{Second Criminal Division}

The materials are ready, and the clerk is preparing to read out the court discipline.

I glanced at the auditorium and saw a few familiar journalist friends who were eager to give it a try.

Hurriedly walked to the clerk: "I'm sorry, we have applied with the judge in advance, this case is not heard in public because it involves the personal privacy of the parties, but there are still some media in the auditorium." ”

The clerk was a little older, an old fritter, and he held his glasses.

I thought to myself, I just forgot to let Ashley come over to show her charm, and it's not easy to talk to people of the same sex.

"It's okay, as long as you don't violate discipline and take pictures and record them."

It's really hard.

I sat back in the seat of the second defender and glanced at my mouth.

Ashley, like an elementary school student, slipped a note into my palm: "I'm here." Then he got up and said a few words to the clerk, who came down from the courtroom and invited all the media in the gallery away.

Adjudicators and people's assessors are to enter the courtroom and check personnel information.

"No objections. However, the adjudicators are reminded that the defender has already applied for a closed trial before trial. ”

The judge glanced at the auditorium, "Except for the families of both sides, the bailiffs should go and take all the unrelated people out of the courtroom." Moving on to the next link, defendant Sheng Feng, tell me about the incident. ”

"That night, I had some drinks at the bar and then took a taxi downstairs to my apartment, and I don't remember anything after that, and when I woke up, I found myself in bed and a woman was crying."

I sighed in my heart, did this boy really not know what the defendant's confession meant, or did he really have something very important to hide, more important than his own future.

The jurors frowned visibly, but the judge looked calm and asked the prosecutor if he wanted to ask questions.

"Defendant Sheng Feng, the prosecutor has the following questions for you, please answer them truthfully, have you heard clearly?"

Last night, I temporarily checked the information of a wave of public prosecutors, and the public prosecutor in front of him turned out to be a criminal defense lawyer, who was not well-known, and after being admitted to the procuratorate, he worked all the way and was a good player in the industry.

"How much alcohol did you drink at the time?"

"There are about two bottles of red wine."

"What time did you leave the bar?"

"I don't remember."

"What color taxi did you take back to the apartment?"

"I don't remember."

"When did you meet the victim?"

"I don't remember."

"Do you know the victim?"

"I don't know."

"In other words, you don't remember anything on the night of the crime, and you drank the broken pieces, right?"

"Yes."

"I don't remember who I met or what I did, right?"

The bell in his mind seemed to ring, and Ashley raised his hand and took the microphone: "Draw the attention of the judge, the prosecutor induces questions." ”

"The prosecutor pays attention to the way in which the question is asked. Go on. ”

The corner of the prosecutor's left mouth rose slightly, and he looked at us contemptuously: "Okay collegial court." This is the end of the prosecution's interrogation for the time being. ”

"Is there a problem with the defender?"

"Yes, judge. Defendant Sheng Feng, were you drinking alone that night? Ashley asked slowly.

“... Be. Sheng Feng suddenly hesitated.

"The defense reminds the defendant to listen to the question clearly, was you drinking alone that night or was there someone else?"

The prosecutor immediately stood up: "Collegiate court, the defender tried to lead the defendant to lie. ”

Judge: "Defender, don't ask this question. ”

Ashley glanced at Sheng Feng meaningfully: "Good judge. Defendant, why didn't you go home at that time, but went back to your apartment? ”

As soon as the words fell, the prosecutor immediately stood up: "Collegiate panel, this question of the defender has nothing to do with this case. ”

Judge: "The defendant answers, and the defender pays attention to the time and cuts to the point as soon as possible." ”

Sheng Feng touched his head: "Because I was drunk and didn't want my mother to know." ”

Ashley then asked, "Why don't you want your mom to know?" ”

The prosecutor stood up for the third time: "The collegial panel..."

Ashley couldn't bear it anymore: "Please calm down and don't interrupt my questioning multiple times in a minute, this is the right of the defender." Otherwise, I will apply for recusal if I have reasonable grounds to suspect that you have an interest in this case, or submit a request to your district procuratorate to review your qualifications as a procurator. ”

A beautiful counterattack. I couldn't help but be ready to applaud.

Sheng Feng replied: "Because I don't want my mother to worry, my mother is very hard alone. ”

Alas, I didn't dare to look at the auditorium, and the sobs became louder and louder.

However, such a sincere and heartfelt answer can indeed add a lot of points.

Ashley nodded: "Well, it is indeed very difficult to manage such a large group as Sheng's by one person, and the most important thing to stabilize a company is to find a stable partner." Did your mother suggest anyone to you? ”

As soon as this question was asked, I was afraid that the judges would call it a halt.

"I don't know about that."

"For example, using marriage to strengthen the Sheng family's position?"

This time, the judge spoke: "The defender should be careful not to lead to questions. ”

"Okay presiding judge, the defender is just a little reminder."

The defendant replied.

“... Yes. My mom had introduced me to a blind date with the daughter of another company owner. ”

I'm so glad I invited all the reporters away when I heard this, and I missed a big show.

"And what about your girlfriend?"

"We... Broke up. Sheng Feng choked up a little.

"And how did she react?"

“... We had a very strong quarrel. Neither she nor I wanted to break up, but it couldn't be helped, that's the reality. ”

Ashley picked up the pen and ticked a box on the document, "Drawing the attention of the collegial panel to the background of the defendant's love history has an important impact on this case." The defender finished questioning. ”

Let's move on to the presentation of evidence and cross-examination.

I responded to the evidence adduced by the prosecution, and it was not going smoothly but it was normal.

"In the collegial panel, the prosecutor applied for three witnesses to appear in court, and now the witnesses are waiting outside the courtroom."

The first was a taxi driver: "I pulled a passenger at the bar around 12 o'clock, got very drunk, and pulled him to the neighborhood where he lived. ”

The prosecution produced this witness in order to prove that the defendant was present at the scene of the crime.

"Is that this the person?" The prosecutor pointed at Sheng Feng.

"Yes."

It was Ashley's turn to ask.

"It's been more than ten days since the incident, and it was the middle of the night, how can you be sure that the passenger must be the defendant?"

The taxi driver scratched his head: "I took a look when I parked, and there were lights on the road, and they were quite bright." Because I wanted to collect money, I should have turned on the small lights in front of the car and saw him in the mirror. ”

"What color was he wearing?"

"I don't quite remember."

"And how much is the fare?"

"I don't quite remember either."

"It's been a long time, but you remember there were lights on the road, right? But that night, the street lights downstairs of Sheng Feng's apartment were in a state of repair and were not turned on! ”

The prosecutor was so anxious that he jumped to his feet: "To bring it to the attention of the collegial panel, the defender's statement is unfounded." ”

I handed over two documents: "This is a certificate from the street lamp repair company." ”

The clerk stepped forward and received it to the collegial panel.

Ashley did not forget to summarize slightly: "The defense has reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant was not at the scene of the crime. ”

The second witness was a community security guard, who was a little confused by Ashley's question, and finally could only say embarrassedly: "I know Sheng Feng, but I'm not sure if I saw him that night, I heard a call, but I'm not sure what he said." ”

The third witness was the victim. Before the trial, I checked it several times, and it was indeed 13 years old on my ID card, but it was too mature.

The victim sobbed and described what happened, saying that he was walking in front of the apartment that night, and met Sheng Feng who was full of alcohol, and kindly went over to ask if he needed help, but he didn't expect it to be the beginning of a nightmare.

I took the microphone and began to ask, "Did you know the defendant beforehand?" ”

"Nope."

"Why are you still walking at twelve o'clock in the evening?"

"I ate a supper and wanted to go and eat less."

"It's past twelve o'clock, in the middle of the night, alone, walking in the rich area?"

"Yes, can't you? Because it's a rich area, I don't even have the right to pass by? ”

I can feel the anger in the victim's eyes, but don't worry, the truth will slowly surface.

"Of course, witness, please calm down. We investigated, are you a single parent? Have siblings? ”

“... I've been following my dad, I know it too well. "Look evasive.

"The defender reminds the witness that perjury is legally responsible."

"It seems that there is an older brother or sister, I don't know the specifics."

"After the defense finished questioning, it applied to the court for a new witness, Liu Ranran, to testify in court." I raised my hand to signal to the presiding judge.

The prosecutor stood up and shouted into the microphone, "Objections." The witness is not on the list. ”

"Are the witnesses coming?" The presiding judge asked.

I nodded: "Waiting outside the courtroom." ”

Then, in a burst of sighs, Liu Ranran walked into the courtroom.

The victim's face turned blue, and Sheng Feng couldn't help but be excited, trying to break free from the control of the bailiff.

"Silence, witness, tell me your information." The judge rings the gavel.

I looked at the prosecutor across from me, trying to keep my composure, but I still looked incredulous.

He knows what we want to do.

Liu Ranran and the victim are simply-

Carved out of a mold.

"My name is Liu Ranran." The new witness was very calm, as if all this had nothing to do with her.

"What does it have to do with the defendant Sheng Feng?" The judge looked up, and a puzzled look appeared for a second.

"I'm his ex-girlfriend. But after he went abroad, he didn't have anything to do with me. There was a sadness of memories in my eyebrows, but I felt a biting chill inexplicably.

"Okay, prosecutor asks." The presiding judge returned the initiative to the courtroom

The prosecutor was a little caught off guard, but his experience made him appear calm.

"Witness, you have an obligation to testify truthfully, otherwise you will be held legally responsible, do you hear clearly?"

"Hear me." On the surface, he is a white rabbit, but his heart is as deep as the sea.

"Witness Liu Ranran, what do you say about the relationship with the victim?"

Liu Ranran looked at the victim, "My mother is also her mother." After hearing this, the victim sobbed in a seamless voice.

"Presiding judge, the prosecutor has no other questions, because Liu Ranran is a new witness in court, so the prosecutor applies to summarize or supplement questions after the defender asks questions."

"Yes, the defender asked."

Ashley pulled out a dense list and took the pen to tick out the questions.

"Liu Ranran, how is your relationship with the previous defendant Sheng Feng?"

"General."

"But I have some evidence that you have reached the point where you are talking about marriage. The clerk is requested to give this bit of evidence to the collegial panel and witnesses for review. ”

Ashley whispered to me to bring out the last three copies of the list of evidence, which were the photos of Sheng Feng's diamond ring given to Liu Ranran, the photos of the two choosing wedding dresses, and Sheng Feng's WeChat chat records of the family group.

"Witness, can you explain why you are withholding this part of the truth?" A judge asked.

Liu Ranran's eyes suddenly became a little crystalline, and he lowered his head and said: "These are all things in the past, and because Sheng Feng was going abroad, we had an unpleasant quarrel, so I don't want to recall." I thought it had nothing to do with the case. ”

"Whether it has anything to do with the case or not is decided by the collegial panel. Liu Ranran, did you know the victim before? ”

Ashley took the opportunity to push it, and the transition was very subtle.

"I don't know. It was when I saw her today and found that she looked exactly like me, and remembered that my mother had a daughter. ”

Ashley took out a photo and a call log, "But half a year ago, a roadside camera at the intersection of Nanjing Road took a photo of you and the victim face to face; The call log also shows that you have been in contact for the past six months, with the latest being two days before the trial. How do you explain that? ”

"I... I do not know. Lawyer, you said you were here to help me, you said you went to court to help me, what are you talking about now? ”

Liu Ranran suddenly got a little excited, got up from his chair, and tried to rush to the defense seat.

There was some restlessness in the courtroom for a while, the bailiff held down Liu Ranran, the presiding judge was busy banging on the gavel to restore order, I subconsciously hid back, everyone was anxious, and seemed a little dazed and uneasy in front of the truth that was about to come out.

"You should be sitting at the first defender." Ashley whispered to me.

The court said that the position of the second defense was too close to the defendant and the witnesses, and many things happened in an instant.

I wrote two words on the spare paper: time.