First-Class Lawyer

Joshua Dale, who was sitting in the dock, didn't immediately understand the meaning of the gesture. He was a little confused about what was going on, and looked at Gu Yan blankly and anxiously.

Until judge Murray Liu said: "Gu, are you sure you want to give up the opening statement?"

Joshua Dale: “………………………………”

He felt his heart, which was tied to his trouser belt, fell to the ground with a slap, and was stepped on and jumped a few times.He slowly opened his mouth, his brain already exploded.

Ditch the opening statement? !What are you kidding?

He didn't understand anything profound. He only knew that in court, you always come and go. You say five points, and I deny five points. Only then can you have the confidence to continue arguing.As a result, his lawyer gave up a round as soon as he came up? !

The people at the back of the courtroom who came to observe the trial with their IDs in their hands remained silent for five seconds, and suddenly there was a "buzzing" discussion.

The opening statement is not that you can't give up, but in the limited experience of these people, they have never seen this kind of practice.After all, if you give up one round, you will lose one chance to convince the jury and judge.

"Silence!" Murray Liu tapped the gavel.

The courtroom became quiet again, and Murray Liu looked down at the defense bench.

Gu Yan nodded: "Sure."

Among the surprised eyes of the audience, only Yan Suizhi was relaxed and approving.

He once gave the students some advice from those who had experienced it a long time ago.He said: "When the judge or the jury members themselves are tendentious, it is meaningless to throw opinions on them one by one like a speech. Maybe you speak impassionedly, but the effect is often counterproductive. Once some people think in their hearts Presuppose a result, it is difficult to accept the opposite statement, especially do not like to be persuaded, even if what you say makes sense, they will refute you one by one in their minds. How should I put it... This is probably a kind of A rebellious mentality that comes as soon as you say it.”

Instead of smashing the other person into acceptance with a conclusion, it is better to throw a lead and let them draw that conclusion themselves.

Why use other people's persuasion for what you think of?

Just like right now, with a judge like Murray Liu, in an uncontrollable place like Liquor City, giving up the opening statement is an excellent defense strategy.

To some extent, it will even cause another kind of rebellious psychology in some people-the more you don't talk about it, the more I want to hear it.

Use retreat as advance and defense as offense.

Perhaps Gu Yan's move was not influenced by Yan Suizhi's words back then, but Professor Yanda was still very pleased.

The emperor, with one swollen leg hanging from the curtain, turned the electronic pen in his hand, and typed an "A" on the newly created blank paper in front of him.

Because Gu Yan gave up the opening statement, the progress of the trial was dragged into the next round in an instant.

The prosecution lawyer began to summon the corresponding witnesses one by one according to the evidence clues.

The first person to stand on the witness stand was no stranger to Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan.

It was a tall man with a scar on his face, which made him look a little fierce.

Joshua Dale in the dock widened his eyes. He thought he was wrong, and rubbed his eyes twice with the back of his hand, but the faces of the men in the witness stand remained unchanged.

"Witness, Mr. Fox Gore." Murray Liu read out the other person's name, "47 years old, ID number W11992661882."

Fix nodded: "It's me, Your Honor."

"Standing on the witness stand means that you also need to take an oath first." Murray Liu asked slowly: "This court requires you to swear that you will do the best you know. What you said is purely true and there is no concealment."

Fix nodded: "I swear."

Although Joshua Dale was extremely surprised by Fix's appearance, Gu Yan and Yan Suizhi were not surprised. After all, they had seen the evidence presented by the prosecution at the pre-trial meeting.Facts have proved that when they were busy collecting new evidence, the prosecution was not completely idle. They added several pieces of evidence against Joshua Dale, including the The footage recorded by the driving recorder.

"Lu," Judge Murray Liu told the prosecution lawyer, "you can start questioning."

The prosecution attorney nodded, then turned to Fix.His round was direct questioning, in order to get the witness to reveal the facts he wanted to reveal in the process of answering the questions, of course, the target audience was the jury.

"Fix Gore?" Lu nodded at him, "Are you the defendant Joshua Dale's neighbor?"

Fix: "Yes, to be precise I'm Joshua and Kitty's common neighbor."

Lu called up an overhead map on the huge holographic screen in the courtroom and marked the three houses, "This is Joshua Dale's house, this is Kitty Bell's house, and this is where you live? "

"Yes, that's right."

Lou: "How often do you see Joshua Dale?"

Fix: "Once or twice a day."

"Familiar?"

"familiar."

"How is the relationship?"

"Occasionally a little help."

"Is he helping you or are you helping him?"

Fix hesitated for a moment: "He's still young."

The subtext is "I help him more, but he is still a child after all."

Lu Yuguang glanced at the jury, and then continued to ask: "Are these videos captured by your dash cam?"

As he said, he called up several videos on the holographic screen, and the videos were automatically played in blocks. The dates of each video were different, but the content was similar. Either Joshua Dale was climbing over the fence, or he had already Squat on it.

"Is this the wall of Kitty Bell's house?"

Fix nodded: "Yes."

"Why is your car taking pictures of this?"

"This is actually not my car. I drive for the owner, only at noon and evening. He will drive the car to the entrance of this alley and wait for me to hand it over." Fix said, "That alley is very It is difficult to turn around, so I always take a turn from the inner road and turn out from the other end. I often stop at the open space in front of Joshua and Kitty for a while to finish my unfinished meal or smoke a cigarette. Smoke a cigarette and wake up before driving the car out."

Lu thought for a while and asked, "How long have you been doing this?"

"Less than a year."

"So these are just the parts of the year that you photographed during lunch and dinner?"

Fix thought for a moment. "I think so."

Which means there might be more to it than that.

Lu asked some more details related to the video.

Fix answered them all.

Then Lu suddenly asked, "What's the relationship between Joshua Dale and Kitty Bell's grandnephew, Chester Bell?"

Fix said, "Not very well."

"Ever seen them quarrel?"

"Actually, I even fought." Fix thought for a while, "These two children are not suitable for staying together. There will always be conflicts when they meet, but they are good alone."

"Has Chester Bell had an argument over Joshua Dale climbing over his backyard wall?"

Fix: "I haven't seen it, I think Joshua will avoid the time when Chester is at home."

"So you mean, Joshua Dale knows more about the schedule of Kitty Bell and his grandnephew?" Lu tentatively ticked off this sentence.

Gu Yan suddenly raised his finger at the judge, and said softly, "Objection."

During the questioning, leading questions cannot be asked. Once asked, the other party has the right to object, and the judge should also rule that the objection is valid and stop the witness from answering such questions.

However, Murray Liu's butt was crooked, "The objection is invalid."

Gu Yan had a calm expression on his face, without even raising his eyelids.

Yan Suizhi, who was sitting at the back, twirled the electronic pen in his hand, but was pressed against it with his fingertips again.He was also not surprised by this kind of judgment, after all, this Murray old bastard Liu was not the first to do such a thing.

"On the night of the 23rd, did you see when Joshua climbed over the fence?" Lu asked.

"No, I wasn't in the car at the time." Fix said, "I picked up the car and parked it in the old place, and went back to my room to finish the half-eaten dinner. I didn't see the process. The video was taken by the recorder itself after the car was locked."

Lu: "Why did the video stop abruptly after 10 minutes of filming?"

Fix said: "The energy is exhausted."

Lu Qiqiqibaba asked some scattered questions again, which was enough for the jury to extract several pieces of information from all the answers of Fix - Joshua was very familiar with the Bell family's work and rest, enough to accurately grasp the timing of the crime, The relationship between Joshua and Chester was very bad. On the night of the 23rd, Joshua turned into the yard of Kitty Bell's house within the possible time frame of the incident.

Generally speaking, when a lawyer asks a question, he can anticipate the witness' answer.A lawyer who is good enough can completely control the witness's answers within the range of effect he wants, and will not ask less questions or ask more questions.

"I'm done questioning." Lu saw the jury's mixed reactions, and nodded to judge Murray Liu.

Murray Liu turned to Gu Yan: "Gu, you can start questioning this witness."

As a result, Gu Yan raised his hand and said coldly, "I have no problem."

Murray Liu: "..."

Everyone in the court: "..."

Joshua Dale: "…………………"

Did I hire a fake lawyer?This lawsuit can't fucking be fought......