Chapter 1042: Emperor Superstar
The United States has a jury system based on the law of the sea.
The selection of the jury is at the heart of the case.
In the United States, an elite like Donn would not be able to be selected for a jury.
If Tang Enru participates in the jury selection, I am afraid that there will be such a dialogue-
Donn: "I'm Donn. ”
Interviewer: "You're Don, so you're not qualified." ”
Donn: "I'm an elite. ”
Interviewer: "Because you are an elite, you will definitely be more biased towards the interests of the elite when making decisions, and make unfair judgments." ”
Donn: "Who is more qualified than me?
Interviewer: "The middle class and the underclass." ”
Donn: "They only represent the interests of the people at the bottom, which is no different from the elites. ”
Interviewer: "The interests of the elite are damaged, but they are still the elite." The interests of the middle and low-class people are damaged, and families are destroyed. ”
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It can also be seen from this that the US legal system attaches more importance to the interests of the people at the lowest level, and likes to rob the rich and help the poor the most.
So much so that the rich and the elite would rather pay a large amount of money for their own personal affairs than go to court. If you win the case, you will have to pay sky-high attorney fees, and if you lose the case, you may have to pay sky-high punitive fines.
At the same time, the jury system also has an obvious disadvantage, that is, most of the jury members have a limited level of education and a limited pattern, and they can only infer the guilt or innocence of the case through their personal life experience.
For example, is it illegal for a listed company to inflate its stock price by falsifying its performance?
The jury members don't understand finance, so they will draw an analogy - "If your own child dares to fake a report card to deceive himself, this kind of lying must be punished." If your own children can't do this, then neither can a listed company!
Another example, the daughter was raped by the neighbor's uncle, and when her father learned about it, he angrily picked up a shotgun and went to the neighbor's house and shot the man. Is intentional homicide illegal?
The jury members will take their own lives - "If this happened to their daughters, they would do the same thing as the defendant!"
With this model, there will naturally be many problems that the jury cannot solve.
Once the jury cannot resolve the case, it will appeal from the district court to the Supreme Court, where the nine most prestigious justices in the United States will arbitrate and form a case to be promoted.
The jury system and the justice arbitration system, walking on two legs together, ensure the fairness of justice.
Michael Jackson certainly belongs to the elite.
However, his case is not too complicated, but the public opinion is too big to rise to the height of the Federal Supreme Court.
That's a lot more actionable possibilities.
The juries are not justices!
Most of them lack legal knowledge, they will instinctively sympathize with the weak, and they are more susceptible to the influence of public opinion.
With all the classified court records leaked by a "hard evidence" website, media attention to the case has increased.
Juries are influenced by their loved ones, friends and colleagues, and it is inevitable that some tendentious opinions will appear in their minds before the trial begins.
In desperation, the California court had no choice but to conduct a second review of the jury, requiring them not to talk about the case with anyone else, not to form an opinion before hearing all the evidence, not to form or express their own opinions on the case to others, and not to conduct their own investigations or experiments on the case......
Not only that, in order to cope with the overwhelming media bombardment, the California prosecutor set up a "Jackson Network" specifically for this case, pasting Michael Jackson's criminal accusation documents on the Internet, quelling some of the rumors, and giving the public some appropriate right to know, so as not to let them speculate.
However, this move was considered to be a great disruption to the spirit of the law and to the court process......
In short, the case is becoming more and more complicated.
Complicated and confusing.
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March 29th.
For the first time in his life, Donn met Michael Jackson.
After meeting, the first feeling - white!
Whiter than the average white man!
This sickly white complexion alone gave people a very unhealthy feeling, he was wearing a pair of sunglasses, and even if he saw Donn, he didn't take them off politely, as if he was trying to hide something.
The eyes are the windows of the soul, and if you can't even see a person's eyes, it is difficult to see his inner world.
Especially for a master like Donn, Michael Jackson's sunglasses give him a faint sense of alienation, far less easy-going and intimate than Hollywood stars.
However, he is a pop superstar in the end, and he does not lose his style in front of Don En, smiling and shaking hands with Don En. He looked in a black suit with a gold-rimmed dragon pattern and a red shirt underneath.
The meeting between the two parties is to complete the signing of an agreement to transfer 50% of the shares of MIJAC, a company controlled by Michael Jackson.
The transfer price was $120 million.
The signing of the agreement went smoothly.
The case is not going well, and Michael Jackson's team is more anxious than anyone else.
With such big backers as Don and New Globe, they have no reason to refuse.
After a brief contact, Donn was able to determine that the rumors that Michael Jackson's skin graft were ridiculous. Every part of his skin is natural, which is by no means possible with skin grafting.
It's just that he wears sunglasses all the time, which makes people very uncomfortable.
It seems that he is really hiding his eyes, as if he is afraid of being discovered by Tang En.
Don En instinctively thought, "Have you ever done anything about boys?" Is it true that you drank alcohol, took psychedelic drugs, and even BJ?"
Of course, at the level of Donn, there is no need to explore the truth.
Now that the contract has been signed, from the perspective of New Global's interests, Michael Jackson must be innocent!
It can only be innocent!
"Michael, don't be too anxious, trust the court, and will definitely give you justice!"
After signing the agreement, the two sides shook hands, and Don said with a smile.
Michael Jackson did not have a black accent, but a white Jewish accent, and his tone was somewhat lonely: "The prosecutor who accused me is a cold man with hatred and dedication to persecution." ”
Tang En was amused by his wording, the other party really likes to hold the shelf of a big star, and after a pause, he shook his head and said, "Do what you should do, justice will not be late." ”
"I hope so. ”
Michael Jackson shrugged.
Tang En said: "By the way, on the 15th of next month, Universal Pictures has a movie to be released, and I hope you can come to the premiere." ”
"Huh?"
Michael Jackson was stunned.
What does that mean?
Equity transfer is only a commercial act. This does not mean that he is a signed artist of New Universal!
He is under no obligation to attend New Globe business events!
Is this a kidnapping?
Tang En saw that his face changed slightly, for fear that he would misunderstand, so he hurriedly said, "Don't get me wrong, this is a ...... A movie you definitely won't want to miss. ”
Michael Jackson was skeptical. There was silence for seven or eight seconds before he hesitated to speak, "At this stage...... I'm not fit to appear in public. Once the case doesn't go well...... This is likely to affect the film's future revenue. ”
Tang En said lightly: "Others are afraid, I am not afraid! In my opinion, you are innocent, whether it is half a year later, or at this moment! I dare to sign a business agreement with you at this time, and I dare to take greater risks for you." ”
Michael Jackson trembled the corners of his mouth and said with difficulty: "Thank you." ”
Don patted him on the shoulder and lowered his voice: "Next, look at me!"
。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors