The good fortune was ruined by a move by Raymond Newman. Now that it makes no sense to ask how Pence Norton got in touch with Raymond Newman, or why Raymond Newman took the risk of perjury—these are the things that need to be pursued after this trial is over—the important thing now is to salvage the good fortune that was buried by Raymond Newman.

Trenco was clearly not good at it, and he had no experience in dealing with his own witnesses. So, after Tranko came back to his senses, he subconsciously looked back at Jason Bull.

Jason Bour shook his head slightly. Trenco understood and rushed to Brooklyn Road

"Your Excellency, I'm done asking." After Brooklyn nodded, he glanced at Raymond Newman again and turned to walk towards the plaintiff's bench.

The elite lawyer stood up, straightened his dress, stepped forward, and staggered with Trenco in the open space in front of the judge's bench, he subconsciously paused, and then came to the witness stand as usual, looking at Raymond Newman.

Raymond Newman kept his head down, curled himself into a ball, like a hedgehog, and ignored the outside world after saying those confessions.

Although the auditorium remained quiet, the jurors on the jury bench were moving frequently. They exchange opinions with each other, and they don't need to speak loudly, often just a glance or a few whispers as thin as a mosquito chirp to express each other's opinions.

In the process, they would point their fingers at Raymond Newman from time to time, and then their eyes wandered through the crowd until they settled on the plaintiff's bench and ended the exchange.

Obviously, they already have their own conclusions in their hearts about Raymond Newman's shocking revelation just now.

The elite lawyer stared at Raymond Newman for a moment before looking up at Brooklyn.

"Your Excellency, I apply that the witness be listed as a hostile witness."

"Reason." Brooklyn's face was a little gloomy. This is a situation he does not want to see. Once listed as a hostile witness, Brooklyn can guess what the defendant's lawyer will ask later.

Hostile witnesses ask questions on a much larger scale than ordinary witnesses, and can almost be considered interrogations.

And if the defendant's lawyer wants to list Raymond Newman as a hostile witness, I am afraid that the next step is to prove that Raymond Newman committed perjury.

A witness brought by the plaintiff committed perjury, so who made him commit perjury? Witnesses voluntary?

He was full of kindness, thinking about seeking justice for a girl who had only known him for less than half a day? Once Raymond Newman is proven guilty of perjury, the jurors will instantly associate themselves with the plaintiff, and their sympathy for the tragic end of the Orvis family will be instantly retracted, and they will even feel bad for the plaintiff because of Raymond Newman's perjury.

But can Brooklyn disagree? As a judge, he has the right to reject the application. Procedurally, he was able to refute it.

But it's not just a matter of procedure. If Brooklyn chooses to reject this reasonable application, he becomes unjust.

Pence Norton could have used this to play up Brooklyn's 'pivotal role' in this case, and even if the plaintiffs win at that point, it will be a defeat for Brooklyn.

Because 'the eyes of the masses are clear', Brooklyn rejected a key application of the defendant, which led to a deviation in the final outcome of the case, then this case is legally fine, but in the eyes of everyone, it is a wrongdoer.

Most judges can arbitrarily show their likes and dislikes and make more self-determined rulings in the trial of cases, and this is no problem, this is the power of judges.

But no judge will be in an important situation, especially when one party is a media mogul, and he will make his presence felt.

This is the supervision of judicial fairness by public opinion, and it is also the influence of public opinion on judicial rulings, and it is a difficult problem that the legal scholars have not yet solved.

If judicial impartiality is not supervised by public opinion, it will be a terrible scene, and the judge will say that whoever is guilty is guilty, and the public has no way to say anything.

In the same way, if public opinion has a decisive role in judicial decisions, it is also a terrible scenario, judges will become marionettes, and the law will be a dead letter, and those who hold public opinion will hold the truth of the world, and a word can turn black and white upside down.

The judicial environment of the federation has not been good, but it has not been so bad that judicial decisions are completely coerced by public opinion, and capital controls the truth of the world.

It's just that in the case of Ben Eucalyptus, Brooklyn has had to tie his hands and feet in order to pursue perfection.

"Witness Raymond Newman has a 'rich' past." The defendant's lawyer said

"He's a domestic violence maniac, and he was sentenced to a state court for domestic violence and did community service, but after his sentence ended, he continued to pester his wife and continued domestic violence. It is difficult for such a person to speak convincingly. ”

"He even beat his wife, and we have a hard time believing that he doesn't lie to God."

"And there is a clear conflict between the witness's previous convictions and the testimony he presented, especially the part about the encounter with the victim Ovis."

"Are you questioning the character of the witnesses and questioning the credibility of the testimony given by the witnesses on the grounds of the character of the witnesses?" Brooklyn asked.

The defendant's lawyer shook his head and was not fooled.

"Your Excellency, it is only in view of his previous convictions that I am skeptical of the testimony he has given and that I do not question the character of the witnesses or the reliability of the testimony given by the witnesses by being listed as hostile witnesses." He said it so clearly that Brooklyn couldn't argue with it.

After a moment of silence, Brooklyn nodded.

"Your Excellency, Judge." The defendant's lawyer spoke again

"We apply for Evidence No. 15 to be submitted as supplementary evidence. It can get more reliable testimony from witnesses. ”

"You'd better stop playing tricks." Brooklyn nodded, agreeing to his application while warning.

The defendant's lawyer accepted it as soon as he saw it, and did not make any further requests.

"According to the testimony you have just provided, Ovis de Silva Velázquez and you met on the bus, is it the first time you have met?" The first question asked by the defendant's lawyer was very gentle, not sharp.

Raymond Newman looked up and nodded.

"Yes."

"You don't know each other, you haven't had any contact, you've never met?" The defendant's lawyer confirmed.

"yes, we haven't seen each other before, I'm pretty sure." Raymond Newman Road.

"In your last testimony in Family Court, you said that you think women should be treated roughly, or they will lie." The defendant's lawyer said as he walked towards the dock, where his assistant dug through a cardboard box and found a large file.

The defendant's lawyer took the file, rummaged through it, and continued

"In this trial, the plaintiff's lawyer asked 'Do you have a misogyny of women in your life except in bed?' and you answered yes."

In other words, you would normally not approach a lady and have a conversation with her, let alone listen quietly to her story of assault. Normally, after you touch Ovis and Ovis screams, you either punch and kick Orvis or become sexually interested in Orvis. Am I right? "Smack - the defendant's lawyer spreads out the file and puts it in front of Raymond Newman.

The page that was spread out was exactly the part he had just mentioned. Raymond Newman gave him a quick look, then lowered his head again, not saying a word.

The defendant's lawyer did not let him go, picked up the file and walked to the jury seat, slowly walking through the thick file, showing the jurors what it was about.

After a moment's show, he returned to the witness stand and asked

"Is that so?" Raymond Newman nodded.

"I ...... I've got a crush on her. As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, and whispers sounded again.

Brooklyn banged the gavel to maintain discipline in the courtroom. The defendant's lawyer nodded and continued to ask questions

"You mentioned in the testimony you just provided that Ms. Ovis de Silva Velázquez told you about her college life, right?" Raymond nodded.

"She said she had several jobs at the university because she had to repay the loan, right?"

"Yes."

"She mentioned that she used to work as a cashier at a convenience store, didn't she?"

"Yes."

"Where is the convenience store where she works? What is it called? ”

"......" Raymond Newman could not answer.

"You said she went to work at a bar, where is that bar and what is it called?"

“…… She didn't say anything. Raymond Newman was silent for a moment, then struggled to speak. The defendant's lawyer tugged at the corners of his mouth and continued to ask

"In your testimony just now, which details of your conversation on the bus, including the details of Ms. Ovis de Silva Velázquez's university career and what happened at the party hosted by my client on the night of April 25, I would like to ask you to describe it in reverse chronological order." The defendant's lawyer said this not at Raymond Newman, but at Brooklyn.

"A well-known psychological study shows that when people lie, they can't describe what happened in reverse order." After only five seconds of silence, the defendant's lawyer shrugged his shoulders and turned away in style.

"Your Excellency, I'm done asking." The arrogant attitude of the defendant's lawyer upset Brooklyn, and he felt the urge to rush up and punch him.

But these are just thoughts. Brooklyn quickly suppressed his frustration and began to ponder the implications behind the arrogance of the defendant's lawyers.

He looked up at Pence Norton in the audience. Pence Norton had just finished answering a phone call when he looked up, smiled at Brooklyn, and nodded.

"Raymond Newman." Brooklyn retracted his gaze and shouted with a gloomy face Raymond Newman's body shuddered, glanced at Brooklyn quickly, and then lowered his head again.

Brooklyn looked at him, but didn't continue. He turned to the jury

"The testimony given by Witness No. 1 Raymond Newman submitted by the plaintiff is questionable, and the jury is asked to ignore all of the above testimony."

"Raymond Newman, regarding the veracity of the testimony you have stated in this book, the court will later hire a professional agency to conduct an identification, and once the authenticity of the testimony you provide is in doubt, the court will reserve the right to prosecute."

"Now, get out of my courtroom!!" In the last sentence, Brooklyn still didn't hold back and shouted angrily.

Raymond Newman shuddered, glanced quickly at Brooklyn, looked at the auditorium with a sad face, and was taken away by two bailiffs.

"Both the original defendants, please check your witnesses and evidence, when the trial starts tomorrow, I don't want today's scene to happen again!" Brooklyn suppressed his anger and immediately announced

"Adjournment!" After saying that, he didn't even take the computer and left the courtroom directly. Back in the office, Brooklyn pulled out his phone and called Frank.

"Frank, take care of your subordinates!" As soon as the call was connected, Brooklyn shouted in a stiff tone.

"Brooklyn, what are you mad about?" Frank asked in an unkind tone.

"I don't need you to teach me how to manage my people."

"Don't you need me to teach? Then I'm going to ask the officers in charge of Raymond Newman now how you taught them. ”

"What happened to Raymond Newman?" Frank picked up the keyword and asked immediately. Brooklyn circled around the office with his phone, holding a coffee cup and giving himself two large cups of coffee to drink it all.

The bitter, slightly burnt taste filled the mouth, and Brooklyn sobered up a little. He re-examines his words and actions and finds that Raymond Newman has been particularly emotional since he found out that he may have been bribed by Pence Norton for perjury.

This made him wary.

"Raymond Newman testified in court that Owis told him about the whole process of being violated."

"It's a good thing, isn't it?" Frank asked suspiciously.

"But Orvis didn't tell him about the process at all, and there's no way Orvis could tell him about it to someone he hadn't known for more than half a day." Perhaps the coffee worked, and Brooklyn calmed his anger and sanity returned, he explained as he sat down in his chair

"It's like you don't just grab a stranger and admit to him that you're playing twice as fast now as you were when you were younger. No one would tell such an intimate thing to a stranger. ”

"What's more, Orvis has just been violated, and it is the time when he does not trust strangers and is wary of men."

"It doesn't make sense logically."

"And this perjury he made was caught red-handed by the defendant!"

"I'm as durable now as I was when I was younger." Frank first seriously corrected Brooklyn's mistake, and then said

"I'll look into it, and if they really betrayed the NYPD, I'll make them regret it." Brooklyn shook his head, he felt a dull pain in his forehead, so he raised his hand and kneaded the corners of his forehead vigorously, and said in a low tone

"It's not a question of the two of them, it's how many of us are Pence Norton."

"Or are they really bought by Pence Norton?" As soon as Brooklyn's last sentence came out, Frank's face changed slightly.

"What do you mean?"