Chapter 67 The George Manson Case (2)

Brewer Manson's eyes crossed the five rows of seats, always falling on Yan Suizhi.

Yan Suizhi was neither familiar nor completely unfamiliar with the eldest son of the Manson family. In the past, they had two direct encounters, once at a cocktail party of an old lawyer's group, and the two touched wine glasses once. Once, in a case about a judge, when collecting favorable evidence for the client before trial, the two exchanged a few scenes.

Even in such a shallow intersection, it can be clearly felt that Brewer Manson not only looks like George Manson, but also has a completely different personality. He is a troublesome person best not to mess with.

Although Yan Suizhi was facing Gu Yan, out of the corner of his eye he was paying attention to Brewer Manson's movements.

This kind of subtle difference, Gu Yan, who has come out recently, can perceive it.

"Who are you looking at?" Gu Yan looked down at him slightly.

Yan Suizhi, "Bruel Manson, he's been looking over here. Mr. Gu, do you look like a teacher? According to normal circumstances, you should comfort the intern who was kicked out."

His voice was so low that no one else could hear him. From a farther point of view, he seems to be really rambled because of nervousness, but he is afraid of being heard by others in the courtroom...

Anyway, in short, the hell pretends to be quite similar.

Gu Yan, who was nearby, was even more impressed by Professor Yan Da's acting skills, and replied, "Under normal circumstances, I would not have any interns at all."

Also, some people open their mouths, Teacher Gu, shut up. Isn't it too natural for Teacher Gu to speak?

Yan Suizhi made a "tsk" in dissatisfaction.

Gu Yan looked down at him, and after a while he suddenly calmly said: "This is just a court trial, no matter what the result is, your test score here is always full marks." He raised his hand and patted his shoulder.

Yan Suizhi: "..."

When he said this, Gu Yan's voice was neither loud nor low, just enough for Brewer Manson behind him to hear it. After he finished speaking, he didn't look at Yan Suizhi again, and just tilted his head to straighten the light brain and the seat, preparing to sit down on the seat.

In the process, his eyes met Brewer Manson.

"Lawyer Gu." Brewer Manson nodded at him and greeted him politely but not warmly.

Gu Yan also nodded, "Mr. Manson."

"I didn't know that this defense attorney was actually an intern of Gu's lawyer." Brewer Manson added.

"No." Gu Yan denied it very succinctly, "Accurately speaking, he is Mr. Moore's intern, I'm just here for a few days."

Brewer Manson smiled very lightly and politely. He couldn't tell what he thought about this sentence, but Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan knew in their hearts that this sentence made him at least half of it. Heart.

As for the other half...

Brewer Manson went straight to the point again, saying: "Last time I said that if I have the opportunity, I must invite Lawyer Gu to taste the new wine from the winery. Why don't you accompany the intern to Lyra Star and take the time to drink it? There's always time for a glass of wine, right?"

When he said this, he smiled politely, but the meaning implied in the words was worth scrutinizing.

According to regulations, defense lawyers and defendants are not allowed to meet victims and their relatives at will, in order to avoid coercion and other situations. Brewer Manson wouldn't be clear about this, but he said lightly that he wanted to meet Gu Yan for a drink. It's just to emphasize that Gu Yan is not a defense lawyer, so don't confuse your identity and interfere.

It was not the first time for Gu Yan to deal with him, and he understood what he meant as soon as he heard it. However, Gu Yan's temperament is there, and his answer is still lukewarm: "Actually, I have just arrived in Tianqin these two days, if I hadn't had to take a look at the trial, I might still be signing at the Second District Magistrates' Court. table."

This remark also expresses two meanings, one is that he has no international time to accompany the intern at all, and the other is that he just came to listen to the trial courteously. All in all, he didn't have the time or interest to help the intern handle this case, and the intern handled it independently.

The heart of the other half of Brewer Manson was also relieved.

He said to Gu Yan, "Okay, don't embarrass you anymore, I'll definitely spare some time next time. My bottles of wine are still waiting for you."

"must."

Not long after, the judge and the prosecution attorney also arrived.

Judge Yan Suizhi was not impressed, but Gu Yan briefly reminded him behind him—

This half-grey-haired Judge Luther still has a little "kinship" with Gu Yan and Yan Suizhi. When he was young, he was also a lawyer at Decaman Southern Cross Law Firm, but after working for ten years, he became a judge. .

"Luther is still in contact with a barrister in the firm, because they were students at the same time, and the relationship is not bad." Gu Yan said, "Later, there were a lot of intersections in litigation."

Lawyers and judges are seldom particularly close, but not without connection. After all, they all used to study the Fa, maybe they were classmates, teachers and students, or alumni. In some cases, they would avoid suspicion, but they would not avoid suspicion everywhere.

In order to gain a little innate advantage in litigation, some lawyers will try their best to have a good relationship with the judges, and regularly hold some cocktail parties to get along well. Even if you don't do this, after many years of cases, there will always be some kind of friendship.

Yan Suizhi was not surprised to hear Gu Yan say this, and asked casually, "Oh, is that so? Which barrister's friend is this?"

Gu Yan: "Hobbes."

Yan Suizhi: "..."

He was speechless for a moment, and asked Gu Yan with a smile, "Is this guy who doesn't force people to give 0 points? You can't find anyone who can give 100 points to save the game at such a time."

Gu Yan: "..."

He leaned forward slightly and planned to say something. Hearing that Yan Suizhi brought out the "100 points" who had taken the wrong medicine, he sat up straight again and leaned back in the chair.

"Can't even mention it?" Yan Suizhi raised his eyebrows, "Don't be so stingy, what did you want to say?"

Gu Yan still had no intention of opening his mouth.

Yan Suizhi wanted to laugh, "Okay, you can be angry. Hobbs's friends are nothing. The judge of the third district criminal court is not very crooked, thanks to the good atmosphere of the chief judge back then."

Mentioning this, Gu Yan glanced at him.

Regarding the senior justice of the Tianqin Star Criminal Court, who is famous for being upright, many law schools will casually mention a few words in class, so of course Gu Yan knows it.

Maybe it was just the right thing to say, Yan Suizhi rarely mentioned his personal experience: "The first case I took was in charge of the justice. Before the trial, I looked at him and smiled at him out of politeness. He smiled, but his face was expressionless, and thanks to him, I didn't get nervous at all during the first trial."

No more nervous after that.

Gu Yan actually showed some interest in this casual thing, and asked, "Why?"

"Because the justice didn't change his expression the whole time, he didn't move, so I kept wondering if there was something wrong with his facial nerves."

Yan Suizhi is a person who runs on people and can't distinguish between enemy and me. He has a smile of "looking at a little fool" to others, and the same is true when talking about himself when he was young and vigorous.

For some reason, Gu Yan's expression was a little weird. He looked at Yan Suizhi for a moment, then calmly raised his chin towards the small door not far away, "Go to your pre-court meeting."

Yan Suizhi smiled, stood up and walked into the side room attached to the courtroom with the judge and the prosecution lawyer.

Like many times, the pre-court meeting was still a streamlined process, and soon, the three of them came out of the side room and returned to their respective seats. Defendant Chen Zhang was also brought in by the bailiff.

Every time he appeared, he looked more haggard than the day before. His face was full of stubble, and his whole body showed a pessimistic meaning of giving up resistance.

Obviously, when he met the day before, his spirit was not so bad, and he didn't know what he was thinking about that night. He thought of himself as if he had eaten a gun.

Yan Suizhi lifted his eyelids and glanced at the dock. He was immediately blinded by the frustration of his client, and without any hesitation, he withdrew his gaze.

Chen Zhang, who was in the dock, actually saw it when he glanced at it.

Chen Zhang also wanted to respond to his defense lawyer, but now he can't afford the spirit. The closer to the court he felt that his hope was slim, and this bad situation was caused by himself, and he was extremely annoyed.

At the same time, he was guilty of his lawyer. It was difficult for the intern to win the lawsuit, and it was likely that he was even more nervous because he was too nervous for the first time. He still did not cooperate before. Difficulty level.

"I won't blame you if I lose ..."

Chen Zhang looked at Yan Suizhi's figure and said in his heart, but his stiff fingers betrayed him.

For his mental state, some people are happy to see on the seat.

The assistant around Bruch Manson whispered: "Seeing the coach meets the end of the world like the end of the world, you can imagine how desperate the defense lawyer is."

Brull's eyes have not moved.

In fact, although they did not directly contact Gu Yan and Yan Sui, Gu Yan was reviewed by the first -level lawyer and went to the second district as soon as he arrived in the second district. Ask Gu Yan for a while before, it was just a reminder.

"What would he want to intervene in that lawyer Gu?" The assistant said again.

Brull Manson glanced at him, "Remember how he comforted the intern before?‘ No matter what the result ’, this is basically a default. Of course, it is not ruled out that he is telling us."

Assistant: "That-"

"But don't forget ..." Bruch Manson said. "He just passed a round of review of a first -class lawyer and was about to enter the publicity period. The most important round he had passed. During this time, he The only thing to do is to ensure stability. No smart person will choose a controversial case during the publicity period and participate in things that are easy to cause trouble. "

The assistant nodded and immediately realized more meaning, "Indeed. In this way, he may have a headache than anyone else when he received the case."

What is the most secure way for George Manson's case?

Of course, the interns was released, let him boldly argued, and then lost it logically. The sentence of the sentence and the case of the case were all happy.

Brull Manson didn't look at the intern at a glance, his eyes fell in the defendant, and snorted after a while, and whispered: "My dear brother George is still lying in the hospital, waiting for the court to give him a fair. Don't want to take the defendant away from here ... "

when

Judge Luther stretched a steel plate face and knocked on the mallet solemnly.

The buzzing talk at the seat of the court stopped abruptly, everyone was sitting in danger, and the entire court was quiet.

The carefully selected jury members have successively entered the field in this quiet. Under the leadership of the jury leader, they vowed to uphold justice according to the opening process.

"The defendant Chen Zhang, the identity number 11985572, is located at No. 19 Zhangshu Street, Tianqin Star Third District, and was hired at the Hudmond Diving Club when the crime was committed. The words are very clear, and in this environment, it seems particularly serious. Even the people who listened can feel the pressure, let alone sitting on the defendant's seat.

When the hammer sounded, Chen Zhang trembled uncontrollably. The empty eyes looked at the judge, listened to all the information, and then asked, "Is there any error in the information?"

Chen Zhang shook his head, "No."

"It's you?"

"Yes."

The judge confirmed the information of the victim Fang George Manson, and the prosecution confirmed for him.

"Okay, then the next time is your time, sir." Judge Luther nodded his head and the defense seat, and then said to the prosecution lawyer: "Mr. Bad, you can start your opening statement. It's. "

Bud looks like Gu Yan. As one of the several special lawyers of the Mansen family, he has a natural sense of superiority and is not derogatory. This sense of superiority makes him look like a lingering effect. This is not a bad thing when arguing in court, especially when the other party's lawyer is insufficient, it is easy to occupy psychological advantages. At the same time, it will also give the jury a signal -his claims are sufficient and the facts are clear, so they can be so straightforward.

Bud stood up and nodded at the judge, and at the same time rushed to Yan Suizhi into a smiley look.

It can be understood as the sympathy of seniors' unparalleled younger generations.

"Okay, Your Honor. At 1:12 a.m. on December 5th, Lyra Star Time, Mr. George Manson was found unconscious in the bathtub of his suite. He was injected with H32 sleeping pills, three in total. This dose is enough. The common sense of killing an adult male is well known. The police conducted a thorough search and inquest of the scene, forming a clear and complete chain of evidence. The big screen is our evidence catalog."

Budd cast the evidence catalog on the courtroom's holographic screen, big enough for the jury to see.

"Existing evidence shows that Mr. Chen Zhang rolled down from the window sill of the room on the second floor on the night of December 4 and sneaked into Mr. George Manson's suite. With the advantage of his eyesight, he did not bump into the debris scattered in the room and was not disturbed. The service personnel and security guards outside the door entered the inner room and injected Mr. George Manson, who was drunk in the bathtub, with the above-mentioned sleeping pills, and he used three full of them, knowing the lethal dose..."

Chen Zhang in the dock lowered his head and rubbed his cheeks forcefully. Some of the words Bud said were entirely from his confession, which he recorded himself.

Every time he listened to it now, his heart throbbed, and if he could, he would simply want to cover his hearing, not to listen to a single word.

Bud was eloquent and calmly said a long paragraph, briefly listing the general story of the case and the evidence. During this period, his eyes would occasionally fall on Chen Zhang, and more often on the judge and Yan Suizhi.

For this case, he has no element of worry, this is a standard "procedure case" - the result can be known in advance without a court session, and a court session is just a walk through the established process.

He has too many advantages, in terms of experience, evidence, and even the strength of the victim's family... and the other party? All are disadvantages.

When he was very bored before, he even imagined what would happen if he was Chen Zhang's lawyer? But after only two seconds, he gave up on the subject, because there was no value in thinking. He believes that any lawyer will choose to make a guilty defense in such a situation, so as to obtain leniency in sentencing for the client.

Trainee lawyers should be more like this, there is no doubt about that.

But even if it is a guilty defense, he will not let the other party succeed, and ten faces can't afford to lose this person.

"... Above, we have decided to charge Mr. Chen Zhang with intentional murder." After Bud finished speaking, he nodded to the judge and sat down.

He took care of the hem of his lawyer's robe, put on a polite smile that was almost perfect, looked at the defense table, waited for the young intern to speak, and prayed in his heart: God bless this young man, don't be in the The courtroom shakes too clearly.

Judge Luther turned to Yan Suizhi and said word by word, "Mr. Ruan Ye? You can start your opening statement."

When Yan Suizhi stood up, he let out a sigh of relief, which seemed to everyone to take a deep breath to relieve tension.

Gu Yan: "..."

After spitting out that pretentious gas, Professor Yan Da's acting peak is over. He lightly pulled the sleeve of the lawyer's robe, smiled at both the judge and Bud, and said, "The opening statement will not take up too much time, I will only say one sentence, I maintain that my client, Mr. Chen Zhang, is innocent. ."

Bud: "????"

Brewer Manson: "???"