Chapter 52: The Book of Court Hearings
The next morning, Lin Shu was still having breakfast at home, and the housekeeper hurried into the restaurant: "Master, the police are here." ”
Lin Shu stood up and saw that several policemen had already entered the restaurant.
"What are you doing here? trespassing on people's houses, I'm going to sue you. Lin Shu yelled a little nervously.
"Mr. Lin, this is an arrest warrant. We suspect that you are related to the murder of your brother Lin Ji's family more than three years ago, and we ask you to come back to the police station with us to assist in the investigation. After the police finished speaking, they took out the arrest warrant. Lin Shu sat down on the chair, and the police immediately took out the handcuffs, handcuffed him, pulled him out of the door, stuffed him into the police car, and went straight to the police station.
After arriving at the police station, Lin Shu asked to see his lawyer.
"Of course, Mr. Lin, this is your right. After saying that, the police returned the mobile phone that had been confiscated to Lin Shu.
Lin Shu quickly picked up his mobile phone and dialed his lawyer, asking his lawyer to come to the police station quickly and let him out.
When the lawyer came, he was told that this was a very serious criminal case, and the other party would not let him be released on bail.
"Comrade policeman, didn't Lin Ji's case be closed more than three years ago and was recognized as a suicide case? Why is it ......... now?" asked lawyer Shi Yunfei.
A policeman in charge of Lin Shu's case stood up: "That's the case, now the other party has new evidence, so the case is overturned." I believe that you will receive a court summons soon, so you should be ready to go to court!"
"Thank you, is the plaintiff Miss Lin Xia, the current chairman and CEO of the Lin Group?" Shi Yunfei asked again.
The policeman nodded, acquiescing.
Lawyer Shi Yunfei returned to the detention room and said to Lin Shu: "Mr. Lin, I want to know now, whether you have anything to do with Lin Ji's death? ”
Lin Shu didn't think about it, so he shook his head and shouted: "It's okay, of course it doesn't matter, she Lin Xia just wants to slander me, isn't it enough for her to take away the Lin Group?
Shi Yunfei looked at the excited Lin Shu, and shook his head helplessly: "Mr. Lin, why did Lin Xia sue you? Why did she slander you? What evidence did she have? Now she can't even bail you out." ”
"I've already said it, I don't know, these are the things you lawyers are supposed to do. Lin Shu still insisted, he didn't know.
The lawyer saw him like this, and there was nothing he could do, so he walked out.
As soon as he walked out of the police station, he received a call from the law firm, saying that there was a court summons.
He hurriedly drove back to the law office and opened the email, which was written in black and white about Lin Shu's crimes: the first was the murder of his brother Lin Ji, the second was embezzlement, and the third was attempted murder.
Shi Yunfei looked at the three charges of Lin Shu above, and held his forehead helplessly, it is the first one, if the defense is good, it will take at least twenty years, not to mention that there are two more charges in the back.
He looked at the court date below, it was tomorrow! There was no time for them to prepare. He took the summons, drove to the police station, and showed the summons to Lin Shu.
Lin Shu sneered when he saw the charges on the summons, thinking in his heart that as long as he refused to admit his guilt, they would have nothing to do with him, and all the evidence had been destroyed by him.
At 10 a.m. on the third day, the Jiangcheng No. 1 Intermediate People's Court formally opened a trial of the case of Lin Shu's murder of Lin Ji and Xia Yuqing, as well as the case of embezzlement of public funds and attempted murder.
When the judge saw the three counts listed, he was secretly surprised.
The plaintiff is Lin Xia, the current chairman and CEO of Lin Group, and the defendant is her own uncle, Lin Shu. The uncle and nephew went to court, and the key is that there are still so many crimes, which has attracted wide attention from the media.
Sitting in the auditorium below are a group of bigwigs: Li Jue, the chairman and CEO of the Imperial Group, and this is the first time he has appeared in such a public occasion. Sitting next to him was his father, the former commander of the Jiangcheng Military Region, Old Man Li. Then sat in a row Li Shengnan, the current general manager of the Li Group, and Lin Rongrong, the grandmother of the Li family.
When Lin Rongrong saw her father, pulled by the bailiff, to the dock and sat down, tears burst into tears and couldn't stop flowing. She turned her head again and glared at Lin Xia on the plaintiff's bench with a resentful gaze, this slut is really fateful.
At this time, Lin Xia also turned her head and looked at Lin Rongrong with a provocative gaze who wanted to pump her tendons, pick her skin, drink her blood, and feel helpless against her, and felt very happy.
And when Shi Yunfei saw the plaintiff's lawyer today, he was even more desperate and didn't know what to do? This is the top lawyer team in the country! It's over, this time Lin Shu is completely finished.
The trial begins: in the first stage, the prosecutor reads out the indictment; The adjudicator asked the defendant whether the reading was consistent with what he received.
In the second stage, the defendants were interrogated separately
First, the defendant Lin Shu himself stated his opinions on the indictment.
Lin Shu stood up excitedly and shouted: "Your Excellency, these charges are all Lin Xia's slander against me, Lin Ji and Xia Yuqing committed suicide by turning on the gas by themselves, and they have nothing to do with me." As for the second and third articles of the indictment, embezzlement and attempted homicide, that is even more nonsense. ”
At this time, the judge struck the gavel: "The defendant should calm down, now the prosecution and defense can cross-examine the defendant." ”
The first to stand up and interrogate was Chen Yuming.
"Defendant Mr. Lin Shu, you said that my client, Miss Lin Xia, slandered you, do you have evidence? The court is a place to talk about evidence, if there is no evidence, please don't say it casually, otherwise, we can sue you for defamation. ”
"Against, opposing the opposing lawyer's suspicion of intimidation against my client. Shi Yunfei stood up and argued.
The judge rang the gavel: "Plaintiff's lawyer, please pay attention to your wording. Counsel for the accused, continue. ”
Shi Yunfei stood up and continued to look at Lin Shu and asked, "Defendant Mr. Lin Shu, may I ask where you were on the night when Lin Ji and Xia Yuqing committed suicide more than three years ago?"
"That night, I was at home. ”
"Are there any witnesses?"
"Yes, both my housekeeper and my daughter can testify. ”
"Have you been at home all night?"
"Yes!"
"Your Excellency, my questioning is over!" Shi Yunfei sat down.
The judge looked at Chen Yuming on the plaintiff's bench: "The plaintiff's lawyer, what else do you want to ask the defendant?"
Chen Yuming stood up, nodded to the judge, then turned to look at Lin Shu and asked, "Defendant Mr. Lin Shu, may I ask how your relationship with your eldest brother, Mr. Lin Ji?"
"Our relationship is average, not good. Lin Shu replied.
"Do you hold a grudge against him for returning to the Lin Group and removing you from the position of chairman and CEO?
"Against, against the opposing lawyer's inducing questions. Shi Yunfei stood up and objected.
"Counsel for the prosecution, please pay attention to your wording. The judge said.
Chen Yuming nodded: "Defendant Mr. Lin Shu, did you go to any special place the night before Mr. Lin Ji and Ms. Xia Yuqing died? For example, a special drugstore, or a black market, or something, or have you seen any special people?"
"No, no, no, all the time, I stayed at home all this time. All the servants in the house can testify. ”
"Alright, Your Honor, I'm done with my question. Chen Yuming nodded and sat down.
The judge rang the gavel and announced: "Now, move on to the next stage, the stage of presenting evidence and cross-examining evidence."
The public prosecutor and defender shall present physical evidence to the court for the parties to identify. The testimony records of witnesses who have not appeared in court, the evaluators' evaluation conclusions, inquest records, and other documents that are used as evidence shall be read out at court. Adjudicators shall hear the opinions of the public prosecutor, parties, defenders, and agents ad litem. In the course of trial, if the collegial panel has doubts about the evidence, it may announce an adjournment to conduct an investigation and verification of the evidence. People's courts investigating and verifying evidence may conduct inquests, inspections, seizures, appraisals, inquiries, and freezing. ”
Chen Yuming handed over all the exhibits to the judge and the jury.
Shi Yunfei looked at the evidence that Chen Yuming took, and his heart was completely cold, this time it seemed that they were planning to kill Lin Shu!
I have to say, Shi Yunfei, you have a pair of discerning eyes, they just want to completely destroy Lin Shu.