Chapter 27: Joshua Dale Case (2)

Joshua Dall, who was sitting on the dock, did not immediately understand the meaning of the gesture. He couldn't figure out what was going on, and looked at Gu Yan blankly but anxiously.
Until Judge Mori Liu said: "Gu, are you sure you want to give up the opening statement?"
Joshua Dale: "............................................."
He felt his heart tethered to the waistband of the trousers, and he fell to the ground with a snap, and was trampled a few times. He opened his mouth slowly, his brain exploded.
Give up opening statement? ! What a joke?
He didn't understand any profound things. He only knew that you had come and gone in court. You said five points, and I dismissed five points to have the confidence to continue the argument. As a result, his lawyer gave up a round as soon as he came up? !
The people behind the courtroom who came to hear the trial kept silent for five seconds, and suddenly a "buzzing" argument sounded.
The opening statement is not to be given up, but in the limited listening experience of these people, I have never seen this practice. After all, if you give up a round, you will have one less chance to persuade the jury and the judge.
"Silence!" Murray Liu knocked on the mallet.
The court was quiet again, and Murray Liu looked down at the defense seat.
Gu Yan nodded: "OK."
In the surprise eyes of the audience, only Yan Suizhi was relaxed and applauded.
He used to give some advice to the students over a long time ago. He said: "When a judge or a jury member has a tendency, it doesn't make sense to throw a point of view at them like a speech. Maybe you are speaking out loud, but the effect is often counterproductive. Presume a result, it is difficult to accept the opposite statement, especially do not like to be persuaded, even if you make sense, they will refute you in the mind one by one. How to say ... this is probably also The rebellious psychology that comes out of it. "
Rather than smashing the other party into acceptance with a conclusion, it is better to throw a lead and let them draw that conclusion by themselves.
Where can I persuade others about what I think of?
Just like now, with a judge like Murray Liu, in an uncontrollable place like the Wine City, giving up the opening statement is an excellent defense strategy.
To some extent, it will cause another kind of rebellious psychology for some people-the more you don't say it, the more I want to hear it.
Take retreat as advance and defend as attack.
Perhaps Gu Yan's move was not influenced by Yan Suizhi's words, but Professor Yan Da was very pleased.
The emperor, with a swollen leg hanging from the curtain, turned the electronic pen in his hand and typed an "a" on the newly created blank paper sheet in front of him.
Because Gu Yan gave up the opening statement, the progress of the court trial was immediately pulled into the next round.
The prosecution lawyer began to summon the corresponding witnesses one by one based on the evidence clues.
The first person to stand on the witness stand is no stranger to Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan.
It was a tall man with a scar on his face, which made his appearance look slightly fierce.
Joshua Dall on the docks widened his eyes. He thought he was wrong and rubbed his eyes twice with the back of his hands, but the appearance of the man on the witness stand remained unchanged.
"Witness Mr. Feix Gore." Murray Liu read out the other party's name, "47 years old, identification number w11992661882."
Ficks nodded: "It's me, Master Judge."
"Standing on the witness stand means that you also need to take an oath first." Murray Liu Wensheng asked: "This court requires you to swear, you will do what you know.
Feix nodded: "I swear."
Regarding the appearance of Ficks, despite Joshua Dale's surprise, Gu Yan and Yan Suizhi were not surprised. After all, they had seen the evidence presented by the prosecution at the pre-trial meeting. It turns out that while they were busy collecting new evidence, the prosecution was not completely idle, and they added several other evidences that were detrimental to Joshua Dale, including the taxi on Fix. The picture recorded by the driving recorder.
"Lu." Judge Mori Liu said to the prosecution lawyer, "You can start asking."
The prosecution lawyer nodded, then turned to Fickers. This round of his inquiry is direct, in order to allow the witness to show the facts he wants to show in the process of answering the question. Of course, the target audience is the jury.
"Fax Gore?" Lu nodded to him. "Are you the neighbor of the defendant Joshua Dale?"
Faix: "Yes, to be precise, I am a neighbor of Joshua and Kitty."
Lu called up a map overlooking the court ’s huge holographic screen and marked the three rooms,
This is Joshua Dall ’s house, this is Kitty Bell ’s house, is this where you live? "
"Yes, that's right."
Lu: "How often do you see Joshua Dalle?"
Fickers: "I can see one or two times every day."
"Are you familiar?"
"Familiar with."
"How is the relationship?"
"Occasionally, I will do a little favor."
"Does he help you or do you help him?"
Fix hesitated: "He's still young."
The subtext is "I help him more, but after all, he is still a child."
Lu Yuguang glanced at the jury, and then continued to ask: "Is the video captured by your driving recorder?"
He said that a few videos were called on the holographic screen, and the videos were automatically played in blocks. The date of each video was different, but the content was similar. Either Joshua Dale was over the wall, or it was already Squatting on it.
"This is the wall around Kitty Bell's house?"
Ficks nodded: "Yes."
"Why did your car photograph these?"
"This is actually not my car. I drove for the owner, only at noon and at two meals during the evening. He will drive the car to this alley and wait for me to hand over." Fickers Road, "the alley is very It ’s hard to make a U-turn, so I always take a turn from the inside road and turn out from the other end. I often stop for a while in the open space at the entrance of Joshua and Kitty, finish the uneaten meals, or smoke Take a cigarette sober and drive out. "
Lu thought and asked, "How long have you been doing this?"
"Less than a year."
"So these are just the parts of the year that happened to be photographed by you at noon and supper?"
Fix thought about it, "I think so."
This means that there may be more than that.
Lu again asked some details related to the video.
Fickers answered them one by one.
Then Lu suddenly said: "How about the relationship between Joshua Dale and Kitty Bell's nephew Chester Bell?"
Fickers said: "Not very good."
"Have you seen them arguing?"
"Actually, I have pulled the rack." Fickers thought for a while. "These two children are not suitable for staying together. There will always be conflicts when they meet, but they are good in a single time."
"Did Chester Bell have a dispute because Joshua Dalle turned the walls of his house?"
Fickers: "I haven't seen it before. I think Joshua will avoid Chester's time at home."
"So you mean, Joshua Dale knows more about the rest and rest time of Kitty Bell and his nephew?" Lu tentatively said this.
Gu Yan suddenly raised his finger at the judge and said softly, "No."
Inquiry questions cannot be asked. Once asked, the other party has the right to object, and the judge should also decide that the objection is valid and prevent witnesses from answering such questions.
However, Murray Liu's was crooked, "No objection."
Gu Yan looked calm, without even lifting his eyelids.
The electronic pen in the hand of Yan Sui, who was sitting in the back, turned around and was pressed against with his fingertips. He was also not surprised at this kind of judgment. After all, this Murray Pharaoh Bastard Liu did not do this for the first time.
"Did you see Joshua over the fence on the night of the 23rd?" Lu asked.
"No, I was not in the car at the time." Fickers said. "I picked up the car and parked it in the old place. I went back to my house and ate half of the dinner. I didn't see the process. The video was taken by the recorder after locking the car. "
Lu: "Why did the video stop abruptly after 10 minutes of shooting?"
Fickers said: "Energy is running out."
Lu Qiji also asked some scattered questions, which was enough for the jury to extract a few pieces of information from all of Feix ’s answers-Joshua was very familiar with the work of the Bell family, enough to accurately grasp the opportunity to commit crimes. Joshua and Chester had a very bad relationship. On the night of the 23rd, Joshua turned into Kitty Bell's yard within the possible time frame of the case.
Generally speaking, when lawyers ask questions, they can anticipate the answers of witnesses. A good enough lawyer can completely control the answers of the witnesses within the range of the effect he wants, and he will not ask less or ask more.
"I'm finished with the inquiry." Lu saw the jury's reaction in the eyes, and nodded at Judge Mori Liu.
Morey Liu turned to Gu Yan: "Gu, you can start asking this witness."
As a result, Gu Yan raised his hand and said coldly: "I have no problem."
Murray Liu: "..."
Everyone in the court: "..."
Joshua Dale: "..........................."
Did I hire a fake lawyer? This lawsuit is still ...............