Chapter 26: Joshua Dale Case (1)

On the day of the court session, Joshua Dall had tossed and slept all night, and got up with his dark eyes at 5 o'clock in the morning. Sister Roshie curled up on another bed, and the big quilt wrapped her like a shrimp.
The environment of the hotel is many times better than that of their old house, and there is even an aroma of restful sleep. The little girl in his family slept deeply. To be precise, she has been sleeping deeply these past few days, without freezing in the middle of the night, without being scared by the movement of rats and cockroaches, or being awakened by the drunkards who scolded the street, and she has never been more reliable.
He wished she could have such a solid life, but he could not give any guarantee.
Because today, he is going to accept a trial.
He was very upset, very resistant, and extremely negative ...
The air in the hotel room was very good, at least much fresher than on the street, but he felt that he could not stay in this closed and quiet space, and he was spitting out of depression.
So he tucked in the quilt for Roche and wrapped his jacket tightly out of the door.
At 5 o'clock in the morning, the sky was not yet bright, with a gloomy black, thick clouds, like a cloudy day.
Joshua stood downstairs in the hotel and sniffed the cold air. The cold wind poured into the heart from the nasal cavity. He is not a completely free man now, and it is even harder to say in the future. Under many restrictions, many people could not see him, and he could not go to many places.
And his lawyer reminded him not to run around.
So he walked back and forth aimlessly in the alley of Hesse, like a dying man, trying to seize the little bit of life at the end.
He has been mixed in various construction sites all year round, and has taken on various jobs. Unconsciously, he produced two legs with super endurance. For him, the distance from Yincha Hotel to Shuangyue Street was just half an hour.
So when he recovered, he was already standing in front of his house.
A long time ago, when the grandmother was still there, there was always a portable light in the room all night. In order to save energy, the brightness was dimly adjusted. If anyone gets up at night, he won't bump his eyes.
At that time, no matter how he was outside, he could see a room in his room. The light ball of the lantern was quietly reflected on the window glass, and with the grandmother in the armchair, waiting for him to go home.
Joshua Dale stared at the black hole's window for a while, but the hand in his pocket grabbed it, but he grabbed it empty.
The house key was not brought, and was still resting in the hotel, pressed against Roche's pillow.
He stared at the door again for a while, not knowing what the reason was, and suddenly he raised his hand and patted the door three times hesitantly.
He bowed his head and waited for a long time outside the door, but he never heard the rustling footsteps of his grandmother.
No one in the world would open the door for him, dragging him to whisper, "Cold or not, have you encountered something unhappy, why not laugh" ...
He leaned against his door and sat on the ground, like a homeless man, for a long time.
The sign clock on Shuangyue Street will ring once in the morning and in the evening, at 8 am and 7 pm, exactly. The bell rang for 8 times, Joshua woke up and stood up, rubbed his hand, and slowly ran towards the hotel.
...
"Where did you go?" Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan spoke on the hotel corridor and saw him come back and asked.
Joshua said sullenly: "Morning."
Can the morning run run out of the funeral effect?
Yan Suizhi didn't pierce him, but didn't ask too much, only nodded.
"The weather is bad today, it's cloudy, and it looks like it will rain anytime." Joshua drooped her eyelids and said, "I don't think this is a good sign."
Yan Suizhi: "What you said took us both together."
Joshua twitched his lips, but he didn't smile. Today, he really can't lift a little spirit. "I don't know, I just ... feel sad, as if no one would believe me ..."
Generally speaking, at this time, someone should always say: "I believe in you." Whether it is true or not.
But Yan Suizhi said nothing. He has experienced many things, and believes that he is not a good person. Sometimes he may be soft-hearted, but more often his heart is amazingly hard. Regrettably, he could n’t say this to Joshua that would comfort him. Here is the relationship between the lawyer and the client—
He needs the parties to trust him as much as possible and tell him all the truth. In fact, in many cases, he is indeed the only life-saving straw that the parties can trust. But he could not believe the client completely.
He always has reservations about what they say.
Yan Suizhi finally patted Joshua on the shoulder, but Gu Yan asked: "Before the court, I will confirm with you again. Did you do it?"
Yan Suizhi glanced at him.
He asked very plainly, and his tone was as cold as usual, like a routine.
But Joshua felt at this time that even if he just asked him a question and was willing to listen to him for an answer, he would feel more comfortable. So he looked at Gu Yan's eyes and shook his head seriously: "No."
Saying this sentence, his heart filled with cold wind suddenly found a little landing.
At 9:15 in the morning, Joshua Dale and his defense lawyer Gu Yan arrived at the court. They also came along with Yan Suizhi who dragged a wounded leg and refused to show his disability.
The pre-trial meetings on the Wine City side are very irregular, organized in a hurry and chaotic. It is not the first time that Gu Yan and Yan Suizhi have appeared in such a place. Many rules that are common in other places are not well enforced here, so they will always collect as much evidence as possible and find as many loopholes as possible to ensure a foothold in this chaotic place.
Gu Yan and the prosecution lawyer showed each other's evidence to each other, and quickly completed the process.
At 10 a.m. in Court No. 1, the judge is in place.
Attorney Gu Yan and the prosecution nodded to the judge. Yan Suizhi sat on the seat behind Gu Yan and tilted Erlang's legs under the cover of the table to avoid the still swollen injured leg from landing. He looked at the judge's drooping eyes and squeezed corners of his mouth, and the electronic pen between his fingers clicked softly on the table.
"It seems that Joshua's hunch is not inaccurate today." Yan Suizhi whispered at the back of his head after Gu Yan sat down, "It's really not a good sign for such a cloudy day. Judge Rui Liu ... "
Gu Yan didn't look back, but coughed a low voice, instructing him not to rely on the low voice to be so brazen.
Anyone who has dealt with this droopy-eye judge knows that he is a prone judge who often fails to treat the accused completely and fairly and wants to defend him innocent, with a low success rate. .
The prosecution and the defendant were seated, and the defendant Joshua Dale was taken to his place by the two bailiffs.
After he sat down, he took a deep breath and then stared at the entrance on the right. People from the jury are coming to the court successively from there, and stand in the jury seat one by one.
That is the man who can determine his destiny-a group of strangers selected from all over.
Everyone confirmed to the court that Judge Mori Liu lowered his eyes. He had a heavy book on his hand that listed some standard sentences that a judge should use in court.
In fact, the judges have used countless times to speak out, and they can blurt out long ago, but they still have to take a routine look at the open classics, which represents the rigor and meticulousness of the court.
The first thing after the jury arrived was to take an oath.
Murray Liu looked at the jury and said with a calm voice: "The solemn court needs your formal oath. Can you give the most impartial judgment with a faithful and responsible attitude to the upcoming case?"
"Oath of honor, I will uphold justice. If anyone is wronged, I will be pleased. If anyone suffers injustice, I will be guilty for life. I will let the law exercise its power in the most rational manner."
Joshua Dale exhaled slowly, his slightly trembling fingers pressed against his knees, and slowly clenched.
He was so nervous that when the judge pronounced his name and confirmed his identity, he could not even understand what the simple words meant. He stared at the judge for nearly five seconds before slowly digesting, nodding, and sleepwalkingly: "It's me."
It took him a long time before he remembered that he could sit down.
When he sat down and looked at the center of the court, he found out that the prosecution lawyer had begun to make an opening statement. The other party's voice seemed to pass over the two mountains into his ears.
"The defendant Joshua Dall used a decorative bronze sculpture on the southwest corner of Kitty Bell ’s home and a rough pillow on the outside sofa to knock on the premise of covering up the sound. Kitty Bell's head, causing Bell to fall into a coma, to prevent her from ringing the alarm, and took a jewelry box from Bell, which contained some jewelry and an unbound asset redemption ticket. Joshua Daller Kitty Bell and his nephew Chester Bell are very familiar with the day and night time, so they can accurately leave the room when Chester Bell returns home, hide in the courtyard, and use Chester Bell to enter the house. Time lapsed, over the wall and returned to his residence. All the above facts are supported by physical evidence and witness evidence, and Joshua Dale ’s confession ... "
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The prosecutor's lawyer laid out the evidence clearly and clearly, and finally looked at Judge Mori Liu and nodded at him.
"I regret everything that Ms. Kitty Bell suffered." Murray Liu nodded, then turned his head to look at Gu Yan, his mouth stretched tightly, and his face instantly became mean by three points, " Defense attorney, Gu? You can start your opening statement. "
Generally speaking, the opening statement is that the prosecution first briefs the accused crime, the course of the case and the evidence they already have, and then the defense lawyers state the main defense points and emphasize their own position.
Joshua Dale stared at Gu Yan with his fingers, and Yan Suizhi also raised his eyes to look at Gu's classmate ... handsome head.
Just as everyone in the court was quietly waiting for him to speak, he raised his hand and gave a gesture to Judge Mori Liu.
What the gesture means is-the defense gave up the opening statement.
Morey Liu's tense expression was loose, a little stunned, but Yan Suizhi leaned back, and the corners of her mouth curled up.