At 3:20 p.m., Leo walked into the local prosecutor's office, and a group of journalists with long guns and short guns gathered outside, and because of the large number of people, the police had to pull up a cordon to maintain order.

"I heard that Oliver Quinn didn't even hire a defense lawyer, rich people are really willful."

Felicity, who was dressed in a black and white professional OL outfit, whispered behind Leo.

"Because he has capricious capital. Do you know how much energy Oliver Quinn used after his arrest? ”

Leo followed the crowd into the prosecutor's officeroom, and he said in a voice that only Felicity could hear: "Ms. Moira-Quinn has approached four district attorneys, a state attorney general, to try to get a start from the justice system, at least to get Oliver Quinn to reduce the sentence." ”

"Otherwise, once the charges of the Star City Police Department are confirmed, Oliver Quinn, who is considered to be the vigilante, will at least face life imprisonment and be locked up in Iron Mountain Prison for the rest of his life."

Leo took his little attendant Felicity to his seats, the Quinn family and the Star City Police Department had already arrived, and there were many reporters affiliated with the city hall standing behind, and everyone seemed to be looking forward to the much-anticipated trial.

In the United States, prosecutors have a lot of powers, including investigative powers, judicial immunity, the right to apply for arrest, the right to prosecute, and so on, and they are completely above the police in criminal cases.

In addition, prosecutors in different regions and levels also have the power to prosecute civil and commercial cases, civil rights protection cases, anti-monopoly cases, environmental public welfare and other cases.

They have almost complete autonomy to decide whether to prosecute a criminal suspect and whether to withdraw the prosecution after the prosecution has been filed.

In addition, the legality of the plea bargain in the United States has invisibly increased the status and role of prosecutors in the litigation process.

It can be said that in a court trial, as long as you get the district attorney, buy the jury, and have a strong legal team, you can play with the sacred and just legal provisions wantonly.

This is not sensational, because the American justice system is relatively lenient, simply put, a jury can acquit you if the defense lawyer asks reasonable questions about the case.

Therefore, behind the powerful and rich, there must be a complete team of lawyers, especially the big investors on Wall Street, many of whom will be involved in huge economic crimes, but they can often get away with it or deal with it lightly.

There are countless examples of this, such as the Flint Company, the largest automobile tire factory in the United States, which concealed $12.6 million in tax evasion income by making false accounts and false invoices, but the only thing to do was to pay a fine of $10,000, and no one went to jail.

Wall Street investor Michael Milken, for example, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzlement, which was later reduced to 22 months, and spent most of that time doing voluntary community work outside of prison — most likely on a golf course or a cigar bar.

Therefore, there is a rumor that American law is for the wealthy, and this statement is not inherently wrong.

"Boss, if I get caught by the FBI, remember to help me find a good lawyer."

Felicity heard this, and couldn't help but grab Leo's arm.

"Don't worry, I'll buy the prosecutor directly, that's safer."

Leo grinned and added, "Actually, you don't have to worry about that. Tianyan will be a subordinate agency of the National Intelligence Agency, which is theoretically at the same level as the CIA, so generally speaking, if you make a mistake, you will not go through the process of legal trial, and will be dealt with directly. ”

Seeing Felicity's nervous look, Leo chuckled and retracted the joke.

The conversation turned to Oliver Quinn's defense lawyer, an important trial that doesn't involve a defense lawyer, and it's no different from pleading guilty.

"Oliver Quinn wants to have Laurel Lance defend herself, which is more appropriate than having a barrister."

Leo sat close to the doorway, completely unobtrusive of the others.

"Why would you want to hire your ex-girlfriend to be your defense lawyer?"

Felicity opened her eyes wide and played into good habit of asking questions if she didn't understand.

She glanced at the empty defense attorney's position and thought to herself that the heir to the Quinn family was really not worried at all.

"Would you believe that your profligate, two-boat ex-boyfriend, a vigilante criminal in a hooded uniform, using a bow and arrows and violence to keep the city in order? Laurel Lance knows the former Oliver Quinn too well, and she's the daughter of Lance Detective in charge of the case, so she couldn't be more suitable as a defense attorney. ”

Leo shrugged and replied that there was only a minute left before the trial began, and Oliver Quinn was escorted to his seat by the bailiff in a suit.

"No. 81941, the indictment of Oliver Quinn, counts of murder, gross bodily injury, assault with intent and intimidation and trespassing."

The bailiff read the papers in his hand and handed them to the magistrate, and if Oliver Quinn is convicted today, he will be handed over directly to Iron Mountain Prison to await the final verdict.

"Silence."

The black female judge struck the gavel, and the noisy courtroom quickly fell silent.

Everything went as Oliver expected, and Laurel arrived in time at the last minute to become his defense lawyer.

The sudden change dumbfounded Quentin Lance, who was sitting in the back, and what followed was a fierce exchange between the defense and the prosecution.

“…… With regard to bail, Your Honor, Mr. Quinn's family owns a private airliner and a luxury yacht, and given the amount of wealth they hold, I would like to point out that no matter how much bail he pays, there is no guarantee that he will appear in court at that time......"

The prosecution lawyer for the Star City Police Department stood up, believing that regardless of Oliver Quinn's accusations, he should first be transferred to Iron Mountain Prison for custody.

"Against! Your Honor, every case is different, and given the presumption of innocence, Mr. Quinn should not be deprived of his wealth and he has a reasonable bail right! ”

Laurel Lance, who stood in the defense lawyer's seat, immediately showed her professionalism.

She is a practising solicitor at Novo & Associates, and has been working in legal aid since graduation and is on par with those barristers in terms of her ability to work.

"There is a good chance that he has absconded ......"

"Then reduce the likelihood!" Laurel interrupted unceremoniously, trying to overwhelm the other party in momentum, "The defendant is willing to accept home confinement and wear a UKG45 type ankle ring on his ankle and be electronically monitored. ”

She had to make sure that Oliver wasn't sent to jail by the police, in which case they would be in a very passive position, and even the police would have to approve the meeting with the client.

After several rounds of back and forth, half an hour later, the black female judge glanced in the direction of Moira Quinn without a trace, tapped the gavel and announced, "That's it...... Oliver Quinn paid fifteen million bail, plus five million in bonds, and sentenced the defendant to a suspended sentence and install GPS monitoring devices. ”

This much-anticipated trial ended like this, and the judge made a verdict, and the Star City Police Department naturally had nothing to say, so they could only pack up their things and leave.

The Quinn family breathed a sigh of relief that things weren't going in the worst direction.

As long as it can be proved that Oliver has nothing to do with the vigilantes, he can be acquitted and freed.

"I knew you were coming."

Oliver has a triumphant smile on his face, and so far, every step has been on track for his predictions.

Laurel didn't have a good face, and she was able to come more because of Moira's pleading.

There may be a little bit of unresolved affection in there, but that doesn't mean she's willing to accept Oliver's frivolous appearance and forgive him for what he did before.

While the man and woman were staging the bitter drama of their ex's meeting, Leo had already taken Felicity out of the courtroom.

He stood at the door of the prosecutor's office, looking up at the statue of the goddess of justice that stood.

The goddess holds a sword in one hand and a balance in the other, the former symbolizing the harshness of the law and the latter signifying its justice.

"Let me give Oliver Quinn a 'just' trial."

Leo withdrew his gaze, his tone meaningful.

People who walk the tightrope are prone to fall where they are closest to success.