Chapter 74, Interlocutory Appeals
The computer was brought in.
With Bob's help, the computer was quickly connected to the big screen.
After a few clicks, a folder was opened, and a slideshow of information screenshots was played.
According to the 'slides', at least 200 people's information has been falsified to varying degrees, ranging from dates of birth to life and death situations.
Eventually, a copy of the modified Monrika profile appeared.
In the age column above, 14 is clearly written.
"This is a change that has been made since 2016."
Tom pointed to the last piece of information
"This is the system information of my party before the modification. According to the information, my client was 14 years old at the time, and in 2017, at the time of the incident, my client should have been 15 years old. ”
Brooklyn looked at Prosecutor Jerry and saw that the prosecutor was not giving a warning, preserving evidence, and asking the court for a copy, as he had imagined, but was frowning and thinking.
It looks like he's still immersed in the question of how to respond to Tom.
Under the gaze of Brooklyn, Jerry thought of a solution.
"Your Excellency, I apply for an interlocutory appeal."
Brooklyn was expressionless.
"I haven't announced the results yet."
He had an urge to speak to Ben Stone.
He wanted to ask Ben Stone why their district attorney's office was fooling him with such goods.
When preparing for the trial, he looked calm and confident, like a top master, and the results were all pretended!
"But you're smart." Brooklyn said something against his will with a blank face, "After consideration, the court found that what the defendant said was more reasonable, and ruled that the actual age of the defendant in this case, Monrika Russell, was 15 years old. ”
At the same time, the prosecution filed an interlocutory appeal, and the court considered the reasonableness of the prosecution's request. The issue of Monrika Russell's age determination will have a direct impact on subsequent jury deliberations and sentencing. ”
"For the sake of prudence, the court will suspend the trial of case No. 017-EDNY09-084 pending the outcome of the interlocutory appeal."
DuangDuangDuang!
After the announcement, Brooklyn rang the gavel, and then ignored the hustle and bustle below, holding the file and not wanting to stay longer.
Back in the inner court, Brooklyn took off his robe for the first time and dialed Ben Stone the next time.
"Judge Brooklyn?"
"The prosecutor named Jerry." Brooklyn took a sip of water, took a breath, and said, "Prepare his onboarding profile." The court wants to investigate him! ”
"Check him? Why? ”
"Someone sued him!"
"Who sued him? What is the cause of action? ”
"Me! I sued him because he couldn't understand human language, his legal knowledge was weak, he had no sense of justice, and he was not fit to be a prosecutor. ”
Brooklyn collapsed on the couch without a figure, shouting at the phone.
"Do you know what your baby Jerry Prosecutor has done?"
Brooklyn recounted what had just happened, and concluded, "Did he think it was a debate competition?" Are all the prosecutors in your district prosecutor's office doing this now? No, Ben, one generation is not as good as the next. ”
"I thought they were all like you, even if they weren't as good as you, they weren't much worse. And that's the result? ”
Brooklyn turned into the phone and vented all the grievances of the past two days, and suddenly felt comfortable, as if the sky outside was a lot bluer.
He and Ben Stone were not friends, but because Ben Stone often appeared in Court No. 9, he had a lot of dealings, and there was a feeling of sympathy for each other.
"I'm going to investigate Jerry."
As soon as Ben Stone spoke, Brooklyn felt bad.
Is this old fox a loser character?
"I could even apply to have him expelled."
Brooklyn went from sitting paralyzed to sitting upright, and then to getting up.
"Ah...... Ben, I still have something to do here, so I'll make an appointment another day. ”
"I've checked the status of Court No. 9 this month, and there are only two cases left: the Monrica case and the Emma case."
"I'm just giving you advice." Brooklyn immediately changed his attitude: "If you recruit new people, it's best to train them first, let them start as assistants and learn first." ”
"You have a point, Judge Brooklyn, how about today? How about you give a lesson to the new prosecutors this afternoon? ”
Brooklyn rolled her eyes.
Federal judges are prohibited from engaging in commercial practices due to the specificity of their profession, and of course, this is a recommendation that judges can selectively comply, but the point is that during the judge's promotion, the investigative team will specifically investigate this aspect of the matter.
You say that this is a normal business activity, there is no trading insider, is there any evidence? Prove it.
During such a period, the investigation team can simply ask the judge to prove his or her innocence, otherwise the investigation report will indicate the matter, and the judge will lose the opportunity for promotion, and then the second and third rounds of investigation will be initiated......
As a result, a judge, despite his high salary and high restrictions, would choose to let his wife, brother, father or son go into business, after all, these people are only his relatives, not himself.
No matter how powerful a judge is, he or she cannot control the decision of a loved one to have a business relationship with the stakeholders in a particular case.
Among the many business practices, giving a lesson to a government department is one of the easiest things to pass without causing a fuss.
For example, in order to improve the professionalism of prosecutors, I went to give classes to the new prosecutors of the district prosecutor's office.
But Brooklyn didn't want to do that.
No matter how small the risk is, it is still risky, unless the E.D.N.Y, or the Second Circuit, or the Supreme People's Court personally issued an order to explicitly require him to engage in a certain business activity, he would not wade into troubled waters for hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Brooklyn cherishes its feathers.
"Not prosecuting him?"
"No more prosecutions."
"Alright, Ben, there's something really going on on my side."
Seeing Bob come in, Brooklyn decisively took the opportunity to get out, hung up the phone, and let out a long sigh of relief.
"What's the matter, Bob?"
"Judge Anna's side." Bob spread a document on the table and said, "The plaintiff has requested that you be added to the witness list. Judge Anna asks for your opinion. ”
Brooklyn took the document and flipped through it.
Case No. 017-EDNY09-085 is a public prosecution case in Court No. 9, and it is the prosecution's indictment of Emma Gilson and other charges of arson, but not the whole case.
Emma Gilson's burning of the apartment building triggered a series of lawsuits, and the families of the dead and injured demanded compensation from the apartment building, the apartment building demanded compensation from Emma Gilson, and the insurance company countersued the apartment building for non-compliance with the insurance compensation, and other cases were also sent to the court at the same time.
What Brooklyn has in his hand is the apartment building's witness petition for compensation from Emma Gilson.
Brooklyn thought for a moment, closed the file and handed it back to Bob.
"I'm going to try the Emma Gilson arson case, and it's not appropriate to testify in court, so you can go and refuse."
"But if you don't appear in court to testify, it may lead to problems with subsequent compensation."
Bob reminded.
"I know, but I don't think they're going to give me compensation."
Brooklyn understands what Bob meant, and if he does not cooperate with the apartment building to testify in court, it may cause the apartment building to be dissatisfied, and the apartment building may play tricks when it comes to financial compensation for the apartment building's residents after winning the case.
But Brooklyn felt that Bob was overthinking.
“ok! You are the boss. ”