Chapter 182 Trial
Huadu·Observatory District.
High-end residential area on 14th Street.
[Ding Bell——]
"Is this Mr. Heywood Lawrence? There is a letter from you here."
A postman stopped outside a high-end residential area. He pressed the doorbell of the residential area. Not long after the doorbell rang, the door was quickly opened, and a handsome young man with blond hair and golden eyes walked out.
“Are you Mr. Heywood Lawrence?” the postman asked the blond young man with a respectful expression.
When Xia Xiu saw the postman, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then replied with a harmonious smile on his face
"Mr. Heywood Lawrence Inside, I'm his friend. You can give me the letter and I'll forward it to him later."
"That'll trouble you."
The postman handed the letter into the hands of the blond young man, and then he rode away on his green motorcycle.
Xia Xiu turned his attention to the mail in his hand. The corners of his upwardly raised mouth were now lowered, and his golden eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of darkness.
“Destiny·······”
He had just discussed with Valente where to go and find opportunities to unlock secondary conditions. Unexpectedly, someone took this place in the blink of an eye. A chance will be delivered to you, and once you give it, you will get two.
When Xia Xiu saw the postman, [God’s perspective] the familiar anchor voice began to echo in his ears.
[God’s Perspective·Private]: Justice is the primary value of social systems, just like truth is the primary value of ideological systems.
[God’s Perspective·Private]: The world always hopes to build a perfect social system, but these created systems always have their own problems; law is the embodiment of justice and is created by the world One of the most important institutions in the world, the law cannot be ignored, it will prove its value, and those who maintain the law must have [justice] and [humility] in their hearts.
[Humility]: A humble person believes from the bottom of his heart that he is no different from others, whether he is aristocrats, rich people, civilians or even criminals. Therefore, the knight's creed requires humility and equality. Be kind to yourself and others.
[Justice]: There is no absolute balance between law and human relations, so justice is a rare virtue.
This is what [God's Perspective] broadcast, and Xia Xiu's eyes have already fallen on the writing at the top of the letter.
"Notice of Trial".
Signed: Huadu Court.
“Are you so eager to slay the dragon?” The blond young man murmured to himself.
After Xia Xiu observed the letter for a while, he turned around and walked into the courtyard again,
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"You want me to attend the court selection!?" Valente in the living room took the envelope handed over by the blond young man in front of him with a confused look on his face.
"I have already sent you the court election notice. If you don't see it, you are not giving me face." Xia Xiu lay on the sofa and replied to Valente.
Valente looked at the name of the recipient on the envelope and continued to ask Xia Xiu:
“Who is this Heywood Lawrence?”
“I lived there before. The owner of this house heard that his factory collapsed a while ago, and the house was sold at a low price in order to pay off the debt. I heard someone said that he owed a lot of foreign debt and has not paid it back. He is probably running away now. The road has left Fran." Xia Xiukou replied.
"How could the court staff be so negligent? They finalized the jury list and sent the trial notice without confirming the situation." Valente said with some disbelief.
France is a jury system for felony cases, that is, a felony court, but the jury system is not used for civil cases.
Although the serious crime court has court in its name, in fact, it is often set up in Huadu and the appeals courts of various regions.
According to the relevant provisions of the French Criminal Procedure Law, the main qualifications for serving as a juror include: French nationality, 23 years of age or older, and a citizen who enjoys political rights, civil rights and family rights.
There are even more ineligible circumstances. Let alone other things, just saying that Heywood Lawrence's behavior of running away from debt is not enough to qualify him for jury service, and now the other party actually Being selected to serve on a jury is something truly outrageous.
Are all the court staff blind?
"Such serious flaws would not occur under normal circumstances, but everything is abnormal now." Xia Xiu shrugged and replied.
For the [Crimson King], coincidence is his son. He can make countless unreasonable coincidences come to grandma's house to be pushed together, and a wrongly delivered court election notice does not matter. Nothing.
"You mean to let me participate in the trial. The people in the court can't help but see that I am a fake. They don't even have photos on the personnel list."
< br>"I'll bet you tomorrow's breakfast that no one will know you when you go to the court hearing. The one-in-a-million coincidence is just a matter of a lot of flexing of the wrist for a fate writer."
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"He really wants us to win." Valente asked the question that Xia Xiu cared about most.
“I don’t know.”
Xia Xiu shook his head, and he said seriously to Valente:
“He chose again The rights are given to us, and the direction of the story is ultimately determined by our choices.”
Valente looked down at the envelope in his hand, and then he raised his head, his brown eyes flashing with emotion. The dazzling luster that Xia Xiu had when he first met.
"Of course I chose to go."
Xia Xiu was not surprised by Valente's decision. It was more important to seize any winning opportunity at the moment than to be suspicious and suspicious.
"The trial is tomorrow. I think we need to prepare well, Juror Heywood Lawrence." Xia Xiu stood up with a smile.
“Of course.”
Valente replied with the same smile.
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The next day.
Huadu Court.
Dark clouds rolled in from the edge, and a heavy rain fell from the sky in an instant. The big raindrops kept falling like broken pearls. The rain became heavier and heavier, and the pool of water gathered together was like a mirror. Generally, the whole city is dumped by this heavy rain. A black car parked in the parking area of Huadu Court, and a man in black serious formal clothes got out of the car holding an umbrella. The man had a pair of beautiful brown eyes, and the lines on his face looked unusually tough. The man The appearance attracted the attention of many people around.
At this moment, the only people who can come here are basically the jury members this time.
“Valente, others can’t see me now, but they can see you, so in order to prevent others from thinking you are crazy, just use the gestures we have prepared in advance when communicating with me. "
A young man with blond hair and golden eyes was standing next to the man in formal clothes holding an umbrella. Strangely, the eyes of the people around him never focused on him, not even once, as if he was in front of him. The blond young man is like air.
Valente's right hand holding the umbrella moved slightly, which meant that he understood.
“There are a total of twelve people participating in the trial including you. According to regulations, the jury can only judge the facts of the case, and the judge is mainly responsible for the application of penalties. After the trial, the judge and The jurors immediately entered the collegial room to deliberate secretly and were not allowed to leave the collegial room until a final decision was made.”
"The collegial meeting adopts the method of written voting. Each judge and juror must adhere to the principle of free testimony and vote secretly in accordance with various legal matters without being seen by each other."
"After all the votes are put into the voting box, the presiding judge will count the votes and the voting results in front of the examiners and jurors. All blank votes and votes considered invalid by the majority of the judges and jurors in the court should be counted as To count the votes in favor of the defendant, the felony court must have at least 8 votes in favor of the defendant. If 3 judges all find the defendant guilty, at least 5 jurors will be required. The defendant must be convicted only if the jurors vote in favor, accounting for an absolute majority of the number of jurors."
Valente walked forward, while Xia Xiu followed him and repeated the relevant content to the other party. At the same time, their eyes glanced at the other eleven jurors.
“We only know that this case is a criminal case. An 18-year-old boy was brought to court on suspicion of killing his father. The specific details of the case are not yet known, but no matter what it is, case, we all have to satisfy justice.”
The blond young man said this while squinting his golden eyes and looking at the court's emblem.
Although the secondary condition for unlocking [God's Perspective] this time was informed by the Riddler as before, this time it clearly pointed out the primary condition - justice.
Whether it is correct, fair, and fully consistent with the provisions and spirit of substantive law, it can make people feel the fairness and rationality of the judgment process - "visible justice" - procedural justice.
Or it may be that good people or good deeds should receive good rewards, and evil people or evil deeds must receive evil rewards - substantive justice.
One of these two must be achieved, or both must be achieved.
Therefore, as a member of the jury this time, Valente must be cautious and tread on thin ice. He must treat the upcoming case cautiously.
“Are you supposed to be Juror Heywood Lawrence?”
A female staff member wearing light makeup hurried to Valente’s side and asked.
“Yes, I am.” Valente nodded and replied.
After hearing Valente’s confirmation words, Miriam unconsciously showed an expression of relief on her face.
"Please come with me, the court will be held soon." Miriam said to Valente enthusiastically.
“Okay.”
Million led Valente into the court, while Xia Xiu on the side followed closely, stroking his chin thoughtfully.
This Miriam seems to have been waiting for Valente. She seems to know the faces of all the other eleven jurors, but she only doesn’t recognize Valente’s face. Xia Xiu is very early. I had noticed this young girl waiting eagerly in the rain.
Xia Xiu guessed that this girl might have a lot to do with this jury incident, but he did not intend to go into it. Anyway, everything was arranged by the [Crimson King].
Xia Xiu's guess was actually correct. Miriam was indeed closely related to this oolong incident. Because she fished for fish at work, all the relevant review materials and photos about Heywood Lawrence were burned, and In order to keep her job, she performed a series of very magical and mysterious operations, which led to Valente becoming "Haywood Lawrence".
As long as the [Crimson King] wants, he can make anyone become "Mr. Bean".
Million enthusiastically led the false "Haywood Lawrence" to the jury seat and sat down.
Valente was the last juror to arrive at the scene. When he sat down, the other jurors glanced at him casually, and then they turned their attention to the court. They did not Talking too much, after all, the twelve people present are all people making a living who have never met before, and they would rather end the trial as soon as possible than chatting aimlessly.
The trial began soon, and the defendant was brought to D by the court staff, where the defendant (appellee) was standing.
The prisoner is a young man. He looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. This age is just the right time to enjoy youth. At the same time, this age is also the easiest to go astray.
The prisoner's face was full of haggard, and his red eyes told everyone present that he had cried.
Soon, the judge started the trial in court, and the court began to operate according to the procedures
The first step was to question the defendant.
"Paul Colin, did you have a fierce quarrel with your father before the crime."
"I...I did have a quarrel with him. He should not have used the money I earned from part-time jobs to gamble without my consent. That was the money I paid for college. I did have a quarrel with him. But...but I didn’t kill him, he was my father!”
The defendant’s name was Paul Colin, and he responded to the trial officers’ questioning with excitement.
“You are lying.”
The judges stared at Colin with blazing eyes. Colin was startled by this fierce look.
"Your neighbor Mrs. Alice saw you stab your father to death with a knife during the quarrel, and a nearby homeless man also heard you say "I want to" during the quarrel with your father. "Kill you" words."
"I didn't, they... they were talking nonsense. I left home after quarreling with my father."
"Then where did you leave home?"
"I I· ··Just walking around."
"So can you tell us where you went? Are there any witnesses at the scene?"
"I don't remember. At that time, I just felt depressed, and I just wanted to find a place where there was no one..." The boy's voice became more urgent as he spoke, and he was already a little incoherent.
During the subsequent questioning, the boy's performance became more hesitant, and the jury members looked at the boy with suspicion.
As time goes by, the questioning session ends, and then comes the second session, questioning witnesses.