Luo Jialan couldn't cry anymore. She lowered her head and sobbed quietly, her shoulders shaking, which made me feel pity for her.
Sister-in-law Xing and Sister-in-law You who were sitting in the auditorium felt distressed and felt that Gu Nianzhi was really a bully. You see, Miss Huo was so angry that she cried!
Gu Nianzhi glanced at Luo Jialan and continued calmly: "After the defendant Luo Jialan's mother Luo Xinxue was killed, the Huo family had no other hostess to take care of Song Jinning, so the defendant Luo Jialan volunteered to take over the matter. Come here."
In fact, there were also members of the Zhang family in the Huo family at that time, but it was impossible for Huo Guanchen to send his wife to the care of the Zhang family, so in comparison, Luo Jialan, who was 18 years old at the time, was the best choice.
Moreover, Bai Jinyi made a guest appearance as Song Jinning's psychiatrist at the time, and she also recommended Luo Jialan to take over the important task of taking care of Song Jinning.
Luo Jialan had just entered college at the time, so she moved back from the school dormitory and no longer stayed in the dormitory, but instead studied day-to-day so that she could take care of Song Jinning.
However, her care does not require her to take close care of Song Jinning like Aunt Xing and Aunt You.
Like her mother Luo Xinxue, she was only responsible for managing the domestic staff who took personal care of Song Jinning, such as Mrs. Xing and Mrs. You.
So she could go to college while studying and come back to supervise the housekeeping staff during each class.
Sister-in-law Xing and Sister-in-law You were the housekeeping staff that Luo Jialan personally replaced for Song Jinning after he took over.
The housekeepers who took care of Song Jinning before were not Aunt Xing and Aunt You.
When Luo Jialan heard this, her heart thumped and she stopped sobbing.
"... It is human nature for a niece to take care of her sick aunt, but the Huo family never expected that this niece who kept calling her 'aunt' had ulterior motives. In order to seize the property belonging to the Huo family and conceal her true identity, He began to intend to murder Song Jinning."
Cai Shengnan perked up at this moment, with a smile on his lips and a sarcastic light in his eyes. He looked at Gu Nianzhi meaningfully, raised his hand and said, "Objection. The prosecution lawyer used conjectures instead of evidence to slander my client. My client There was no motive or behavior to murder Ms. Song Jinning. I have witnesses who can testify."
When she said this, the moment of cross-examination of witnesses from both sides began.
The judge nodded and said expressionlessly: "The objection is valid. Prosecution lawyer, please pay attention to your submissions and don't bring too much personal emotion."
Gu Nianzhi pursed his lips and sat down slowly.
Seeing that Gu Nianzhi had no objection, the judge knocked his gavel and said, "The prosecution and defense will now cross-examine their respective witnesses. Witnesses are invited to come forward to verify their identities, swear an oath, and then go to the next room to wait for summons."
Today is the first court defense. The prosecution only brought one witness, Huo Guanchen.
The defendant brought two witnesses, Sister-in-law Xing and Sister-in-law You.
After they left the Huo family, they had been monitored by the Special Operations Department, but Cai Shengnan found them and persuaded them to be witnesses for Luo Jialan. After careful consideration, they agreed.
While they were talking, several staff members came over with forms and certificates to verify the identities of Huo Guanchen, Sister Xing and Sister You respectively.
Their fingerprints, irises and DNA must also be verified to avoid false witnesses.
Moreover, lawyers for both the prosecution and defense need to approve these test results before they can formally testify in court.
DNA test results will lag for a few days, but fingerprint and iris results can be received immediately.
Gu Nianzhi and Cai Shengnan each read the identity verification materials of the other party's witness, and signed the other party's form to express their recognition of the witness's identity.
After the identity of the witness is verified, court staff will lead him to the room next to the court to wait for the summons.
They are watched here by special personnel and cannot talk to each other or look at mobile phones or computers. Basically, they can only sit or read some legal magazines and laws and regulations that have been placed in the room.
After the witnesses went out, the judge once again confirmed their intentions to the prosecution and defense.
Gu Ninzhi said: "We insist on charging Luo Jialan with intentional homicide. There is no change."
Cai Shengnan also said: "I defended my client's innocence and that has not changed."
This means continuing the lawsuit.
The judge raised his hand and said, "The prosecution will then begin calling witnesses."
This is also the consistent approach of the courts.
First, the prosecution, that is, the plaintiff, explains his accusation, then lists the evidence, and finally uses logic to connect the evidence into a convincing chain of evidence to prove his accusation.
Then the defense took action to refute the prosecution's accusations.
Whether it is a civil lawsuit or a criminal lawsuit, a very important principle in confirming the burden of proof is that whoever makes the claim must provide evidence.
For example, if you accuse the other party of murder, of course you have to provide your own evidence to prove that the other party committed murder, rather than asking the other party to prove that he did not commit murder.
Just like if you say that your neighbor committed a murder, whether you say it in public in front of reporters or in private in a WeChat group wearing a vest, you must provide evidence to prove that your neighbor did commit a murder, not If you open your mouth, your neighbor will want to commit suicide to prove that he did not commit murder.
The onlookers can't think that this person is telling the truth just because her video is not mosaic and is deleted after being circulated all over the Internet.
This is not acceptable, that is not what the law says.
To accuse someone of such a serious crime as murder, there is no real evidence or even effective clues. They just say "I think...", "I heard...", "I think...", that is not an accusation, that is Spreading rumors is slander and requires legal responsibility.
Gu Nianzhi had been unable to get the police and procuratorate to open a case because they believed her evidence was insufficient to form a complete chain of evidence.
When prosecutors bring criminal cases to court, they need to bear the burden of proof.
The cases of Song Jinning and Luo Jialan were relatively complicated, and Gu Nianzhi, as the plaintiff's lawyer, had to cooperate with the prosecutor's office to prove to them that the murder case was indeed established.
After being recognized by the procuratorate, the evidence she provides to the procuratorate will be regarded as evidence recognized by the procuratorate and submitted to the court.
After further verification by the court, the case will be filed and a court date will be determined.
After going around in circles for so long, it wasn't until a key piece of evidence about Luo Jialan was obtained from Bai Jinyi that the most important part of Gu Nianzhi's accusation came online and was recognized by the procuratorate and the court respectively.
Gu Nianzhi was just said by the judge that her statement contained "too much personal emotion". After sitting down, she reflected on herself and found that she was indeed a little excited.
Because it was Gu Nianzhi who was the first to realize that Song Jinning had been severely mentally abused. The shock at that time was too great, and her personal emotions were inevitably mixed into it.
Well, pay attention.
Gu Nianzhi stood up and nodded to the judge more calmly, "Your honor, I want to call our first witness, Mr. Huo Guanchen, the military general. He is the ex-husband of the plaintiff, Ms. Song Jinning."
The judge lowered his head and looked at Huo Guanchen's information and said, "Invite witnesses to appear in court to testify."
The court staff went to the next room and called Huo Guanchen over.
He was not wearing a military uniform, but a dark black suit and a blue tie. His hair was neatly combed, but his temples were already gray.
Fine lines appear at the corners of his eyes, showing that he is getting older.
He is actually over fifty years old.
But Song Jinning is still beautiful and charming. She looks to be thirty years old at most, which is the age when a woman is extremely beautiful.
Maturity still has the vitality of youth, but it also has a bit more time than simple youth, making their beauty more intriguing.
If you didn't know them and just looked at these two people in the court, no one would have guessed that Huo Guanchen was only two years older than Song Jinning. Moreover, they had been married for many years and had a son who was about to turn thirty.
Huo Guanchen stood calmly on the witness stand and swore: "...I swear that I am telling the truth and only the truth."
The judge nodded and raised his hand towards Gu Nianzhi, "The prosecution lawyer can start questioning."
Gu Nianzhi bowed to the judge, walked out from behind the plaintiff's table, came to Huo Guanchen and looked him up and down.
"Please identify yourself."
Huo Guanchen said calmly: "My name is Huo Guanchen, a military general. I am Ms. Song Jinning's ex-husband. We have been married for many years and have an adult son."
A faint smile appeared on Gu Nianzhi's lips, and she asked: "Mr. Huo Guanchen, can you tell me why Ms. Song Jinning was seriously injured and became insane?"
Cai Shengnan immediately raised his hand: "Objection! This issue has nothing to do with this case."
Gu Nianzhi looked at the judge and said, "Your honor, this issue is very closely related to this case. I will prove it."
The judge looked at her for a while and reluctantly nodded, "The prosecution lawyer should try to be concise in asking questions, and do not ask questions that are not related to this case."
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and said, "Okay, your honor."
She turned to Huo Guanchen: "Mr. Huo Guanchen, please tell us the reason why Song Jinning was seriously injured and the subsequent treatment."
Huo Guanchen took a deep look at Song Jinning and said, "That was seventeen years ago. An accident occurred during the experiment between Song Jinning and her father, Academician Song Haichuan. Her father and my eldest brother both died in the accident."
Gu Nianzhi immediately interrupted him, "Mr. Huo, who is your eldest brother?"
Cai Shengnan narrowed his eyes.
It turned out that this was the reason why Gu Nianzhi insisted on asking Song Jinning why he was injured.
She raised her hand decisively again, "Objection. The prosecution lawyer wasted time questioning too many people who have nothing to do with this case."
Before the judge could make a decision, Gu Nianzhi immediately retorted: "Lawyer Cai, intentional homicides all have causes and consequences. We did not accuse Luo Jialan of impromptu passion killing."
"What we are charging is that she committed deliberate homicide, and of course it is necessary to explain the causes and consequences to your honor and everyone in the court."
"What is your intention in repeatedly interrupting our proof of Luo Jialan's murderous intention? Do you intend to obstruct justice?"
After Gu Nianzhi finished speaking, he turned to the judge: "Your Honor, I request to limit the number of times the defendant's lawyer calls 'objection'. She seriously interfered with the interview between me and my witness, and is suspected of obstructing justice."
The judge was also somewhat dissatisfied with Cai Shengnan's repeated calls for "objection".
But he did not favor Gu Nianzhi, but said to Cai Shengnan: "Lawyer Cai, if you have different opinions, you can cross-examine the witness without interrupting the prosecution lawyer's questioning."
Cai Shengnan felt proud and said seriously: "Okay, your honor, but I still have to insist. The prosecution lawyer has too much emotion, which will seriously affect everyone's judgment."
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but laugh softly, "Lawyer Cai, are you worried that the judge's legal literacy is not enough and that he will be misled by my emotional tone?"
Cai Shengnan's eyes suddenly widened. This was a clear attempt to sow discord!
How treacherous!
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This is the first update today: Chapter 1354 "Personal Emotional Color".
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