My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 69: Sudden death (Part 1)

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The case of Kato Shoichi finally officially opened. Just after the opening statement, Cheng Lingyu and Shan Jinghan started a fierce confrontation. Especially the prosecutor provided the testimony of the surviving boy, but used the psychiatrist’s report came to object to Shan Jingfan’s summons of the boy as a witness. In the end, the presiding judge Feng Xuefan ruled that the evidence was invalid unless the boy could actually appear in court and tell the jury personally what happened.

In the afternoon, the two sides started to argue again about whether the photos of Masaichi Kato's murder were fake. Shan Jingfan took out the fake photos of Cheng Lingyu's murder and Jin Zhengyi's blackmail letter. The jury box was in an uproar. There was no doubt that The credibility of the key evidence has been shaken by Shan Jingfan.

Then, shocking news suddenly came from outside the court. Shan Jingfan requested an adjournment of the court, and Feng Guan immediately agreed.

But it was a servant who was reported missing by Kato Masaichi a few months ago. He was arrested by the police when he intended to molest a boy, but was found out by the police. When he was working as a servant in Kato Masaichi's family, He once deceived a few children and secretly took them to the basement where he usually cleaned, killed those boys there, then cut their bodies into pieces, put them in garbage bags and threw them into the garbage dump in batches. By now, the garbage should have been Be incinerated.

When he saw the murder exposed, he was so frightened that he ran away.

This servant died of a heart attack after signing the confession.

After hearing the news, Shan Jingfan immediately submitted a new motion to the court in writing. He believed that the case had too many doubts and was not enough to prove that his client was the murderer. It was very likely that the servant had colluded with Jin Zhengyi. , falsely accused his client, and based on the servant's confession, the real culprit has been concluded. Please ask the court to immediately suspend the case and rule your client not guilty.

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In the "conference room" of Jinshun Hotel, under the rickety tile lamp, Cheng Lingyu's expression became even more uncertain.

The prosecutors and police officers sitting around the long table also had heavy expressions on their faces, and no one dared to speak.

It can only be said that Shanjingfan is too strong and the chess pieces were laid down a few months ago.

If the servant escaped after the prosecutor discovered blood stains, there is no doubt that it will not be convincing enough to the jury.

But he escaped a few months ago. Kato Fang also called the police, and there are records that can be checked.

Naturally, it was a chess piece that Shan Jingfan had laid out a long time ago. According to the progress of the case, it was prepared for emergencies. Now, it came in handy.

What’s more, the servant suffered a heart attack and died after confessing. In fact, the police tortured him a little during the interrogation. The forensic examination showed that he had taken cardiac glycosides beforehand. , which was originally a drug that maintains the oxygen supply to the heart, but was beaten and caused a heart attack.

Of course, the final autopsy report showed that the other party died of a sudden heart attack.

This is really a good plan. It cannot be said that the person took poison in advance, and the police had to try their best to cover up the real cause of death.

In this way, there is no way to question the servant's confession.

In fact, Japanese servants may be involved in high-profile cases. How much punishment can the police impose? It is said that he was punched and slapped several times out of habit. The main reason was that the posture he was tortured in was too torturous, but it was not a problem if he had a normal physique. However, the other party was not normal, so this happened.

Every prosecutor feels shuddering as he ponders the mystery behind this.

The opponent is so terrifying. It seems that he has calculated everything, including the inhumane corporal punishment that the police will give him.

Then, it was exploited.

What else can I say?

It can only be said that a barrister is a barrister. There is no hypocrisy under his reputation. He is worthy of being close to the ceiling of the legal profession.

Even if our side loses, we are still inferior in skill and have nothing to say.

For a moment, everyone was a little frustrated, feeling that the opponent was too powerful and impossible to overcome.

Many prosecutors feel powerless.

"It's all off-the-charts, boring..."

Everyone was stunned. Looking over, it was the youngest Erduan Lu, Da Zhuang, who was speaking. He was shaking his head in boredom.

Lu Ming really found it quite boring. As a barrister, a top figure in the legal industry, all the results were a series of outside tricks. It looked very powerful and unpredictable, but this kind of opponent made people lose the desire to fight. .

Everyone is a little helpless, thinking that it’s just you, others don’t dare to speak like this.

Wang Xiaohu echoed loudly, "That's right, Japanese ghost, what he said is true, he knows how to use tricks behind his back!"

Cheng Lingyu frowned: "Xiaohu, please pay attention to your identity when you speak!" As a prosecutor, he cannot say anything among the people. He looked at Lu Ming and smiled: "Lawyer Lu is right, Shanjing rice and so on It’s just an outside move.”

It seems that the mood has been adjusted, and I also feel that the morale is low now, and Lu Ming's words can boost the morale a little.

Lu Ming picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Cheng Jian, I feel that the servant's confession can be turned into hearsay evidence."

Hou Dexing immediately rolled his eyes, but he did not dare to speak easily now. This man named Lu was extremely eloquent, and in the end he was unable to step down and was not worthy of the responsibility.

Hearsay evidence, generally speaking, is when a witness reports someone else's words and uses them as evidence, or the witness only uses written testimony and does not go to court to testify.

For example, the testimony of one of the surviving children was invalidated by Shan Jingfan on the grounds of hearsay evidence.

But the servant is an adult and has signed a confession in accordance with legal procedures. Even if he dies accidentally, according to current legal standards, his testimony will be judged to be admissible in most courts, but how reliable is it? , a jury is needed to decide, and it is unlikely that it will be directly rejected and declared invalid.

Cheng Lingyu frowned slightly: "Isn't this difficult?"

Lu Ming said: "Actually, it is not impossible. For example, in a case in my hometown, an old lady had a harsh personality. She often attributed many of the difficulties in life to her son and complained to her neighbors. Later, she herself She fell and hit the back of her head. When she woke up, she complained to the doctor that her son had pushed her off the stool. The doctor called the police, but then the old lady died."

"Then considering that the old lady was a normal person, when she said these words, she did not realize that she was about to die. She was still complaining about her son for everything as usual. Without other strong evidence, the court ruled that she The words before death are hearsay evidence."

"If, I mean if, Kato Shoichi, a male servant, has a habit of telling lies, or he was stimulated by something, but he didn't know that he would die immediately after giving a confession. , then his confession may not be considered hearsay evidence."

Cheng Lingyu's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he felt it was unbelievable, "Which court is your hometown in? Is there any such case?"

What Lu Ming was actually talking about was a case in his previous life. He smiled at this time: "Cheng Jian, I'll treat you to a meal. Let's discuss how to turn the Shanjing Rice into hearsay evidence."

"Okay, okay!" Cheng Lingyu waved to everyone, "It's time to go!"

The prosecutors and police officers immediately stood up and left as if they had been granted amnesty.

Cheng Lingyu smiled at Lu Ming: "There is no one else. Tell me what you can do to get rid of this hearsay evidence."

Lu Ming smiled. It seemed that he couldn't hide it from him. In fact, based on his understanding of himself, if it was really just to discuss the case over a meal, how could he be stingy? Naturally, he would invite everyone.

Obviously, it was his own strategy that he didn’t want the people present to hear.

He once had an informant at Shan Jingfan, so he naturally understood that there might not be prosecutors and police officers here who did not inform Japanese people.

After all, this guy likes to make extravagant moves.

"Cheng Jian, if we fight for hearsay evidence, even if we succeed, we will still be at a huge disadvantage. I have some special thoughts that I want to share with you..."

Lu Ming’s voice became lower and lower.

Even outside the door, through the crack of the door, it is gradually difficult to hear.

I could only hear that after a long time, Cheng Lingyu suddenly laughed happily.