My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 128: Three-person committee
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In the afternoon, the major media and newspapers were once again covered in news about the "Little Reno Case". However, there were far fewer people calling the case the "Little Reno Case", and there were obviously more headlines using the "White Rose Case" many.
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Sitting in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the study room in the Golden Mack Hotel that resembled a presidential suite, Lu Ming read the newspaper in his hand.
It was a photo of old Leno having dinner with Judge Demps, which was exposed by a tabloid reporter. Now, together with the attack on a witness, it has made the headlines of major newspapers.
Lu Ming shook his head and threw the newspaper aside.
"Public opinion has turned around for the first time, and now everyone is criticizing the Renault family! Annie, are you happy?"
Annie Han, who was sorting folders on the bookshelf, shook her head slightly, "Could it be Richard's trick to have a mistrial?"
Lu Ming was slightly startled and glanced at Han Anni's graceful back, "Annie, you have grown up!"
Han Anni bit her red lips and knew that she shouldn't answer his question seriously.
"Originally, I have been thinking, when I leave, do I want you to go with me, or do you prefer to stay in the Supreme Prosecutor's Office?"
Han Anni was startled and turned around: "You want to leave?!"
Just as Lu Ming was about to say something, there was a gentle knock on the office door.
"Commissioner, Hank Reynolds, please see you." A member of the operations team gently opened the door.
Hank Reno is old Baron Reno.
Seeing that Lu Ming didn't answer for a long time, the team members gently closed the door.
"Old Renault has gone crazy. He has sacrificed the reputation of the entire Renault family for the sake of his youngest son. You, you'd better not see him. I don't know what the plot is." Han Anni said with concern. .
Lu Ming nodded: "Because once he loses the lawsuit, his beloved son will be guillotined."
Standing up, "I'd better go see him and see what he says."
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In the conference room, Lu Ming sat far away at one end of the conference table, and Old Renault sat at the other end.
In the conference room, there were three prosecutors sitting on either side of Lu Ming, and the action team members with live ammunition stood in a row, paying attention to Old Renault's every move. In fact, before being brought in, Old Renault's entire body was searched Oh, lest this old madman comes in with grenades and the like and wants to die with Commissioner Lu.
Except in court, this was the first time Lu Ming saw old Renault at such a close distance.
His face was haggard, and he was no longer the same as the suave old knight in the newspapers. Even the rosy face when he first saw him in court a few days ago was completely different.
"Commissioner Lu, I want to have a few words with you alone." Old Renault stared at Lu Ming with a very calm tone.
Lu Ming waved his hand: "There is nothing that cannot be said to others. Between us, everything can be said openly and honestly."
Old Reno looked at the room full of people and thought for a moment: "Reno Pictures, 30% of the shares will be sold to Nadu Pictures."
Except for Lu Ming and Renault, probably no one in the room knew what he really meant.
Lu Ming shook his head: "Sir Renault, if you just want to talk to me about this, I think we have nothing to continue."
"Jeff's mental illness is very serious. Why do you insist on taking his life?" Old Reno frowned and looked at the prosecutors who dealt with Lu Ming. "Even if, even if he dies, What good does it do to you? You all live in the East China Sea, and I also live in the East China Sea."
Some prosecutors immediately felt a chill in their hearts.
If this old madman is determined to take revenge one by one in a few years, people like himself will really be in danger.
"Sir Renault, if you are threatening me, I can tell you that your wealth and reputation will soon disappear. Without money, the Renault family will also lose all power."
"I advise you to take back this dangerous idea, otherwise, not only you, but also the name Renault will be ruined in your hands."
Lu Ming looked at him with an extremely calm tone.
The prosecutors and action team members nearby, some of whom had been timid, suddenly puffed up their chests.
Old Renault was certainly a very scary person, but when he sat with his young officer, he seemed to suddenly not be so awe-inspiring.
Old Renault also froze, staring into Lu Ming's eyes. For a moment, he felt a huge sense of powerlessness in his heart.
No young man in his twenties has ever been able to give himself this feeling.
"Okay, Commissioner Lu, I hope you can develop better and better in the East China Sea!" Old Renault slowly stood up, turned around and walked out. However, his steps were a little staggering. Looking at his back, he was already an old man. .
Lu Ming looked at his back and asked: "Do you think he is a good father to little Renault?" Without waiting for anyone to answer, "I don't think so."
Get up and walk out.
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In a lounge of Donghai High Court, Lu Ming and Richard sat quietly, ignoring each other.
Lu Ming came to the High Court for the first time. In the square in front of the majestic court, the statue of Alice, the God of Justice, was even more majestic. Where the eagle flew to her fingers, there was the blue sea, as if she wanted to lead all empires. Citizens, enter the paradise kingdom of your dreams.
At this time, Lu Ming was still recalling the compassion in the eyes of the Queen's statue.
Perhaps, as a person of this level, what he thinks is beyond the reach of Sheng Dou Xiaomin.
However, the reputation of today's royal family is not very good, and it is not of Alice's blood. After all, it is a queen who has never been married.
After her death, one of her nephews inherited the crown of King of the Kingdom of Grifenni and Great Emperor of the Empire.
Originally, as a federal country, according to the original true meaning of the Imperial Code, this empire should not be what it is now.
I also inexplicably remembered that little figure in white sacrificial robe, using the forbidden name of the empire, what does it mean?
"Lawyer Lu?" Richard suddenly said.
Lu Ming looked at him.
Because the photos of the senior Leno and Demps having dinner were exposed, and the key witness who was extremely unfavorable to the younger Leno was attacked while testifying in transit from the court, the Leno family was immediately pushed to the forefront, with television, newspapers and magazines , the verbal and written criticism was so fierce that it was staggering.
As much as I sympathized with little Renault at first, I hate the Renault family now, and I want to remove the label of sympathizing with anti-human perverts as soon as possible.
Richard, the lawyer representing the first defendant Renault Jr., filed a complaint with the Donghai High Court based on this, requesting that the trial be declared invalid.
The reason is:
First of all, Judge Demps’ impartiality has been greatly questioned.
Secondly, today's media is full of prejudice against the Renault family, and the jury does not adopt a closed deliberation method. The outside media will greatly affect their judgment.
If this continues, this trial will be an extremely unfair verdict.
Therefore, Richard not only requested a mistrial, but also requested that a new tribunal be set up outside the East China Sea and that the case be heard in a court in a western state, thus avoiding the huge impact of public opinion in the East China Sea.
This kind of precedent is not unprecedented.
As a result, the Donghai High Court established a three-person committee composed of authoritative justices to listen to the opinions of representatives of the prosecution and defense as well as Judge Demps, and then decide whether the case should be ruled a mistrial.
It’s not Lu Ming and Richard’s turn yet.
At this time Richard suddenly spoke, "Lawyer Lu?"
Lu Ming looked at him.
"I don't know what is happening now, but I will do what I should do for the benefit of my client!"
Lu Ming nodded.
At this time, the door was pushed open, and the court staff made a gesture of invitation to Richard.
Richard stood up and glanced at Lu Ming, "I am looking forward to your growth and hope that one day, I can stand with you in the position of prosecution and defense again."
Lu Ming smiled: "On the contrary, I don't expect much. I don't think you are a criminal defense lawyer worthy of admiration."
Richard was stunned, his face immediately turned pale, he turned around and walked out.
Lu Ming shook his head. What he said was high-sounding. Everything that happened now had nothing to do with him, but for the benefit of the parties involved, he should still make efforts to invalidate the trial.
Yes, whether it is attacking witnesses or exposing photos of dinner with Judge Demps, it is very likely that old Leno has gone crazy.
After all, this is a crazy act at the expense of the Renault family's reputation, and Richard should not suggest this.
However, in this case, Richard did everything he should and should not do, including using Booker to swing back and forth to set up a trap for himself, instigating witnesses to give false confessions, etc., every one of them was exceeded. The lawyer's bottom line is that I really don't admire his character very much.
But I have to say that from a technical perspective, the pressure he put on himself was something I had never experienced before.
I am still looking forward to playing against him again.
Looking forward to a fair and enjoyable duel with him without any information gap.
This is a real giant in the legal world of the empire. When the time comes, I don’t know if I can truly defeat him.
In this lawsuit, even if the trial was ruled to be a mistrial, he technically won, but the information he received from the fight was poor. The information he got from the old Renault and the younger Renault was incomplete, because he had committed a crime, and the old Renault and Renault Jr. always hide something.
However, he definitely hinted that the client instigated the bribery of witnesses, etc. Although he himself would not be directly involved, there is no doubt that everything in the court was carefully planned by him.
So, in this contest, it cannot be said that I have taken advantage.
I can only say that in the end, evil will prevail over good.
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In the small room with a milky white tone, sitting on small chairs, opposite the long table, sat three majestic judges.
Looking at Christine in the middle, who was wearing a snow-white suit, Lu Ming felt helpless, as if evil could not defeat good.
Christine’s face was serious.
A staff member sent Lu Ming a list with the names and positions of the three judges on it.
This form is also a feedback form. After the three-person committee has asked questions, if the hearing witness feels there is anything that needs to be added, he or she can express it in words in this form.
Christine’s position is as a justice of the Donghai High Court.
Lu Ming was stunned. Unexpectedly, Christine had become one of the eleven justices of the High Court.
She never told her about the last time she had dinner with her, and she didn't get wind of it either. It should have happened in the past two days.
The remaining two judges are career judges of the Appellate Division of the High Court. Therefore, the three-person committee is headed by Justice Christine.
It is a pity that it will be difficult for cases to be heard in her court in the future.
What the High Court decided was an interpretation of legal issues involving the national economy and people's livelihood in the East China Sea.
For example, whether abortion is legal or not.
As for specific cases, only those that are particularly complex and involve the most fundamental principles of law may not even be resolved by the Court of Appeal, and will be directly handed over to the collective decision of the eleven justices.
"Lawyer Lu Qianxing, during the trial of case number 950092158 in the First Circuit Court of the East China Sea, did you think that Judge Dempsey was biased in favor of the first defendant?" Christine looked serious.
Lu Ming knew that his apologising friend might be psychologically biased towards him, but if he could not convince her legally, then everything would be in vain.
Considering the words, "Emotionally speaking, I do feel that Judge Demps has a certain sympathy for the first defendant; however, from a legal perspective, Judge Demps is fair in this case and does not have any Violations. Every judge has his or her own likes and dislikes. If a judge doesn’t like me and always stares at me, I think she is not fair and impartial.”
Speaking of the latter part, I looked at Christine, who was dressed in snow-white clothes and blessed by the majestic status of the chief judge. She looked even more beautiful and extraordinary with indescribable charm. I thought about her appearing in front of a group of old judges, all of whom were so old that they were about to die. The situation among the old people who can't fall off is a bit funny and makes me laugh.
Suddenly I couldn't help but want to talk nonsense.
The average age of the justices of the Donghai Supreme Court is around eighty years old. They are all old zombies in the legal profession.
Normally speaking, someone will be replaced only after someone dies. Otherwise, even if you can only hum in the hospital bed, you can still sign. If you don't resign yourself, you can't move.
Because every replacement of a justice may affect the balance of the entire East China Sea political factions, and it will be a brutal fight for the top political groups.
So if you can't move, it's better to keep it as it is.
Kristine frowned and glared at Lu Ming, "Are you complaining about me?"
"No, no..." Lu Ming was startled.
I didn’t expect that Judge Christine would still be so forthright after becoming a high court judge. Here, it is still her court.
The other two gray-haired old judges were very serious. Lu Ming was a little impressed at how there was no change in the expressions on their faces.
Kristine stared at Lu Ming and asked: "The first defendant's attorney complained that today's public opinion is extremely unfavorable to the first defendant and will seriously affect the jury's judgment. Do you think this is the case?"
Lu Ming shook his head: "I don't agree. In fact, every trial has certain rules within the scope permitted by law. For example, in this case, neither the prosecution nor the defense requested that the jury be prohibited from contacting the outside world, while the defense , first of all, the prosecution has been passive in controlling public opinion. Now, we cannot say that if the defense fails to control public opinion, it will overturn the rules of this trial. In that case, it will be extremely unfair to the prosecution."
"Furthermore, in the final analysis, today's public opinion is also caused by the Renault family's misconduct. If because of this, the committee rules that the trial, which lasted for more than ten days, is invalid, then there is nothing more ridiculous than this. It is simply It is an insult to the laws of the empire and our laws in the East China Sea. If the committee rules like this, I will think that this is the committee’s naked cover for criminals!”
Originally, the two white-haired old judges nodded repeatedly after listening to Lu Ming's previous words, and seemed to agree with them.
Who knows, this guy's words are getting more and more fierce, directly attacking this temporary three-person committee. The two old men are a little helpless. An old judge said: "Lawyer Lu Qianxing, don't get excited, we will listen to all your opinions. I don’t take any position in advance!”
Kristine has quickly closed the folder, "Okay, we can end it. In addition, Lawyer Lu Qianxing, you are contemptuous of the authority of the three-person committee. I will sentence you to jail for one hour. Calm down and write again. A letter of apology and a sincere apology, otherwise, I will not rule out further legal action.”
He stood up and walked out. The other two old judges were stunned. This, the new justice, was a little too harsh on the young lawyers.
This young lawyer is very talented. Richard, who comes from the imperial capital, is no match for him. We should protect him, right?
But there was no other way, so they all got up and walked out.
Lu Ming scratched his head, as if the scene was a bit too much, but the two old judges seemed to agree with his statement, so that was fine and would not cause any trouble to Judge Christine.