Chapter 41: Haji's Troubles
Hearing the defense lawyer say that, the judge knew that trouble was coming. However, as the presiding judge, he was inconvenient to say anything in this regard, so he had to look at the prosecutor and Xiao Zhang standing in the witness stand, and then asked: "Prosecutor, witness, what do you mean?"
The prosecutor looked at Haji and scratched his head a little. They had also been in contact with Haji before, and they had also seen the video materials of Haji giving evidence when he testified to the police, but due to the particularity of their identity, they could not communicate directly with Haji. Because the defense lawyer put forward at the beginning, in view of the particularity of the witness's side, it is not desirable for someone to contact the witness search and rescue dog too frequently, so as to prevent someone from inducing the search and rescue dog through guidance and causing perjury. The court was aware of this, which is why Haji was later brought before the Police Dog Unit and supervised by all parties.
The prosecutor hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said to the judge: "Judge, we have no experience in this area, the key is to see what this search and rescue dog handler means." If the handler believes that the search and rescue dog can testify independently, we agree with the defense. If not, we suggest that the court take into account the particularity of the search and rescue dog's testimony and allow the handler to assist. Of course, the discourse and body language of the trainer will be monitored to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles. ”
When the prosecutor said this, he actually kicked the ball to Xiao Zhang and Haji. For the prosecutors, they did not fully take the evidence provided by Haji as first-hand strong evidence, after all, it was provided by a search and rescue dog, which was inherently lacking in rigor. The prosecutor's side only regarded Haji's analysis of the evidence as the icing on the cake, and even if it was influenced by the defender's side, it would be replaced by the testimony of Huang Fatzi's co-defendant and victim. Of course, they prefer that Xiao Zhang can always be by Haji's side, so that Haji's performance should be more normal, and it will be difficult for the defense lawyer to make trouble for Haji.
It's just that the prosecutor thinks very well, but Xiao Zhang doesn't know what the prosecutor thinks. For him, bringing Haji to court should be fine, and he doesn't know what kind of fierce confrontation will be on the prosecutor's side and the defender's side around Haji's testimony.
Xiao Zhang looked at Haji beside him, only to see Haji twist his head and make a naughty expression to him, Xiao Zhang immediately knew Haji's choice. Because this action usually only appears when he is playing with Haji, it shows that Haji is quite relaxed and confident in his own abilities.
"Judge, Haji is a very intelligent dog, and I can step back into the gallery. If there's anything that needs to be explained, I'll just talk. Xiao Zhang looked up and explained to the judge. With the judge's permission, the bailiff sent Xiao Zhang to the bench and temporarily added a chair at the front so that he could observe the whole process of the trial nearby.
Seeing that Xiao Zhang was isolated from Haji, the defense lawyer was simply overjoyed. If Haji can testify independently, Xiao Zhang will definitely not be able to participate in the next testimony process. But in the same way, Haji will then have to be questioned by him alone. Be good, but that's a lawyer who can say that briquettes are Lantern Festival!
The defense lawyer said in his heart, I don't believe it, no matter how smart you are with a search and rescue dog, can you be smarter than me? In this way, if there is a major flaw in the prosecution's chain of evidence, then the case will be beneficial to the defendant's side.
Seeing that Xiao Zhang had retreated, the defense lawyer asked the judge directly again: "Report to the judge, I ask the prosecution witnesses a few questions." ”
This guy is really thick-skinned! According to the prior agreement, Haji should have come up and said through a set of gestures what he had heard in the ruins that day. After all, the other party is just a search and rescue dog, and it is impossible to answer any cumbersome questions like a human. Now that the defense lawyer is asking such a question, it is really a bit shameless.
Hearing the defense's request, the presiding judge also felt a little awkward. It's just that the original process was not a formal process, and the prosecution and defense had only communicated and agreed verbally before, and there was no actual signing agreement. What's more, this process itself is not legal, and naturally it cannot be agreed upon in advance. It's just that letting the search and rescue dog testify in court is the first time in the world, and the two parties can't agree on the process in black and white, so naturally they can't sign it. But in this case, it is a bit too bad for your defense to deliberately play this hand to disgust people when you know the inside story. But these things could not be said in court, and the presiding judge was obviously unhappy in his heart, but he couldn't say it.
That's where the defense counsel comes in. The original verbally agreed process was flawed, and he had long planned to make a fuss about it. As for the opinion of the presiding judge and the prosecutor, it is not a matter of concern to him at all. As long as he can win this lawsuit, he will be considered profitable, so how can he worry that they are not satisfied with himself? If he can really save the life of the fat man, he has all the face, how can he worry about other things?
"What do you see, prosecutor?" the presiding judge could not refuse the request of the defense lawyer, after all, his status was special, and some words could not be said explicitly, so he had to kick the ball to the prosecutor's side.
The prosecutor's side was also very angry, and was very dissatisfied with the defense lawyer, but he could not openly oppose the defense lawyer's proposal. Because according to the formal process, there is nothing wrong with the other party making this request. As for the special matter of the search and rescue dog going to court to testify, it was originally an ambiguous matter, and the prosecutor could not violate the law in terms of procedure and not let the defense lawyer ask questions, right?
The prosecutor had no choice but to answer in a dark voice: "Yes! ”
In fact, the prosecutor thought to himself: Okay, don't you want to ask? Just ask? See what you can ask from a search and rescue dog.
Hearing the prosecutor's statement, the defense lawyer was happy. In this way, he firmly held the initiative in his own hands, as long as he messed around, this search and rescue dog would have to go down. Next, as long as the so-called victim and co-defendant are questioned again, and the police are preconceived and procedurally flawed, the corresponding set of accusations can be significantly weakened.
And the presiding judge was also a little awkward after hearing the prosecutor's somewhat blocked words. His original intention was that the prosecutor would dismiss the defense lawyer on the grounds that the search and rescue dogs were unable to answer too complicated questions, and then he would make a round in the middle, and everything would be back on track. But now that the prosecutor's words have been blocked, he can't help anything, so he can only continue.
"Well, defense lawyer, you can go and interrogate. But don't overcomplicate the question, after all, this time the witness is a bit special. The presiding judge couldn't say too clearly because of his identity, so he had to remind him of it.
With the permission of the presiding judge, the defense lawyer was able to get his hands dirty. He put all his energy into it, thinking about the series of highly logical questions that he had prepared a long time ago, and prepared to be embarrassed by this very smart search and rescue dog.
The defense lawyer stood in front of Haji's witness stand and asked: "May I ask the witness, from the testimony I have seen in the case file, you said that my client killed a person and injured another person who was killed and trapped together. Did you see this with your own eyes, or did you hear it?"
If the defense lawyer asks other witnesses, there is nothing wrong with this, which is normal. But he asked about Haji, a speechless search and rescue dog. How can Haji answer this question? Haji can now speak, and what he says is also spoken, who can understand it? Do you still want Haji to check the Xinhua dictionary or write with his paws to communicate with him?
Hearing the defense lawyer ask such a shameless question to a search and rescue dog witness, a shameless curse echoed in the auditorium. However, this did not affect the cheeky lawyer's state of mind, but under the stern eyes of the presiding judge, the bailiff quickly controlled the order of the courtroom.
At present, the position of the defense lawyer is condescending, and even if Haji squats on a small table specially prepared for him, he can only barely let people see his head and upper body, which is a foot shorter than the defense lawyer!
But so what? Tahaji is now just a search and rescue dog, and Haji sees the subtle looks of the presiding judge and the prosecutor. Just because they can't do it doesn't mean Haji can't do it. He's not a simple Labrador, he's a human with human intelligence and cunning!
Haji ignored the defense lawyer at all, but sat squarely facing the presiding judge, looking serious and meticulous.
"Witness, did you hear my question?" The defense lawyer saw that Hajili did not pay attention to himself, thinking that he had a plan, and was very complacent, and continued to pursue him relentlessly. But Haji still ignored him, and everyone in the court watched this scene intently, not knowing whether to laugh or worry about Haji.
"Oh...... So what. At this time, Xiao Zhang, who was sitting in the auditorium, raised his hand and signaled to the judge that he wanted to speak.
The presiding judge was also very awkward, and he was also dissatisfied with this embarrassing situation that he had no control over, but he did not know how to solve the current trouble. Questioning the defense lawyer? As soon as he speaks, his neutral position is affected. But if he didn't speak, should he question this particular witness? Obviously impossible. He now regrets taking on this case, it seems that the case of the first animal witness in history is not so easy to trivialize.