asked me to hold down her hands."
“The master was very angry when he saw her eyes staring at him, so he cut her throat with a knife, and then stabbed her like crazy. I was scared at the time.”
"The master asked me to drag the body to the sewer and throw it down. When he saw her eyes still staring at him, he dug out her eyes..."
Suddenly the shouts of killing were deafening in the square, and countless voices finally merged into one sentence: "Kill him!"
The defendant's lawyer asked the servant: "Is your testimony true and reliable, or was it coerced?" "Said?" The servant trembled and replied: "I swear to the God of Light, what I said is true."
He answered like this, and the defendant lawyer also understood that he was in many ways. Among the ways to die, he chose a happy death, so he stopped asking questions and just made sure that he was not tortured to extract a confession.
Chai Po's face turned pale and he turned to look at the lawyers, his eyes full of pleading.
There is still a glimmer of hope in his heart. He is a noble and can only pay a fine for killing civilians according to tradition.
In his opinion, how to explain to his family after returning is the most troublesome thing.
I am a branch of the Wittelsbach family. I finally got a job hosting a chamber of commerce. Later, I made several big orders and got the title of palace noble. If I work hard for a few more years, I might be able to do it. Got the territory.
If something like this happens now, it will bring shame to the family, and those who have conflicts with him will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble for him.
He found that these lawyers suddenly became more motivated.
What follows is a direct battle between the lawyers, and the focus of the argument is the sentencing issue.
The current legal system is relatively confusing. The statutory system and the case law system run in parallel. Both sides quote classics and go back and forth. At one moment, the plaintiff’s lawyer who demands that the defendant be hanged prevails, and at another moment, various examples are found to exempt the defendant. Death penalty defense attorneys prevail.
Chaiper's heart felt like a roller coaster. He was panicked when the plaintiff prevailed. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when his lawyer said that as long as the fine prevailed.
People in the square were also on tenterhooks, fearing that the prisoner would be acquitted accidentally.
Frederick sat quietly on the plaintiff's bench, not saying a word from the beginning to now.
He didn't need to say anything. He had already made his attitude clear by sitting there. He only had to watch the lawyers perform according to the script.
It was indeed a performance. They prepared the debate outline in a short time and everyone had a chance to perform.
Frederick also admired this group of people. In one afternoon, they worked together to come up with a large number of laws, judicial interpretations and cases to refute each other and make up for their own loopholes. Not only the Wessons, but also the Rhineland The laws and cases of the Alliance and the older Second Pulan Empire were brought out, and almost all loopholes were plugged, which was worth an income of one hundred florins a year.
After all, it is a propositional composition. No matter how exciting the process is, the final result will not change.
“Dong dong dong!!!”
Otto banged the wooden table three times with the wooden hammer in his hand, and the whole square fell silent.
"The verdict is as follows: The defendant Chaiper Wittelsbach is guilty and sentenced to death by hanging and cage execution immediately!"
Hanging is just hanging on the gallows, confirming the prisoner If it dies, pull it away.
Cage execution is also done after being hanged or while still alive, placed in an iron cage and hung on the wall to warn people to abide by the law. Generally speaking, hanging for a year is enough.
As the judge’s voice fell, the cheers in the square rang through the sunset.
"You can't do this to me!" Chaiper suddenly jumped up, "I am a noble, you can't do this to me!!"
Then he paused, suddenly pointed at the dock and roared: " I want to accuse him, accuse that inexperienced boy, accuse him of insulting the nobles, humiliating the nobles, and trying to kill a nobleman!”
Today’s nobles are the most precious because of their military merits. They bleed on the battlefield. Death is an honor, even if it means death, beheading or something like that requires blood.
In the eyes of the nobles, hanging, a bloodless death penalty, was reserved for lowly people.
The whole audience was in an uproar, and they couldn't figure out how his mind worked.
The defendant's lawyers all covered their faces. You might as well appeal if you want.
Frederick looked left and right, up and down, and realized that the person opposite was him.
So he left the plaintiff's seat, walked up to the judge's desk, waved Otto away from his seat, sat down, and picked up the hammer.
“Dong dong dong!”
“Who in the hall is suing me?!”
(End of this chapter)