My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 34: I will just watch quietly
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After waiting for a long time in the tea restaurant on the first floor of Jincheng Building, Xiaocui finally came. Just like the last time we met, she was wearing floral clothes, but she looked more haggard.
"Xiaocui, on the day Mrs. Li Er was murdered, he asked you to give something to Li Si, but you didn't give it to Li Si, right?"
The first thing they said when they met, Xiao Cui just sat down and immediately turned pale.
Lu Ming nodded. It seemed that he had guessed correctly.
"Mrs. Li Er, what is the thing that I asked you to give to Li Si?" Lu Ming's eyes became stern, "If you don't say it, Li Si may be killed. Do you know?"
"Yes, they belong to the second aunt, the second aunt's underwear..." Xiaocui's eyes were filled with tears. After speaking, she covered her face and sobbed softly, "I, I don't know why this is happening. I, I didn’t want to give this thing to Brother Li, so I threw it into the trash can and said that the second aunt was looking for him too much and didn’t give it to him or give him anything..."
Lu Ming slowly leaned back in his chair. That's right. Li Xiaoyan had prepared Li Mingxuan mentally beforehand. Seeing that he saw her underwear and came to see her again, she naturally agreed to have **** with him, so she didn't Thinking that he was the overlord, Li Mingxuan was unwilling to do so.
However, Lu Ming looked at Xiao Cui who was lowering his head and sobbing. It seemed that he didn’t need to ask this question himself. Xiao Cui probably liked Li Mingxuan a little bit in his heart. After all, Li Mingxuan had not lost his appearance at that time. Although he was lame, he was still very handsome. Yes, so Xiaocui lost that pair of underwear by some strange coincidence at that time.
"Can you still find that pair of underwear?" Lu Ming asked.
Xiao Cui shook his head, "I, I don't know, it's been more than half a month, and the garbage dump in the back alley has been cleaned up..."
Lu Ming looked at his watch. The court was about to start in more than half an hour, and he didn't have time to look for it.
"Xiao Cui, are you willing to appear in court to testify and tell the truth?" Lu Ming asked.
Xiao Cui was stunned, with a look of fear in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I can't give you money or do anything now, but I can promise you that during the trial of this case, I will ensure your safety. You can move to the Husky Hotel. When the lawsuit is over, I will also I will send you to a safe place to live.”
"I, I don't know..." Xiaocui shook his head, clearly feeling confused.
"Let's go, follow me!" Lu Ming knew that if he didn't strike while the iron was hot and send her to the witness stand, then in the future, when she calmed down, she might not tell the truth she knew.
Fortunately, as the waiter who informed Li Mingxuan to go upstairs, she was originally included in the witness list.
Both the prosecution and the defense have dozens of witnesses on their lists, but not all of them may be required to appear in court to testify. Some witnesses may not even know that they are on the witness list. When summoned by the court to testify, they may reject.
For both the prosecution and the defense, creating a thick witness list is also a tactic, so that the other party does not know what the key points they have grasped and what their strategies are.
And if you don’t know what your witness will say in court, never send her to the witness stand.
This is the golden rule for lawyers.
As for Xiao Cui, at the very least, he would not testify against Li Mingxuan.
Even if she went to court and repented, she did not tell anything about the underwear incident. She just said that she followed the second aunt's instructions and went down to call Li Mingxuan upstairs.
That’s okay. This was the prosecution’s initial verdict on this case.
I had originally planned to summon Xiao Cui to create some favorable conditions for Li Mingxuan, but now I am more confident to do this, even if the underwear incident never happened.
……
The judge sitting in the court is named Cao Dahua, and he is also one of the most important judges in the Ninth Circuit Court. In terms of status, he is second only to Li Guan.
He is in his fifties, has a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an upright expression.
The face comes from the heart. In fact, this old saying sometimes still comes true.
In terms of reputation, Cao Dahua is even better than Li Guan. After all, Li Guan's little old lady has a weird temper and often does shocking things.
Under the auspices of Cao Guan.
First of all, the prosecution made its opening statement. Liu Hanxuan spoke eloquently, describing the entire case process determined by the prosecutor and the relevant evidence chain.
To Li Mingxuan, he directly described him as "a fugitive from out of town, a **** and murderer who repays kindness with revenge."
Although Lu Ming raised serious objections and Cao Dahua ruled that the objection was valid, there is no doubt that in the eyes of the jury, these bad labels have been inserted into Li Mingxuan's slightly dry hair by Liu Hanhuan.
The prosecutors charged Li Mingxuan with "robbery," "rape," and "premeditated murder."
The so-called intentional murder, similar to intentional homicide, is a premeditated and planned murder.
After hearing these three charges, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Li Mingxuan should have a chance to escape guilt.
When Liu Hanhuan sat down, Cao Dahua nodded to Lu Ming. Lu Ming slowly stood up and came to the judge's seat, bowing slightly to the jury and judge.
"Dear jurors in court, what happened to Ms. Li Xiaoyan is undoubtedly a tragedy. I also hope that the murderer can be severely punished. However, Mr. Li Haoran is not the person who should be punished. He just appeared at the wrong time. In the wrong place, I will show you this point by point, and I will plead not guilty to my client."
"Li Si" makes people think that he is not a serious person when he hears this name. Therefore, Lu Ming gave Li Mingxuan the so-called "correct name" of "Li Haoran". Li Mingxuan also wore suits and leather shoes very decently.
Everything from his name to his first impression will affect the jurors' judgment of him.
"My client comes from the barbaric northern region. However, he is definitely not a fugitive, but a persecuted person. When I talked to him, he showed his honest and kind character. He even told me , what kind of persecution he suffered, he also said that he hopes to tell you what kind of person he is, but for his personal safety, I do not recommend him to do so. In this dark world, he Struggling to survive and longing for the light, what he never expected was that a tragedy would find him again. Originally, he was handsome and handsome, but in pursuit of the light, he had been mutilated and became lame in one leg, but he arrived at the land of light. , but he was disfigured. Sometimes when I look at him, I wonder whether God has abandoned him...or, God wants to use your hands to redeem him..."
The jurors were a little moved when they looked at Li Mingxuan.
Many of them are originally from the new immigrant class, and they were deliberately selected by Liu Hanhuan, because the more new immigrants are, the more xenophobic they are, especially homeless people from other places, which will make them feel offended and lower the reputation of their new immigrant group. .
But if you have been persecuted by warlords and rulers in the Northern Territory and come to seek refuge, it is another matter.
Especially, in order to escape, they came to the East China Sea with a lame leg and went through hardships. When they arrived in the East China Sea, they were disfigured. Many of them would think of some of the bitter experiences they had when they first set foot on this land, and they felt the same. .
Cao Dahua looked quietly at Lu Ming, who seemed to be extremely sad for the person involved, with an indescribable meaning in his eyes.
Lu Ming's sadness was for the jurors to see. From Cao Guan's perspective, it was obvious that he was winking.
Lu Ming did not deliberately avoid Cao Guan.
Liu Hanhuan, who was at the prosecutor's seat, gradually frowned. Although he did not underestimate this rookie lawyer, he did not expect that at such a young age, this guy was already an actor and had a thick skin. This was really disappointing. Unexpected.
I originally thought that this rookie lawyer would use the torture the suspect suffered in detention as a weapon, but that was just right. Generally speaking, injuries caused by fighting between prisoners in detention centers, prisons, etc. It will not attract any sympathy, and it will also increase the identity of John Doe as a "prisoner". Every bit of this will affect the jurors' final judgment on the case.
However, this rookie lawyer packaged his client as a model of positive pursuit of light. However, he was a loser with a tragic fate and luck was never on his side.
This is completely different. Many new immigrants have experienced frustration. At this moment, the most miserable representative appears in front of them, which can easily resonate with them and inspire their sympathy.
Liu Hanhuan's eyes gradually became serious when he looked at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming sighed at this time, "For every charge, I have to say that my client is innocent, innocent, innocent!"
"My defense strategy is to pursue the truth and show his innocence to everyone!"
"Thank you!"
Lu Ming bowed to the judge's bench and the jury's bench, and slowly walked back to his seat.
His opening statement was very short, as if he didn't say anything, but the effect...
Liu Hanhuan frowned tightly as he watched the jurors' reactions.
This **** is really good at creating characters. The late master once said that the best lawyers will design the most suitable characters for their clients. I understand this truth, but it seems that until now, Only after seeing this guy named Lu Qianxing did I understand the true meaning of this sentence.
This case may not go as smoothly as I thought.