"We can see all kinds of bizarre cases in detective novels."

Without Hahn, Ben Stone regained his polite aristocratic demeanor, facing the jury and talking.

"There is a basic law in the world's famous detective novels. The most conspicuous one is often not the real murderer. ”

"But that's just fiction. In reality, it is not so twisty and bizarre. ”

"Maybe no one can witness the crime, but we can find evidence of the crime."

"Fingerprints may remain on the murder weapon used by the suspect, and the suspect may be filmed in the process of haunting the crime scene. Suspects may confess their guilt in the interrogation room. ”

"Then he's the murderer."

"Reality is not fiction, there are not so many flips, and realistic cases are often very simple and straightforward."

"In this case, we have the defendant's motive for committing the crime, the means of committing the crime, the goal of the crime, and the plan of the crime...... We even have interrogation materials in which the defendant confessed to the crime. ”

"But we still wasted 10 days."

"There is certainly nothing wrong with prudence. But think about the victims, think about the families of the victims. ”

"Are we going to keep them waiting?"

Ben Stone finished in deep sorrow, bowed slightly, and returned to his seat.

Brooklyn rang the gavel three times, pointed to the fat lady closest to him as the jury representative, and adjourned the trial on the spot.

"The jury will deliberate, and the result of the collegial deliberation will be the final result of the case. If the defendant does not obey the judgment, he may appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit after the judgment. If the prosecution wants to drop the case, please do so before the outcome of the collegiate discussion. ”

The federal courts can be simply thought of as a three-tier structure: the federal district court, the federal circuit appeals court, and the Supreme Court.

The Federation has 1 Supreme Court, 13 Circuit Courts, 91 District Courts, 3 Special Judicial District Courts, regardless of special courts, and 13 Circuit Appeals Courts under 91 District Courts.

The local court accepts the case, the appellate court adjudicates the appeal request, exercises the power of supervision, and the Supreme Court is generally only responsible for the formulation of laws. The Supreme Court will hear about the impeachment of the president.

The Court of Appeals for New York State is the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. If someone is dissatisfied with the E.D.N.Y's decision, they can appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Depending on the circumstances, the Second Court will decide whether to leave the appeal or dismiss the appeal.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I will guide the jury later, and after the guidance is over, I will stay in the inner court for the whole time, and if the prosecution and defense have any questions, please go to the inner court to find me."

DuangDuangDuang！

Brooklyn rings the gavel, announcing the final moment of the Red Devil imitation murder.

He led the jury back to the conference room outside the collegial room, and after everyone was seated once, Brooklyn asked

"Any questions to ask?"

"Judge Brooklyn."

As soon as he finished speaking, a boy with glasses raised his hand.

"The defense didn't speak at all, and they even gave up their defense outright, do we need to consider the impact of this situation?"

Brooklyn shook her head, "Don't think about it. The negative defense is chosen by the defense itself, and has nothing to do with justice, you only need to consider what you hear and see in court. ”

"Judge Brooklyn, can we recommend the death penalty?"

"Yes, but you only have the right to suggest."

"That demon trespassed on private territory, do we need to adjudicate?"

"No, you don't. The prosecution is only charged with first-degree murder, and you can only find guilty or not guilty of first-degree murder. ”

"What if there is a disagreement?"

"Re-deliberate until unanimously voted guilty or not guilty."

"What if the differences can't be resolved? What if all 10 people are found guilty and only 1 person insists on innocence? ”

"Continue the collegiate discussion. If it is not possible to convince for a long time, and the jury representative confirms that one party is unable to convince the other, please notify me and I will declare a mistrial. ”

"That is, this trial is invalid, the jury is dissolved, and the prosecution decides whether to re-indict and reconvene the jury."

"If ......"

The jury's questions were bizarre, and Brooklyn patiently answered them one by one.

Half an hour later, with no more problems with the jury, Brooklyn got up, the bailiff opened the door to the collegial room, and the jury representative led the jury into the collegial room.

Seeing the door of the collegial room closed, Brooklyn gathered the file and returned to the inner courtyard with his armpit under his arm.

All that's left is to wait.

As soon as he got back to the office, Ben Stone came to him.

Ben Stone sat down in his chair and frowned

"Brooklyn, I don't think it's that simple."

"What's not that simple?"

Brooklyn was filling out the closing paperwork when he looked up and asked.

These tasks were supposed to belong to the judge's assistant, but he now has no assistant, only a cameo assistant to the bailiff whom he has called, so the paperwork can only be done by himself.

The amount of paperwork to close the case is not small, especially a complex case like the Red Devil imitation murder case, which is enough for him to keep busy for several days.

"Harvin." Ben Stone said: "Harvin, their attitude is so strange. Since Hahn's testimony, they have given up on resistance altogether. It's completely different from before. ”

As he spoke, Ben Stone paused and suddenly asked, "Could it be that we are suing the wrong person?" ”

"Are you suspicious of the evidence you presented yourself?"

Brooklyn looked at Ben Stone in wonder.

"Don't you think it's strange?"

"Why did Hahn appear in court?"

"yes, so why did Hahn appear in court?"

Brooklyn simply put down the keyboard and repeated expressionlessly.

"We didn't come up with any agreement, we just met with him and explained the request, and he agreed. At that time, it was as if he was waiting for us. ”

"He's in prison, how did he know about the situation here?"

Ben Stone seemed to be asking Brooklyn as well as himself.

Why did he say yes? It didn't do him any good. This is not at all in line with his character. ”

There was silence in the office.

After a long time, Brooklyn suddenly asked, "How did the police get clues about Curtis from Hahn?" ”

"It's David."

Ben Stone recalled with a frown

David thought Hahn was a man of low self-esteem and pride. The modus operandi of the imitator is highly similar to his, and may have been instructed by him. ”

"But David doesn't think Hahn will allow the students he teaches to surpass him as a teacher."

"After the killer's modus operandi evolved, David explained the situation to Hahn, who gave David Curtis a clue."

"Have you interrogated the prison guard?"

"The prison guard?" Ben Stone was stunned for a moment, not realizing who Brooklyn was referring to.

"The one who testifies in court. I think his name seemed to be Brown. ”

Brooklyn prompted.

"He's probably a fan of Hahn."

"And the bald woman. The one who had been sitting behind the dock. Brown often looked there from the witness stand. The bald woman never reappeared. ”

The two were discussing when the phone rang in Brooklyn.

It was David who called.

"Brooklyn, something is wrong."