After experiencing Benstone's death gaze, Brooklyn began to live in seclusion, living a life of peace and security. He didn't want any more surprises.

At that time, he was taken by the righteousness of Benstone's face, and he gave advice in a moment of excitement, and Brooklyn regretted it after he finished speaking.

Although this matter is nothing, in terms of procedural notarization law, judges are very, very lenient, almost to the extent that even if you open your eyes and tell nonsense, it is not wrong.

But once this matter is pursued, it will be very troublesome.

When it's time to get promoted, the sidekicks will come out together and keep you out.

Brooklyn doesn't want to be left out.

Entering October, after a heavy rain, the heat in New York was relieved.

A pre-trial hearing is being held in Court E.D.N.Y. 9.

Three days ago, the parties submitted their lists of evidence, and Brooklyn announced that three days later — today—the jury would be screened.

Before the jury was screened, an unexpected proposal by Harvin forced Brooklyn to hold this pretrial hearing.

The atmosphere in the courtroom was hot, and everyone felt it.

Harvin, one of the protagonists, is full of firepower, sweating profusely, with a red face and red ears, and arguing with reason.

Benstone was so angry that his face turned red and his head broke out in a cold sweat, which made people worry that he would faint at any time.

In the crowded spectator seats, the media reporters were red with excitement, and the flashing lights were clicking and flashing.

DuangDuang！

"Please turn off the flashing lights in the spectators, and whoever interferes with the courtroom again will get out of here."

Brooklyn tugged at his neckline, and felt a burst of heat due to the atmosphere of the scene.

As soon as these words came out, the flash disappeared immediately.

Brooklyn nodded with satisfaction and said to Harvin

"Go on."

Before selecting the jury, Harvin suddenly asked for a psychiatric test for Curtis, which was rejected by Benstone.

He immediately proposed to convene a pre-trial hearing, requesting that Curtis's confession and transcripts be removed from the list of evidence on the grounds of Curtis's mental condition.

This made Benstone furious, and he confronted Harvin on the spot.

Brooklyn is a sight to behold.

Benstone's anger was mostly a performance, but it was Harvin, who suddenly burst out with such a strong fighting force and refused to give in at all, which surprised Brooklyn.

Curtis's confession, and the correspondence with Hahn found at Curtis's residence, were two important bases for Curtis's conviction.

Once the confession is abolished, it will be difficult to convict Curtis on the basis of a murder plan alone.

At that point, Curtis will most likely be acquitted for insufficient evidence.

As for Curtis himself, both sides know that this guy is not mentally normal.

Who would be a normal person who would have a crush on a murderer?

A heated debate between the two sides revolved around psychiatric evaluation, which soon escalated to personal attacks.

Brooklyn had enough of the hustle and bustle, and the gavel was sounded.

"Later, the court will commission the relevant agency to conduct a psychiatric test on Curtis."

"That's the end of it."

"All right, gentlemen, put away your anger, and prepare the jurors to enter, and now begin to select the jury members."

Brooklyn announced

"There were 10 chances for both sides to pick without a cause. Gentlemen, please be careful. ”

It's not that Brooklyn is biased in favor of Curtis, or that there's some conspiracy involved, but that Brooklyn doesn't have any reason to dismiss Harvin's request.

The law allows the defense to make a defense with reduced judgment. [Note 1]

If one party proposes a defense of reduced judgment, it will inevitably conduct a mental test on the client. You can't stop that.

Bens returned to the plaintiff's bench in a huff, pointing at Curtis and then his own eyes.

Harvin returned to the dock and whispered to Curtis.

Curtis behaved very well-behaved today, he didn't scratch his head at the camera, he just sat there quietly, as if the dispute on the court had nothing to do with him.

…………

Thirty reserve jurors entered the room, filling the jury table.

Brooklyn cleared his throat, thanked them for their participation, and then read out the duties and responsibilities of the jurors. Finally, he said solemnly

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have the power of life and death in your hands, please be cautious."

"In addition, in view of the huge impact of this case on public opinion, the jury will be closed and the court will prepare rooms for you to live in during the trial."

"It is strictly forbidden to have contact with the outside world during the trial, and do not trust any out-of-court information. All judgments are based on your own subjective judgment. ”

"In the event of a violation, the court will prosecute the violator for perverting the course of justice."

"Finally, we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your cooperation. ”

As soon as these words came out, although the reserve jurors had long known that this would be the result, they still inevitably complained.

The reason why the reserve jury was only thirty was because of these rules read later in Brooklyn.

The Federation is a free country, everyone pursues freedom, and few people can stand this kind of prison-like constraint.

Brooklyn foresaw this situation, and when it came time to select a reserve jury, fifty places were requested, and less than forty people were explicitly said to be involved, and exactly thirty people were present.

For a first-degree murder trial, a reserve jury of thirty is sufficient.

The complaints of the members of the reserve jury died away at the sound of the gavel, and soon fell silent.

Just as Brooklyn was about to announce the start of the selection, an acquaintance barged in.

After seeing the visitor, Brooklyn had a lot of memories awakened in his mind.

"Benjamin Cologne is part of our team of lawyers."

Harvin explained.

Brooklyn nodded expressionlessly, motioning for them to start choosing.

Benjamin Cologne stood up and walked before the jury, smiling and greeting everyone.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen......"

Brooklyn's gaze lingered on Benjamin's ears for a moment, then turned to Benstone.

Benstone was looking at Benjamin with a look of surprise.

These two know each other!

But Benstone was surprised that Benjamin was involved and on his opposite!

Brooklyn silently withdrew his gaze, ready to take a good look at ATC's performance.

Before the trial, David finally got the formalities for Ray, and Bull officially became Ray's lawyer and would soon help Ray defend him in a court-martial.

Through Bull, the charges against Ray have also become clear.

Abuse of power, disrespect for military orders, the tip of the gun, and coercion of comrades-in-arms...... A long string of half a sheet of paper was written.

Brooklyn did his research after getting his hands on the unclassified documents and found that trying to get Ray away was a troublesome thing.

Now it's time to borrow Benjamin to see what Bull is capable of.

Concentrate:

1. Judgment Reduction Defense: It is a bit similar to saying that someone is mentally ill and lacks discernment, which is used to lower the punishment, lower the sentencing standard, or even get away with the crime.