Chapter 306 Opening and Verdict of the "Racial Discrimination Case".
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Pepe's lawyer, Dowgel, had already compiled all the evidence and relevant materials for the appeal of the "racial discrimination" case before he arrived at Koizumi Hills. When he returns this time, he will immediately file an appeal with the local court where the incident occurred, which is the district court of Santa Monica.
According to Dougel's experience, it takes about 45 working days for the court to investigate, collect evidence, and arrange for trial. In other words, in a month and a half at the latest, the case will be formally tried.
During this one-and-a-half-month gap, Pepe and Austin flew back to New York together.
Then, with the help of her husband Austin, Pepe had a contact with the head of the Heckless Group headquarters who handled the packaging and sale of the group's real estate companies.
After a series of negotiations and "bargaining," in the end, the real estate company named "Hercules" under the name of the Heckles Group was successfully acquired by Pepe's "Xiaoquanshan Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company" for 46 million yuan.
After discussions with her husband Austin, Pepe decided not to use the real estate company's name, and continued to use the company trademark "Hercules" as the company's name.
Next, according to the "Memorandum of Cooperation" signed by the couple in advance, Austin asked the financial staff of the "Hercules Investment Bank" under his name to formally set up a special team and began the intensive capital injection work.
During this period, Pepe flew back to Silicon Valley alone, and asked Zhang Yinuo, the executive CEO of "Pell Biopharma", to urgently transfer some of the financial personnel and management personnel from within the company. Responsible for cooperating with Austin's staff to complete all capital injections for Hercules Properties.
In the midst of such a busy green, a month and a half passed unconsciously, and the calendar finally turned over November 2007 to the middle of December.
The Greater Los Angeles area, located on the west coast of the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean, has daily temperatures around 17Β°C. Therefore, you can still see a lot of handsome guys and beauties dressed extremely coolly on the coast enjoying the sun and sea breeze.
The Bozeman Trail area in Montana, in the northwestern region of the United States, has experienced two winter snowstorms in the past month and a half, and everyone at Izumi Lodge has officially ushered in the long winter transition to 2008.
At the same time, Pepe's "racial discrimination case" has also reached the official trial date
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At the same time as the two hammer sounds sounded, the black female judge who stood tall solemnly reminded everyone in the audience: "Silence! β
After the first opening sentence. The black female judge picked up the case file in her hand. Then he continued to say majestically: "Now the official trial of the case number STxxx20071217 begins!" Plaintiffs: Ms. Per Lee Hercules; Defence: Mr. Siegel-Γmont, indicted on 'racial discrimination'"
Because the scene of the case was in the backfield of the "Breeders' Cup", and the plaintiff was the owner and rider of the excellent "Triple Crown" at the Marseille, it was operated behind Austin. The case, which involved "racial discrimination," attracted a lot of attention from the news media.
In the auditorium. In addition to all of the plaintiff's family members and some friends in attendance. The defence was attended by only a handful of people. Most of the remaining auditors were influential news media workers in the greater Los Angeles area.
Under the joint operation of Austin and Lee's father, the jury at the scene was seated. Of the 11 jury members, seven were people of color.
It is also worth noting that among the eleven jury members, regardless of skin color, a total of eight jury members were women!
It can be seen from the jury composition of today's case that the final trial result of this case is extremely favorable to Pepe as the plaintiff.
When it comes to the jury system in the American judicial process, it first originated in the Anglo-Saxon period in England, and with the expansion of the British colonies, the jury system was introduced to the United States and gradually evolved into the main litigation system in the American judicial process.
In the early days, jury seats in the United States were closed to people of color and women.
It was not until after the Black Movement that the American judiciary carried out a series of reforms to the jury system.
One of the biggest changes in its reform was the gradual opening up of the jury composition to women and blacks, and the reduction of gender and racial exclusion.
In addition, the jury size in the early history of American justice was 12 people, and after reform, the jury size could be between 6 and 12 depending on the state.
Another reform is a change in the principle of jury verdicts.
In the early days of the United States, the traditional jury verdict system was based on the principle of unanimous agreement. After the reform, the U.S. judicial system began to adopt the principle of majority voting.
In other words, if six of the 11 jury members in today's case vote to find the defendant Siegel Iamont "guilty," then the defendant, Mr. Iamont, will have to enjoy a prison sentence.
The judicial adjudication system in the United States can be divided into two trial principles, the highest (heavy sentence) and the lowest (light sentence), according to the social impact caused by the case and the heinous nature of the case.
If the verdict is pronounced in accordance with the principle of supreme trial, this indictment involving "racial discrimination" can not only cost the defendant Siegel Iameng huge financial compensation, but also ask the judge to sentence the other party to six months in prison.
And the huge damages, combined with six months in prison, are the harshest verdicts that can be achieved in all past cases involving "racial discrimination" in the history of American justice.
Pepe doesn't actually value compensation, and originally just wanted to teach Siegel Iamont a lesson.
But who made the timing of this case too coincidental? Her husband, Austin, is already planning an appeal to the case, causing widespread public opinion in society, and then paving the way for their subsequent "reservation plan", forming a chain of public opinion.
Therefore, at Austin's suggestion, Pepe's lawyer, Dougal, not only demanded a huge amount of financial compensation of up to $240,000 (this amount was calculated after weighing Siegel-Essem's current financial affordability in advance, and the amount of compensation that could just make the other party bankrupt), but also asked the court to pronounce a heavier sentence and let the defendant Siegel-Eemont enjoy six months in prison.
After a two-and-a-half-hour trial of the first instance. The final verdict of the first instance was just as Austin had planned at the beginning.
The jury sits on the seats. A total of eight jury members raised their hands to find the defendant Siegel Eaman "guilty", and two jury members abstained from voting, and the hapless Siegel Eemont finally received only one jury member's sympathy vote, and the final verdict was a defeat.
According to the reformed American judicial system. The functions of the judge and the jury are separated. The jury is responsible for deciding the facts of the case. That is, to vote on whether the defendant is convicted or not. The judge is then responsible for making a reasonable sentencing sentence under the premise of applying the law.
Taking into account the humane system of justice that is being promoted. The final verdict of the black female judge is as follows:
Defendant Siegel Eymont was convicted of "racial discrimination" but was allowed two months of out-of-court bail given that he was currently in the midst of his injuries. After the defendant recovered from his injuries. A six-month prison sentence will be served immediately, during which time no bail will be allowed.
In addition, defendant Siegel Edmont will pay the plaintiff, Ms. Per Lee Hercules, a suspended penalty and moral damages, all in the total amount of $230,000.
When the black female judge rang the last small wooden hammer and read out the verdict, Siegel Eimont, who was sitting in the defendant's dock, let out a desperate roar at Pepe on the opposite plaintiff's bench, and then lost her mind and cursed loudly at the black female judge, thinking that the judge's judgment in this case was biased because of the color of her skin, and the trial result was too heavy!
The black female judge shouted "Silence! Unfortunately, Siegel Edmont had already lost his mind at this time, brandishing his cane in his hand with a broken and broken attitude, yelling at the judge and jury members, and claiming that he would definitely appeal.
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This black female judge directly pronounced the sentence in court - a heavier sentence!
Siegel Eymont's original six-month prison sentence has now been extended by three months!
This time, the sentence was pronounced in court, and the news media workers in the auditorium were given the best news material.
Thanks to this irrational "racist" Siegel Eemont, the basis for sentencing in all cases involving "racial discrimination" in the future has been made in the case of a nine-month sentencing basis, so a serious breakthrough has been made in the principle of the maximum sentence -- in future related cases, this case can be used as the factual basis for sentencing, and the judge can make a trial result of up to nine months.
After hearing the black female judge's aggravated sentence in court, Siegel Eamont's head suddenly became dazed, and then he completely shut up, and then was lifted out of the courtroom by the court staff with a disgraced face.
Pierce's sentence: In order to win the sympathy of the jury and the judge, this guy deliberately did not use a wheelchair when he went to court, but supported a leg tied with a plaster, and then limped into the trial scene with a medical cane. Just when he had lost his mind and roared at the court, the medical crutch became his advantageous weapon, which he kept wielding, so it was later snatched down by the staff. (To be continued......)
PS: Today's chapter gives you another 200 words! Next, I will continue to bury my head in the next chapter, please be patient.