"Prosecutor Snow, here is the information you asked me to collect. It includes media comments and investigations." An intern handed a thick stack of documents to Snow.
Snow took the document and flipped through a few pages with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Public opinion is very favorable to us. In the next court appearance, our probability of winning is much higher." Snow said proudly.
"Prosecutor Snow, I don't quite understand how these things are related to the case we are about to participate in? Will they really be of great help to us?" the intern asked with a puzzled look.
"Of course." Snow put on a showy expression and continued: "This trend of public opinion will send a message to the jurors that it is wrong and immoral to hurt others in order to save one's own life. During the trial, the jury will preconceptionally believe that the defendant's act of shooting and injuring passers-by was wrong, even if he was trying to get passers-by to call the police for him. When it comes to court, I only want to emphasize the defendant's initiative in committing this act. , it can be defined as the defendant's intentional behavior. In order to protect one's own interests and intentionally harming others, does it sound like intentional harm? I hope that in this way, the defendant's behavior can be defined as intentional harm. .”
"Will the jury members accept this concept? I want to ask what if the jurors are not affected by public opinion?" the intern then asked.
"Don't worry, they will definitely be affected by public opinion. This is directly related to the composition of the jury." Snow motioned the interns to sit down and then explained: "The law stipulates that citizens who are over 18 years old must Anyone who lives in the local area, is proficient in English, has no hearing or intellectual disabilities, and has no criminal record can become a juror. However, in the actual screening process, there is still a certain special direction, and the prosecution and defense will screen out some people. "
"For example, some people with lower education levels and lower living standards have a higher chance of being screened out by the prosecution and defense. Because of the limitations of their education level and daily life environment, it is difficult for such people to give a reasonable answer based on evidence. You can't expect a high school dropout to think and analyze problems like a scholar. So both the prosecutor and the defense lawyer will feel that it is a risk to let that kind of person become a juror. Unless the defendant is some A specific group of people, otherwise the prosecution and defense will eliminate this group of people first when selecting jurors.”
"In addition, we do not want people with a very high level of education or who are experts in a certain field to become jurors. Such people have a relatively high education, have achieved certain achievements, and are relatively confident. They all have relatively outstanding abilities. With independent thinking ability and excellent judgment, such people are not easily affected by external factors. If such people appear on the jury, they will not follow us even if we make wonderful arguments during the trial. They will think independently and come up with their own opinions, and the efforts of the prosecution and defense lawyers will become useless in front of them. They will only believe in their own judgment and will not agree to be persuaded."
"So when selecting jurors, we tend to select ordinary people who have no highlights in their daily life, are not good at in-depth thinking, are not very stubborn, are easily influenced by external factors, and like to follow the crowd. This is These types of people are the perfect jury members for prosecutors or defense lawyers. They will draw conclusions based on the most basic on-site evidence and the words of both the prosecution and the defense, and there will never be any unexpected factors."
"I want to say that you should understand, right? Jurors are people who are easily disturbed by external factors. They will make preconceived judgments under the guidance of public opinion. And in this case, I am also We took advantage of this to make them favor our side. In other words, we used public opinion and used morality to kidnap the jurors' judgment!"
The intern nodded, but there was a complicated expression on his face. It could be seen that he did not really agree with this behavior.
Reese advised: "I know you may not understand this behavior, but believe me, you will gradually get used to it. From a certain perspective, this is indeed a kind of moral kidnapping, but you have to understand , it is not us who ultimately give the verdict, so we do not need to bear psychological or moral pressure. Our purpose is only one, and that is to convict the suspect!"
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Dai Li came to Wilfrid's law firm.
"Mr. Li, you should have noticed the recent trend of public opinion, right?" Wilfrid asked.
Dai Li nodded and said with a smile: "I noticed that I have become a negative example now. I didn't expect that there are so many moral people in this world."
Wilfrid heard the irony in Dai Li's words, he smiled indifferently, and then said: "Mr. Li, this situation is very detrimental to our subsequent trial. The jury is easily affected by public opinion. guiding influence, thereby making judgments that are not conducive to us.”
"You really know how to choose a time. We are about to have a court session, but something like this happened." Dai Li said helplessly.
"If I'm not wrong, this is the prosecutor's trick. The reason why Nick Reese is able to maintain a 100% conviction rate is because he knows how to use whatever means necessary." Wilfrid said.
"Lawyer Wilfrid, if you come to me, I guess you must have figured out a way to deal with it." Dai Li asked. He knew that a lawyer of Wilfrid's level must have already thought of a solution.
"I have indeed thought of a way to deal with it, but it will cost some money. This part of the expenditure is not included in the legal fees, so I have to get your consent." Wilfrid said.
"I understand." Dai Li took out the checkbook, signed his name directly, but did not fill in the number, and then handed the blank check to Wilfrid.
Wilfrid took the check and continued: "I will send you the detailed documents for this expenditure later. I suggest you show the documents to your accountant. Maybe there may be a tax-deductible part."
The reason why Wilfrid asked Li Dai for this extra money was because he needed to pay taxes. If this money was included in Wilfrid's attorney fees, then Wilfrid would have to pay for it. This expenditure requires an additional amount of personal income tax, but if it is counted as funds provided by the parties, Wilfrid does not have to pay additional taxes.
"Lawyer Wilfrid, I'm very curious now, what is the response method you have in mind? Can you reveal it first." Dai Li then asked.
"Of course, you are my client, and you have the right to know everything." Wilfrid showed a smile like an old fox. He pointed at the blank check in his hand and continued: "With this thing, there is no Things that cannot be solved! You still have to deal with the passerby who was injured by you, right?"
"Remember, I heard that that guy doesn't have a formal job and usually does odd jobs at a gas station." Dai Li replied.
"He's living a pretty good life now!" Wilfrid said pointedly, clasping his hands together, and then asked: "I think you don't mind, let him live a better life!"