Wilfrid casually threw the information about violent tendencies to his assistant. Even Dai Li could see that Wilfrid didn't care about the information.
Just listen to Wilfrid explain: "Since Nick Reese dares to provide this information to us, then there is no need for us to doubt the authenticity and professionalism of this information and continue to dwell on this information. It’s a waste of time. None of us are experts in psychology, and it’s impossible to find loopholes in this information in a short time.”
After Wilfrid finished speaking, he looked at Dai Li and asked: "Mr. Li, please tell me honestly, do you have any violent tendencies?"
"No." Dai Li shook his head decisively: "Although I have never taken a psychological test, I usually deal with things relatively calmly."
"If possible, we need to do a psychological test to prove that you are not violent, so as to overturn Reese's accusation. I can try to bring it up in court later," Wilfrid said. .
At this time, prosecutor Nick Reese walked over from a distance.
"Lawyer Wilfrid, have you read all the information I gave you? If there is anything unclear, I can explain it to you." Reese said, sitting next to Wilfrid. forward.
"Prosecutor Reese, you are not here specifically to explain the contents of this information to me, are you?" Wilfrid asked, staring at Reese.
Reese smiled slightly and lowered his voice: "I really can't hide it from you, Lawyer Wilfrid, and Mr. Li. I hope you can seriously consider my previous suggestions."
"Do you still want to persuade my client to plead guilty?" Wilfrid sneered.
"Yes, if Mr. Li is willing to plead guilty to intentional injury and assaulting a police officer, I can drop the first-degree murder charge." Reese said.
Before Wilfrid could answer, Dai Li shook his head first: "I am not guilty."
"Mr. Li, whether you are guilty or not depends on the verdict given by the jury." Reese made a helpless expression, and then said: "I don't know how they will decide, but I really hope I can help you. .”
"Help me? Prosecutor Reese, are you kidding me? I don't feel like you are helping me." Dai Li said sarcastically.
Reese said: "Mr. Li, you are now charged with first-degree murder. Although it was an attempt, do you know what kind of punishment you will face if you are found guilty? You will go to jail for five or ten years. , or even imprisonment for more than ten years! You have to know that prison is not a very comfortable place, it is full of villains, scum, scum, and some perverts who like sex! "
"But if you are willing to plead guilty to intentionally injuring and assaulting the police, your sentence will be much lighter. As a prosecutor, I can apply for a lighter sentence for you. You don't even have to go to jail. I can help you apply for one. What do you think about three to five years of probation, plus about a thousand hours of community service?”
"No, I didn't commit a crime, why should I plead guilty." Dai Li shook his head.
"It seems that Mr. Li still did not understand the situation at the scene." Reese smiled slightly and continued: "Mr. Li, I think you should have discovered that someone in the jury recognized my point of view. In other words, according to this trend, You may be convicted of attempted first-degree murder, and you may go to jail. Of course, I don’t know how likely that is, 10% to 20%? 30% to 40%? Or 50% to 60%? I think everyone will have a different assessment, Lawyer Wilfrid will definitely be able to give you a more professional advice.”
"But the key thing is, are you going to gamble on the probability of being found guilty? Even if you only have a 10% chance of being found guilty, that means there is a 10% chance that you will spend ten years in prison! You can 100% With 100% guarantee, if your luck is so good, you will definitely not encounter that 10% possibility? Don’t you realize that even if there is only a 10% possibility, it is still a big risk? What’s more? When it comes to the verdict, the probability of you being found guilty is more than 10%, right? Because I have other cards that I haven’t played yet.”
"I don't know how you view this matter. If it were me, I would never take any risk of going to jail. But now, there is a plan in front of you that does not require any risk at all, as long as you admit If you intentionally injure or assault a police officer, you will not have to go to jail. I have read your information and you have never had any criminal record since coming to the United States. I think a few years of probation will not be difficult for you. And a certain period of community service I think this is a very cost-effective way to completely avoid the risk of jail time by using services.”
"So Mr. Li, I know that your chain of physical training centers will be very large and will bring you a lot of income every year. And if you go to jail, can you continue to keep all this? At least while you are in jail In the meantime, you have to lose these. There is a saying that where there is life, there is hope, so I hope you can seriously consider my proposal."
Where there is life, there is hope. This is a literal translation in English, but the actual translation into Chinese is a very common proverb: If you keep the green hills, you will not be afraid of running out of firewood.
Dai Li did not answer. Instead, lawyer Wilfrid asked: "Prosecutor Reese, does the probation you are referring to include enhanced probation?"
Reese shook his head: "I don't think intensive probation is necessary, but if the probation is longer, there may be six months to a year of intensive probation."
Wilfrid seemed to be lost in thought. Prosecutor Reese also thought this was interesting, so he stood up and said: "Mr. Li, Lawyer Wilfrid, you can discuss it first. I'll take my leave now. I hope it's okay." Good news to hear from you.”
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There are many types of probation in the United States. The first is unsupervised probation, also called informal probation. During probation, you do not need to be under the direct supervision of a probation officer and are mostly suitable for criminals with minor crimes.
The second type is supervised probation, also called formal probation. During the probation period, the probation officer must report regularly to the probation officer, may be required to participate in counseling services, and must undergo immediate drug or alcohol testing, etc.
The third type is intensive probation, which is mainly applicable to some criminals with more serious crimes. While on probation, you must report frequently to your probation officer and must receive counseling services. If it is a specific crime, such as a drug dealer or a sex offender, additional conditions must be fulfilled, such as psychological and physical treatment, and being recorded in the local criminal register.
The consulting services mentioned here mainly refer to legal or psychological consulting services. Legal consulting services are equivalent to allowing criminals to understand the law better, which is equivalent to a process of learning the law. As for psychological counseling services, those who have watched the movie "Infernal Affairs" will probably have a clearer understanding. The protagonist Chen Yongren in it must receive psychological counseling services for a certain period of time because of a crime.
In addition, during probation, criminals generally have to complete a certain period of community service. For extremely minor offenders, the court will directly sentence community service as the most basic disciplinary measure.
Lawyer Wilfrid briefly explained this to Dai Li, and then said, "You will definitely not be able to commit another crime during the probation period, and you need to report to the probation officer twice a week. Your departure will be restricted. Normally Under certain circumstances, you are not allowed to leave the country during probation, but in certain special circumstances, such as going abroad for medical treatment, you can leave the United States with the approval of the state court. At the same time, according to California law, criminals are subject to a curfew during probation, that is to say You can't go out at night, you can only stay at home."
Dai Li nodded, and then said: "Lawyer Wilfrid, I want to hear your professional opinion."
"From a legal perspective, we have a great chance of winning this lawsuit, and our arguments and opinions are more convincing. But as your lawyer, what I want to do is to protect your interests as much as possible. As the prosecutor said As we said, we are not 100% sure to win. There is a certain probability that you will be found guilty. So if this lawsuit continues, you will have to bear the risk of going to jail. Even if the risk is relatively low, there is still a risk. The prosecutor did not deceive us in this regard," Wilfried began.
"So you think I should accept the prosecutor's suggestion and admit intentional injury and assaulting the police?" Dai Li asked with a frown.
"It depends on whether you are willing to bear the risk of going to jail." Wilfrid's expression became serious: "If you plan to continue to fight this lawsuit, I will definitely try my best to help you win the case, and if you are willing to accept Regarding the prosecutor’s conditions, I will also negotiate with the prosecutor to get better conditions for you.”
"Let me think about it." Dai Li took a deep breath.
Wilfrid stood up wisely and walked to the side. Dai Li really needed a solitude environment to think carefully and then make a decision.
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"Prosecutor Reese, will the defendant and his lawyer accept our conditions?" the intern asked in a low voice.
Reese immediately corrected him: "Don't use the word 'condition', it's called 'advice'."
"Okay, are the defendant and his lawyer willing to accept our suggestion?" the intern continued to ask.
Reese did not answer "yes" or "no", but asked another seemingly irrelevant question: "Have you been to Las Vegas?"
"Uh, I've been there," the intern replied honestly.
"So have you been to a casino in Las Vegas?" Reese then asked.
"Been there." The intern answered in a low voice this time. As an intern who was working with the prosecutor, he felt that going to the casino was not something worth showing off.
"Did you play a few games at that time?" Reese asked with a smile.
The intern felt that Reiss was not blaming him, so he plucked up the courage to reply: "I only played a few slot machines and didn't go to the gaming table."
"Losed or won?" Reese continued to ask.
"Of course I lost. Slot machines always lose nine times out of ten." The intern replied with some helplessness.
Reese showed interest: "How much did you lose?"
"It seems to be 50 US dollars. I got a full scholarship when I went to school, so I have some spare money." The intern replied.
"Do you feel distressed?" Reese asked with a smile.
"I don't feel bad, after all, it's only 50 US dollars, I can still afford to lose." The intern replied.
"What if you lost $500,000? Would you feel bad?" Reese's question seemed a bit abrupt.
"I don't have $500,000." The intern didn't quite understand what Reese wanted to express.
“Let me give you an analogy, if you only have $50 and you lose, you may not feel bad because it is only $50. This money is only enough for you to eat a few fast food meals and order a few large burgers and pizzas. ; Or ask your girlfriend to go to a movie, and you probably have some change to buy a box of condoms; or go to a football game on the weekend, and of course you can only sit in the back row. But you can easily get 50 US dollars, Just find a job or do a part-time job, and you can easily earn $50. Am I right?"
The intern nodded, and Reese continued: "If you had 500,000 U.S. dollars and you lost it in the casino, I think you would feel distressed, right? That's 500,000 U.S. dollars, which is almost the same as an ordinary person. A person’s salary for ten years. This money can buy a small apartment in California or a villa in a remote place; you can buy several new cars, sports cars, off-road vehicles, and RVs to meet your travel requirements; or in Enjoy a crazy period of time in Las Vegas, eat big meals, find a few beautiful girls, and play music every night. This much money is enough to make you suffer from kidney deficiency! Well, it shouldn’t cost you so much to play until you have kidney deficiency."
"Prosecutor Reese, what do you want to express?" the intern finally couldn't help but ask.
"What I want to say is, if you only have 50 US dollars, you may go to the slot machine and squander it. But if you have 500,000 US dollars, you will never squander it all. You may meet other material needs. Or maybe change a few girls every day and play until your kidneys are weak?" Reese's expression suddenly became serious, and he continued:
"This is the difference between those who have money and those who have no money. The rich are living, or enjoying life; while the people without money are surviving and working hard to survive! So between the two, who will cherish their own life more? What’s your living situation?”
"This..." The intern thought for a while and replied: "I think it's the rich people. Because they can enjoy life, they must not be willing to lose that enjoyable life. And people who have no money, they certainly don't I want to keep working hard every day.”
"That's right. For those at the bottom of society, they don't worry about losing anything, because they have nothing, and they have nothing to lose. If the defendant is this kind of person, you tell them, maybe 10 to 20% If they have a chance to be found guilty and then go to jail for a few years, they will feel very happy because there is still an 80-90% chance of being found not guilty." Reese glanced in the direction of Dai Li and then said:
"But rich people are different. Although rich people have more things, they are also more afraid of losing everything they own. If the defendant is a rich person, you tell them that there may be a 10 to 20% chance of being found guilty. Then if they go to jail for a few years, they will feel very frightened, because the 10% to 20% chance of going to jail is already a big risk for them. They are not willing to take the slightest risk."
The intern showed a look of realization: "So the defendant will definitely agree to our conditions, oh, no, he will agree to our suggestions!"
"The matter is not over yet, so don't make a conclusion so quickly." Although Reese said this, the expression on his face had already betrayed his thoughts.
Then Reese used a coaching tone and continued: "Actually, at the beginning of the trial, I deliberately put myself at a disadvantage. This was a tactic of deliberately showing weakness to the enemy. I wanted to make Wilfrid feel , they are in an advantage and they have a good chance of winning this case.”
"When victory is relatively close, it is easier to relax your vigilance. At the same time, when the advantage is relatively large, it is also the time to seek stability. For example, in a basketball game, if there is a lead of more than 30 points in the last five minutes advantage, then the coach will definitely replace the main players to prevent them from getting injured. This is a sign of stability."
"It's this psychology of the defendant and the defense attorney that I exploit. At this moment, they will make a safer choice instead of trying to fight or taking a chance. Even if they still have the upper hand, They still have a good chance of winning.”
"It's like a poker game. If I keep folding, the other party will think that my hand is very poor. And if I suddenly choose to raise, the other party's first reaction is that I got a very good hole card. Even if I was bluffing, and even if the other party had a good hole card, he still didn’t dare to follow up.”
Nick Reese said with a proud expression on his face. He looked in the direction of Dai Li and Wilfrid again and said to himself: "This time, I will defeat you!"