Brooklyn didn't know what Louis's defense line was, and no matter what he thought, offending the judge just before the trial was not a good option.

The performance of this group of defendants, combined with Louis's defense of his clients, made the 27 men look outstanding.

can say ** as a bed sheet between lovers, and threaten and intimidation as a role-play when playing cards, Louis is really fresh and refined.

Brooklyn complained to himself and looked at the plaintiff's bench. Benjamin, a hot-blooded young man, has matured a lot after half a year of tempering, and when he just came out of the District Attorney's Office, he probably rushed over and punched Louis early.

Now he can still sit still, which is very impressive.

"Plaintiff." Brooklyn nodded, and saw Jason leaning in and whispering a few words, and Benjamin got up.

"Your Excellency, the defence's claim that a couple is unsubstantiated and meaningless, and even a closer intimate relationship should be terminated when one of the parties shows obvious discomfort." Benjamin also gave an example of a precedent.

It was a lawsuit filed by a wife against her husband, who claimed that during the marriage, the husband had sex with her on several occasions when she had clearly expressed his unwillingness.

Eucalyptus finally ruled in favor of his wife.

"Even in marriage, neither party can force the other to have a relationship against the will of the other." After Benjamin finished speaking, Louis stood up unhurriedly, the corners of his mouth curved into a 45-degree angle, and showed a standardized smile.

"During the duration of the X act, my client had no way of judging whether the other party's refusal was true or false, and I think it was not only my client, but most people could not judge it. An important premise of the precedent adduced by the prosecution is that the plaintiff expressly refused to do X before the occurrence of act X, and when the defendant expressed that he wanted to commit act X, it is not the same as this case. The plaintiff did not refuse before my client had a relationship with the plaintiff, and when he refused during the relationship, my client could not distinguish whether his true intention was to terminate the act or to encourage my client to continue the act. ”

"Of course it's the other way around! Their thighs around my waist were so powerful! Some players shouted again.

Louis's face changed slightly.

"Contempt of court." By the time Louis opened his mouth to defend himself, Brooklyn had already spoken first

"Making lewd gestures and verbally insulting in court. $500 is a good number. There was a slight pause, and just as Louis was breathing a sigh of relief, Brooklyn added.

"Everyone." The 27 defendants, each with $500, were fined dollars this time. Louis opened his mouth, finally succumbing to Brooklyn's gaze.

Brooklyn's grip on the courtroom is well known, and speaking out, whether to ask for clemency or challenge a decision, can be seen as provocation.

Louis pleaded guilty to the fine, but the defendants refused. $500 is not a lot for Louis, and he wouldn't even have touched the eucalyptus if it weren't for the invitation of Baruch College, but $500 is still a lot for most people.

Especially for most college students and most of the coaching staff. The coaching staff is paid less than $100 a day, and $500 means at least a week of work.

Now that they are embroiled in a case, their future uncertain, and the $500 fine is just right to not make them unable to pay, but it hurts them a lot.

Louis played his role as a lawyer, stopping the clamoring defendant before Brooklyn could add a penalty.

Brooklyn gave Louis an approving look, then turned his gaze to the plaintiff. Christina was still glaring at the defendants, while the other girls gradually stopped crying as Jason and Benjamin comforted them.

Apparently the plaintiff has nothing more to say. The defendant pleaded not guilty.

"Now consider a bail request." Brooklyn bowed his head and marked the list, his mouth non-stop

"Defendant, do you apply for bail?" After asking, he summoned Bob and asked in a low voice about the recent court arrangement.

Bob pulled out his notebook in his pocket, looked at it, and told Brooklyn that there was time in the morning in 13 days.

"Your Excellency, Judge." Louis got up again

"Part of my client is a rugby player at Baruch College, who is attending school, and part of my client is a member of the coaching staff, who work at Baruch College, and I am confident that my client will not do anything that worries the court. The judge is invited to take it into consideration. "Factors such as the defendant's family, address, kinship, and job are indeed important measures of the amount of bail.

The bail for an orphan who wanders around the world is certainly much higher than that of a person who has a stable job and a happy family in the local area.

"Does the prosecution have any comments?" Brooklyn asked casually by filling in the list on 2018\3/269:10am.

"We trust Your Excellency Judge to give them the value they deserve." Benjamin's answer surprised Brooklyn a little, and he looked up to see Benjamin's face pinned and constipated.

This kind of thing came out of his mouth, and it was estimated that it was similar to eating X, and Brooklyn looked at his face, and it was estimated that he was about to vomit.

"That's a surprising answer." Brooklyn commented and continued to bow his head and fill out the list.

"After consideration, the bail was set at $1,500."

"Everyone." duangduang！ The gavel fell, and the ruling came into effect.

"The defendant may choose to pay in cash or through the guarantor's company." After announcing the bail, Brooklyn finally filled out the stinky and long list, and he immediately announced

"Both parties are requested to submit a list of evidence to the court before 5 p.m. on March 23, 2018."

"Arrive at 9:10 a.m. on March 26, 2018 to start the jury screening work, and if you are unable to appear on time for objective reasons, please notify the court at least 24 hours in advance, otherwise the court will default to the absent party and lose the case." duangduang！

………………………… The arrogance of the defendants infuriated the entire staff of Court 9, and Bob and Ray were still indignant until lunchtime.

Bob swore as he shoved the tortilla into his mouth and took a sip of the soup as he cursed the coach

"When Lyon goes to college, I will never let him play on the rugby team! They're just a bunch of scum! ”

"That's right!" Ray echoed. Nelly, who was sitting next to Ray, motioned to Brooklyn with her eyes and told him to take care of it.

These two have been complaining all morning.

"Ray." Brooklyn snatched the last piece of stewed ribs between their complaints, nibbled them clean, and then slowly wiped his hands

"Try not to express your opinion in court."

"We can have our own opinions, but we can't express them, let alone let any side see our obvious tendencies. This will be very bad for you. Ray nodded, remembering his performance in the morning, and also regretted it a little.

If Bob hadn't caught a cold just in time, the phrase 'they're just a bunch of scum' would have blurted out.

Once he says this, he will most likely be sued by the scumbags. Thinking of this, he looked at Bob sincerely

"Thank you." Bob was a little embarrassed by him, scratching his head and laughing. ………………………… In the afternoon, the inner courtyard.

Peter Johnson, dressed in yellow prison clothes, was brought into the courthouse. Peter Johnson came in with a cold, strange female prosecutor with an assistant.

Next to Peter Johnson was empty.

"Peter, where's your lawyer?" In the face of Brooklyn's inquiry, Peter Johnson just lowered his head and bit his nails.

One of the officers shrugged

"On the way here, he pushed his lawyer out of the car and almost killed the poor gentleman." After a pause, the officer held out four fingers

"Fourth." In the face of Brooklyn's gaze, the officer folded his fingers and explained

"The first lawyer was almost strangled to death by a strip of cloth that he had dismantled from a pillow."

"The second one was almost blinded by him with a toothbrush."

"The third person was grabbed by him and smashed his head on the table, and he received 13 stitches." Brooklyn looked the lean Peter Johnson up and down, and couldn't imagine that he had so much strength.

"Peter Johnson, do you have anything you don't like about the lawyer assigned to you?" Brooklyn asked.

Peter Johnson tilted his head and gnawed his nails, looking at Brooklyn with a strange look.

"He said he didn't need a lawyer." The officer replied for him.

"You are charged with a total of eight counts of endangering public safety, illegal possession of weapons in the second degree, organizing and planning terrorist activities, kidnapping, murder in the first degree, arson in the first degree, trespassing, and endangering the safety of others." Brooklyn said, shaking his head

"Without the help of a lawyer, you wouldn't even be able to figure out the charge. Peter, it is your right to have a lawyer defend yourself, and you have the right to waive that right to defend yourself. But unless, at a later stage of the pre-trial stage, you directly plead guilty. Otherwise, you won't be able to complete the list of evidence alone. Now tell me, do you affirm that you have waived your right to invite a lawyer to defend yourself? Peter Johnson still tilted his head and gnawed his nails, refusing to speak.

Just as Brooklyn was about to call Nelly to bring in a list of pro bono lawyers and prepare to pick another pro bono lawyer for him, Peter Johnson suddenly spoke.

"You... You're Brooklyn Lee... Judge Lee, I... I've seen you. "He seems to stutter a little, and he doesn't speak loudly, which makes him look more like a mentally ill person.

It's hard to imagine that he was a Baruch College Outstanding Student Scholarship recipient and even spoke as a student representative.

"He... They say you're... is the most just. ”

"I... I believe you! Peter Johnson nodded, his eyes determined.

"I... I'm going to get a lawyer. He turned his head to the officer next to him

"Blue... What Judge Kling said... I need a lawyer. The officer sighed as he stared at Peter Johnson, who was becoming more and more eager, and cast a pleading look at Brooklyn.

"Nelly!" Brooklyn stared at Peter Johnson for a moment and shouted.

"Bring me the list of pro bono lawyers, and a psychiatric application form."

"Your Excellency, this does not seem to be in order." The cold female prosecutor opened her mouth to block it.

"You can ask the judge to recuse yourself," Mr. Brooklyn said

"The reason is that I applied for a psychiatric evaluation for the defendant." He took the list handed by Nelly, looked at it for a while, circled a name, and returned it to Nelly.

The cold female prosecutor had a mocking look on her face

"The media has said that Judge Brooklyn Lee is just and fair, and it seems to be true." Brooklyn nodded as if he couldn't hear the sarcasm in her words, looking very useful.

The prosecutor was so angry that he said with a straight face

"Judge Brooklyn, our time is precious, and if the defense isn't ready, we can wait until they're ready." With that, she stood up and pushed her chair with a creak.

The assistant prosecutor next to her got up, picked up her bag, and glared at Brooklyn viciously.

Brooklyn frowned and said nothing, staring silently at the female prosecutor and her assistant, and did not say anything.

If one party is absent from any part of the trial without reason without reasonable cause and without notifying the court in advance, the presiding judge may directly declare the absent party to lose the case in accordance with regulations.

Brooklyn didn't believe the goofy prosecutor didn't know this. Sure enough, as he walked to the door, the prosecutor stopped.

Brooklyn leaned back into her chair with her chest crossed, and when she saw her turn around, she reached out and made a gesture of invitation, which made the prosecutor angry.

It's not to go, it's not to go, and now she's in a veritable dilemma. Fortunately, the lawyer who was named in the Brooklyn circle was in the courthouse, and he came soon after receiving a call from Nelly, which resolved the embarrassment of the female prosecutor.

Since the other party suddenly took over Peter Johnson, Brooklyn set aside an hour for him to understand the situation.

An hour later, the hearing officially began.

"I'm Brooklyn Lee, E. Judge Y.9, case 018-EDNY09-018 will be heard by me. During the trial, both parties can consult me in accordance with the law and compliance with any issues related to this issue. Brooklyn said the opening sentence before pulling out the indictment and reading

"Defendant Peter Johnson, you are charged with a total of eight counts of endangering public safety, second-degree illegal possession of a weapon, organizing and planning terrorist activities, kidnapping, first-degree murder, first-degree arson, trespassing, and endangering the safety of others. If you are convicted, you will face a minimum life sentence and a maximum death penalty, do you know this? Peter Johnson gnawed his nails, stared straight at Brooklyn with his eyes, and nodded vigorously.

The pro bono lawyer Brooklyn recommended to him was very patient and whispered in his ear for a while.

"No... I... I didn't—" Peter Johnson began to shake his head, waving his hands as he shook his head, sweating profusely.

"I didn't... I didn't mean to... It's not me—" Peter Johnson said, inverted the words.

"Given the defendant's performance, the court needs to do a psychiatric evaluation of him." As he spoke, Brooklyn picked up the psychiatric evaluation application form he had just filled out and showed it to both parties.

The female prosecutor is right, it is indeed a bit unmainstream for a judge to propose a psychiatric evaluation of a party, and this kind of application is usually applied by the party.

But Peter Johnson's performance is obvious to all, as long as he is not blind or blind, you can see the abnormality of his mental state.