First-Class Lawyer

Yan Suizhi's tone was too understated and too calm, as if he was talking about a very certain fact, without "shaking too obviously" at all.

From the performance to the tone to the content of the speech, it is completely different from the situation envisioned by the prosecution lawyer Bard.So much so that his "nearly perfect politeness" smile froze on his face immediately.

Two seconds later, Brewer Manson in the auditorium gradually recovered.

The assistant spoke out for him: "What is this intern doing?"

It's not that the sentence "my client is not guilty" is so shocking, nor is it so emphatic that the result will come true, but that the well-known sound defense is there, and this intern doesn't need it, but the kind that insists on making trouble , which is a bit surprising.

But soon the assistant laughed again, pointed to the front row quietly, and said to Brewer Manson: "I now believe that Mr. Gu has not interfered with the case, boss, look..."

Brewer Manson followed his fingers and saw that after the intern finished his opening statement, Gu Yan pressed his finger on his temple.

From their point of view, they could only see Gu Yan's back profile, but couldn't see his expression clearly. Of course, considering Gu Yan's personality, even if they sat across from him, they might not be able to see any expression.But the action of rubbing his temples fully reflected his helplessness.

"He seems to have a headache for that intern." The assistant said, "I suspect...he may also disapprove of that intern's actions."

Brewer Manson snorted, and when his eyes fell on the defense seat again, there was a bit of absurdity and a sense of spectacle——

In a sense, Gu Yan's reaction just reassured them.

After Yan Suizhi finished speaking, he nodded at the judge and sat down without saying anything else.

In fact, there was a reason for his opening statement—

Last time, Joshua Dale’s case had the unique behavior style of Liquor City as the background. From the judge to the police and even to the jury, they all had a little tendency. Too much confrontation is not a good thing, so Gu Yan's approach is the most appropriate.

But this time is different. Lyra is much brighter than Liquor City. The legal thinking here is more open, and the jury and judges are relatively fair.But this means that they are more likely to sway their attitudes based on evidence and testimony, which is precisely where Chen Zhang is at a disadvantage.If the defense lawyer for the prosecution is a person who is good at judging the psychology of the jury, he will definitely throw out Chen Zhang's confession at the very beginning.

This is the thing that is most likely to cause attitude tendencies. As soon as it is released, the jury will immediately stand on the opposite side of Chen Zhang and preconceived that he is guilty.Every subsequent refutation was a tug-of-war. If Bard wins, they will continue to be dragged to the "guilty" end, and if Yansui wins, they will be pulled back a little.

But obviously, there is a longer way to go if you want to pull back.

But now, Yan Suizhi's categorical opening statement was doing something similar, giving the jury a preconceived skepticism. The shorter the statement, the stronger the impact.In this way, when Bard throws evidence behind him, the jury will at least hesitate in their hearts before standing in line.

When Yan Suizhi tidied up his seats and sat down, he caught a glimpse of Gu Yan's fingers just leaving his temples from the corner of his eye.

The corner of his mouth twitched, he leaned back in the chair relaxedly, raised two fingers and waved without looking back.

"..."

After a while, Gu Yan in the back row leaned forward, his breath was very close to the back of his neck.

Yan Suizhi hardly moved his lips, and said in a very soft voice: "Don't have a headache, don't worry, I'm not joking in the defense seat."

He is just more casual, but he never jokes about trials involving personal freedom or even life and death. Every word he says in court has his consideration.

Of course Gu Yan knew this, it wasn't his headache at all.

He wanted to say to Yan Suizhi, "You restrain yourself a little bit."

But in fact, Yan Suizhi has too many restrained things ever since he was wrapped in Ruan Ye's skin. He obviously has a few houses but cannot live in them, he has a lot of assets but can't use them, and he has countless friends. Students are inconvenient to contact.

Counting back and forth until the end, the only one with less restrictions is the defense seat in the court...

Yan Suizhi could feel Gu Yan moving his lips behind him, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, except for the breath of his breath falling gently behind him, Gu Yan did not rush to speak.

After a while, the prosecutor's lawyer had already stood up, and there was already one more person on the witness stand, and Gu Yan's voice came from behind in a low voice, "You can do whatever you want."

Yan Suizhi was stunned for a moment, then regained consciousness when the prosecution lawyer Bud spoke.

Standing on the witness stand was a police officer from the Third District Police Station, surnamed Guan.

Of course, Bud knew how to fight this kind of case was the easiest way to pull the jury to his side.

The intern on the opposite side did not play cards according to common sense, and his overreach made him very uncomfortable. He planned to make a quick decision.So the first thing he threw out was none other than Chen Zhang's confession.

When he saw the identity of the police officer, Yan Suizhi raised his eyebrows.

"Officer Guan Wenji, ID number 117765290, are you responsible for signing the statement of the defense party?" Bud asked.

"Yes, it's me."

Guan Wenji was born tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and stork eyes. Perhaps it was due to the pressure of handling cases on weekdays. He was used to frowning and serious expressions. Even on the witness stand, he gave people a sense of inhuman oppression. The confession couldn't be more normal.

"Did Chen Zhang, the defense party, truthfully confess all the crimes within 36 hours?" Bard projected the written statement on the holographic screen, and all the words Chen Zhang said at the time were recorded on it, enough for the jury to The group could see clearly.

Guan Wenji nodded: "Yes, this confession is very smooth in the cases we have handled. Generally speaking, people who think they are undeniable will behave like this. Of course, we are very pleased with this."

His voice was very hoarse, and it could be heard that he had been busy all night and hadn't had much rest. His eyes were bloodshot, his chin was covered with stubble, and he looked very tired.

The way this person speaks is very skillful. He knows when to be decisive and when to be tactful. What he said was more convincing.

Even... His words actually contained introductory words and sentences.

Those who are willing to believe in him will unconsciously and subconsciously print the phrase "people who think they are undeniable" into their minds.

"Who else was involved in the deposition process besides you?" Budd asked.

Lawyers do not really want to know any information when they question witnesses. In fact, they know this information very clearly when they have access to case materials and preliminary preparations. Every question they ask is for the jury to hear.

What they want the jury to know, what details they want to remember, will be reflected in the way of inquiry.

Guan Wenji answered eloquently: "There are two other police officers, and the participants in the several confessions are different. I am the person in charge, so only my signature is on these few documents, but everyone's signatures are on the more complete documents. After all, if If it's just me, the confession can't be counted, we can't treat Mr. Chen Zhang like this, even though he is sitting in the suspect's seat."

He not only answered the questions, but also took the initiative to explain the part that might be used as a loophole to make a fuss, and his attitude was very good.And Bard also cooperated very well to find the page where several people had signed, and then nodded in the direction of the jury.

"Did the defense party be sober when the statement was made?" After Bud asked, he immediately answered, "I mean, did he have any problems with drunkenness, hallucinogens, or mental illness?"

When Bud asked this question, Yan Suizhi tapped twice like playing a piano with his fingers on his chin, his beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, thoughtful, but there was a little smile at the corner of his mouth, but it was just that he was touched by the fingers. covered up.

So much so that when Bud raised his head, he only saw his squinted eyes, thinking that he was worrying, and immediately raised his tail tune, looking like he was sure of winning.

Guan Wenji shook his head and denied that at this time, his decisiveness was very useful: "I am not drunk, I have not taken any hallucinogens, and I am not mentally ill. In fact, in order to be more cautious in investigating the case, we have conducted a comprehensive medical appraisal on Mr. Chen Zhang. You know, the current identification equipment is meticulous in every aspect, even including Chen Zhang's night vision and visual acuity, not to mention mental illness."

"You are very responsible, thank you." Bud said.

Following the confession and Chen Zhang's performance, he asked Guan Wenji some questions.

It can be seen that during the entire interrogation process, Bard hoped to give the jury the following impressions——Chen Zhang pleaded guilty quickly and obeyed, the police officer in charge of recording the statement acted in full compliance with the regulations, the most important thing was that there was no torture to extract a confession, no oppression, and Chen Zhang was very sober when he recorded his statement.

This makes the content of the confession credible.

When Bud sat down, he observed the expressions of the jury members calmly, and it could be seen that the information he hoped to convey was basically conveyed.

Not only him, but Yan Suizhi glanced at the jury and felt that Bud's questioning purpose just now had been achieved.

Once the suspect's confession is knocked to death, there is basically nothing to reverse the whole case.

Look, quick fix.

Bud whistled mentally.

The judge's eyes fell on Yan Suizhi again, "It's your turn, Mr. Ruan Ye."

Yan Suizhi nodded and stood up. He didn't rush to ask, but first looked up and down Guan Wenji on the witness stand.

Guan Wenji felt uncomfortable being looked at by him, and stared at him with a frown.

"Officer Guan Wenji?" After being stared at for several seconds, Yan Suizhi finally spoke unhurriedly, "I have read some simple information, including yours, have you ever been punished by the police station?"

Guan Wenji withdrew his staring gaze: "...Yes."

"I saw that it was classified as a violent incident?" Yan Suizhi asked again.

Guan Wenji: "...Yes."

"Because of a disagreement in a case, you had a conflict with your colleague, so each punched the other?"

"Correct."

Yan Suizhi smiled, and asked warmly, "Are you a quick-tempered and easily irritated person?"

Guan Wenji: "..."

How do you answer this kind of question just after mentioning black history?

And not to mention Lawyer Bud, even he can see the defense lawyer's routine from this question - first use some facts to make him admit that he is a bad temper, and then turn to if the other party's behavior is not satisfactory, he will How impatient he would be, even threatening to do it, and then when it was time to record the statement, he might have revealed something intentionally or unintentionally, so that it caused Chen Zhang the psychological effect of "extorting a confession by torture"...

He knew this trick too well.

So Guan Wenji thought about it, took a deep breath, and slowed down his attitude, "Actually, if you check more information carefully, you will find that I was not in good condition that day, and I couldn't sleep the day and night before the incident. On. I believe everyone can understand that when you are overtired, your mental state is not good, your emotions are out of control, and sometimes you do do some abnormal things. In fact, I was not sober at that time. Because I can't remember anything."

When he said that, the damned defense lawyer nodded very considerately, and the most damning thing was that the other party actually followed his words and said for him, "It is true, and it has been a long time since that incident, I remember it seems Was it 5 years ago? In the third police station?"

What are you doing?

Guan Wenji was a little confused about the other party's intentions again. His mind was very unclear at the moment when he handled the case overnight. He was mentally prepared for Bud's questioning just now, so he was able to deal with it very well and took his time.Now he was a little dazed.

He froze for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, yes, that's right."

After subconsciously answering, he felt something was wrong.It wasn't until he saw that the other party's defense lawyer nodded again, pulled out some information and was about to press the player, that he reacted and changed his words: "Ah! Sorry, it's not in the third district police station, but at the junior police station on East [-]st Street below. .I hadn’t been transferred to the Third Precinct at the time.”

Yan Suizhi smiled, shook the document page on his hand, and said, "Well, I almost released it, and you corrected it in time."

Guan Wenji: "..."

"So you're also mentally weak now?" Yan Suizhi put down the paper in his hand, and continued to ask, "How long have you not rested?"

Guan Wenji argued: "I have been chasing a case, and I haven't closed my eyes until now. It has been 28 hours. As I said just now, it is normal to be in a bad mental state when you are overtired. I believe everyone can understand it." Understood. But you see, I'm not losing my temper now because you brought up the annoying old case, so it was really accidental, I'm not bad-tempered, and if I'm really a hot-tempered person, I always make such mistakes, and it is impossible to be transferred to the third police station. Regarding this, people from the entire police station can testify, and I don’t need to lie.”

As he talked, he seemed to have found a proof, because he saw several members of the jury nodding their heads, seeming to agree with what he said.So he simply blocked another way for the defense lawyer, "Also, although I am in a state of overtiredness, I may make some verbal mistakes, but the answers about the confession just now are all right, because Corresponding evidence can be found for every point, and those that Mr. Bud put on the holographic screen just now are the best proofs."

After he finished speaking, he had already calmed down, and raised his chin slightly to look at the young defense lawyer opposite.

After such an explanation, the other party can no longer use "violently extorting a confession" as a breakthrough, nor can it use "the testimony in court is not credible" to criticize the interrogation just now.

Yan Suizhi said: "So there is no problem with the content, signature, and even date information of these confessions on the holographic screen?"

Guan Wenji: "Of course, there can be no mistakes in these submitted documents, and we will not allow mistakes."

Yan Suizhi nodded, directly adjusted the play button, and simply sorted out the confession on the holographic screen, took out the title and end of each copy, and directly marked the time information accurate to the minute and second on it, and pointed it with the electronic pen. After a while, he said: "Then let's take a look at these confession documents that are absolutely correct..."

“第一份口供开始时间是天琴星时间12月7日晚上23:11:29，结束时间12月8日凌晨04:19:11，第二份口供开始时间是04:42:01，这中间隔了不到半个小时。这次口供录了7个小时，接着隔了不到半个小时开始第三次口供……”

"There are five confessions in total, and the longest interval between each is 42 minutes, and the shortest is 10 minutes. My client pleaded guilty in the last confession, and it took 36 hours before and after." Yan Suizhi slowed down his speech, listening The words were clear, "Before that, there was still a series of procedures after arresting the suspect. Let's remove the odds. It took a total of 42 hours. There is a video of the arrest as evidence. Am I right?"

Guan Wenji: "...No."

"Thank you for your answer." Yan Suizhi raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Bard, the prosecutor's lawyer, asked a very interesting question before. He said, 'Is the defense party sober? Drunk, hallucinogenic, insane'."

Yan Suizhi smiled, "It's a very ingenious concept. Police officer Guan Wenji denied the latter three, which would give people a wrong perception—my client, Mr. Chen Zhang, was awake when he took the statement."

"Officer Guan, you just said such a sentence two minutes ago."

Yan Suizhi lowered his head and sorted out the documents, found the page that the court recorder had just jotted down, ticked off one of the sentences, and then enlarged it three times on the full screen. The visual impact was a bit shocking, causing the court to cheer .

Yan Suizhi didn't lift his head, and joked while putting the page straight: "Don't shout, be quiet."

On the holographic screen, Guan Wenji’s speech in the inquiry just now is as big as a bucket: I believe everyone can understand that when you are overtired, your mental state is not good, your emotions are out of control, and sometimes you do do some abnormal things. At that time, I was not sober at all. Afterwards, I couldn't even remember how I punched and why I said anything.

"Then Officer Guan—" Yan Suizhi threw the documents in his hand on the seat, raised his eyes and looked at Guan Wenji: "I hope you read what you said, and answer me in the most objective and fair manner, without sleep for 42 hours Is it a state of sobriety?"

Guan Wenji: "..."