1064. We'll see you again
The 13 members of the jury entered the chamber, where they were to deliberate and then submit the results to the presiding judge, whose final judgment was to take into account the jury's opinion, and if the parties disagreed, the trial would also be aborted.
The law does not limit the time and manner in which the jury can argue, and the prosecution and defense and the judge have to wait in court, which can be a day, two days or even months.
Of course, everyone can go home in the evening and continue the discussion the next day. But as long as they come out of the secret room and tell the professional judge the result of the unanimous ruling, then no one can change their decision.
This is the jury system in the European and American legal systems, jurors are randomly selected, they may not have legal knowledge, and the judgment they make is only from their own heart, but this is what the court wants.
In a sense, what they represent is the will of the people, and this is a kind of democracy.
Don't look at the jurors who may have a humble status in life, but as long as they come to the courtroom, they are judges and authorities, and they are the ones who exercise the power to judge on behalf of the state.
Prosecutors and judges, any judgment they make, must seriously consider the judgment of these ordinary people.
Because of the temporary nature of the jurors, they do not have to worry about any pressure or fear of reprisals after the trial, and they can make judgments that are only subject to conscience and follow the law, and thus more just.
The jury's judgment is usually very fast, first of all, the jurors have jobs, and they come to the trial to get very little financial supplement, usually only twenty dollars a day and the same salary, but this will delay their work. So it saves time, and they try to save time.
Second, if you can't make a judgment in court. Then it's more troublesome, like after returning home at night. Jury members may accept bribes or threats, and if such a thing is exposed, they will be punished by the law, and the gains outweigh the losses.
In addition, the law stipulates that jurors cannot talk to their families about the case when they return home, and do not read the relevant reports, which is a difficult thing to do, and it is also a torture for them, for several reasons. The jury results are still relatively fast.
Sure enough, the results were quick and even surprisingly efficient, as the jury members came out less than twenty minutes after entering the chamber, and the prosecutor general presented the results to the young judge.
After watching the results, the young judge frowned and pondered for a few seconds, and discussed with the guardianship judge and the two lawyers around him, when noise sounded around the jury seats and the spectator seats, which was to cover up the judges' final discussion.
Finally, the discussion ended. The judge of final appeal, relying on the law, experience, past classic cases and conscience, made a judgment, and said solemnly: "In accordance with the Constitution and the authority given to me by God, I, the judge of final appeal of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, Guo Song, declare the following judgment in this case......
As soon as these words came out. Everyone stood up and listened to the verdict.
"The case was upheld and the defendant, Mr. Kevin Basaromu, lost the case. Deprived of custody of the two daughters to the age of majority, and fined $4,000. Sentenced to 18 years and 10 months' imprisonment......"
Before the young judge could finish his sentence, Sister Roshan's father was already yelling angrily: "No, no, no. Damn it, I'm not convinced! This is not true, and your decision is invalid! Damn yellow-skinned monkey, I'm going to appeal to the Court of Appeal! I'm not guilty! You are not qualified to judge me! ”
The young judge ignored his shouts, he calmly announced the result of his sentence, and finally paused, stared at the angry middle-aged man with sharp eyes, and said, "Mr. Kevin Basaromu, your appeal will be accepted." If you can win the case, then there will be another lawsuit, and that is that I will sue you for racial discrimination against me and insult to the judge. ”
"Of course, if your appeal fails, then the prosecution will be postponed for 18 years and 10 months, and I will accept the prosecution after you are released from prison."
Under the Canadian Constitution, if a party disagrees with their decision in the Provincial Superior Court, they can "appeal" their case to the Provincial Court of Appeal.
This would allow a judge from another court to review their case to see if the final judge in the room had rendered the correct decision. Typically, the appeal will be heard by three judges from the Court of Appeal.
But this case cannot be overturned, Canada has done a very good job of protecting minors, to what extent? Each province even has its own Child Protection Law, which is stricter than the other, and the punishment for violating the law is more severe than the other!
The younger the child, the more protective measures are received, and if a minor is harmed, he or she is subject to heavy fines.
So, although Judy's case was worse in nature than the Roseanne sisters' abuse case, her father's punishment was lighter, mainly because the Roseanne sisters were younger.
After the trial ended, Qin Shiou took the tiger and the leopard and left, and the rest was to accept the evaluation of the outside world and see how the Lalawang therapy dogs performed.
As soon as Qin Shiou walked out of the courtroom gate, he suddenly heard someone calling him, so he turned around and saw the young judge Guo Song waving to him.
"Hello, Mr. Judge." Qin Shiou smiled, as you can tell from the name, this person should be Chinese. A Chinese can become the final judge of the provincial Supreme Court, and at a young age, Qin Daguan feels that others are much more powerful than himself.
"Hello, Mr. Qin, you don't have to call me judge in court, just call me by my name, my name is Guo Song, I immigrated to Canada ten years ago, and I am very happy to meet you in St. John's." Guo Song stretched out his hand and said sincerely.
Qin Shiou shook hands with him and praised him for his greatness. Guo Song smiled reservedly, shook his head and said: "Compared to me, I am nothing, the Labrador you educated is really amazing." I think that with your dog's outstanding performance, the therapy dog system will soon be introduced in the courts of Newfoundland. ”
After a brief understanding between the two sides, they separated, and Guo Song seemed to just come up to say hello.
Qin Shiou finally waved his hand and said, 'Goodbye to fate', Guo Song smiled and said, "I believe this day won't take long, I am looking forward to the day when I will see you again." ”
This is a bit deep, Qin Shiou wanted to ask what it meant, but after Guo Song finished speaking, he nodded and left, leaving him with an unfathomable back.
The jury members and the audience did not leave directly, but stayed outside the courtroom, and after the tiger and the leopard came out, they went up to take pictures.
The reporters were even more active, and Paris even squatted down and put the microphone in front of the tiger and leopard, and asked them to call twice as a speech......
Huzi sniffed the microphone, leaned in and took two bites, and then shook his head at Qin Shiou in disappointment, meaning that this can't be eaten...... (To be continued......)