After Gu Nianzhi posted on Weibo, he handed the phone to his assistant and put it in the locker outside, and led his team into the Imperial High Military Court.
Today's court session was very unexpected and different from previous situations.
Although notice of the hearing will generally be given to the defendant and the defendant's attorney in advance, this is not required.
Special situations are dealt with specially. Moreover, all preparations for the court have been done long ago. The judges and clerks are already in place. The court can be held at any time.
Logically speaking, the defendant should also be mentally prepared. After all, the jurisdiction lawsuit has been going on for more than two months.
If you are a lawyer with normal thinking, you will know that it takes only a few minutes to open the case in court.
Only Kevin's American legal team is used to being arrogant and has always believed that the Chinese Empire is just a fat sheep disguised as a tiger. Although it barks powerfully, it is actually vulnerable.
I certainly dare not refute the demands of the United States.
Didn’t you see that they tripped each other up for two months with a jurisdictional lawsuit
They have determined that China is just trying to save face and is waiting for a step where it can step down with dignity.
So when the news came that the Imperial High Court Military Tribunal suddenly opened a hearing to hear Kevin's case, Kevin's American legal team was still playing with their mobile phones in the Sheraton Hotel room, waiting for the Nth hearing of the jurisdiction case after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
"What did you say?! The trial is going to be held today?! Are you correct?! The jurisdiction case has not been decided yet?!"
"Yes, is it a prank? Or is it fake news?"
"You call and ask that deputy minister again. He promises that he will help us extradite Kevin back to the United States!"
The members of the American lawyer team were so angry that they almost jumped up and cursed all the way. They hurried to the Imperial High Military Court with their own people, almost being late.
When they walked into the court door out of breath, they saw a young woman wearing an ordinary black suit and trousers sitting on the plaintiff's table, with her nameplate in front of her: Prosecution Lawyer Gu Nianzhi.
The woman smiled towards the door, her big black grape-like eyes were shining brightly, her complexion was fair and translucent, the court's LED white light shone on her face, her cheeks were flushed and glowing, like petals under the first snow, she was naturally beautiful. It takes your breath away.
Looking at her nameplate again, the feeling of being out of breath became even stronger.
But before I was so shocked that I couldn't breathe, now I am so frightened that I can't breathe.
The prosecution actually sent out lawyer Gu Nianzhi!
All of these people in the American legal team are experienced experts, otherwise they would not be invited by Carlyle to go to China with a large sum of money to defend Kevin.
In terms of quantity, her experience in court is indeed not as rich as theirs.
But she has a strong record and has been involved in big lawsuits since her debut. In terms of quality, these people together can only barely tie with her.
Gu Nianzhi had studied Kevin's American legal team before the New Year.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.
There were two people here that she knew. One was Smith, who used to be He Zhichu's right-hand assistant and her colleague. He had worked with her in Germany and was now a senior lawyer at the largest law firm in the United States.
The other one wasn't technically an acquaintance, but she knew him.
This person is Lu Anpeng. In the opposite world, Lu Anpeng was a partner of Jin Law Firm and a barrister.
But in this world, he is actually a partner of the largest law firm in the United States.
Gu Nianzhi and Lu Anpeng from that world had a fight in court, which was about the case of Qin Suwen's family clearing their grievances.
There, Lu Anpeng was considered a person with a sense of justice. He was Qin Yaoguang's defense lawyer and had excellent professional ethics.
Gu Nianzhi's eyes flashed slightly. She would not regard Lu Anpeng here as the same person as Lu Anpeng over there. It would be easy to be careless and underestimate the enemy.
When Smith came in and saw Gu Nianzhi, he paused, smiled and nodded at her, and then walked to where his defense lawyer was sitting.
They have many barristers here today. Although Smith is a senior lawyer, he is not qualified to actually go to court.
Lu Anpeng is obviously one of the important members of Kevin's American legal team, because he and two other people sit in the front row, and he sits in the middle.
This is also the so-called C position, given only to the most important people.
After they sat down, the judge knocked the gavel and asked solemnly: "The Imperial Police Department and the Security Bureau, Ms. Song Jinning, director of the Imperial High Energy Physics Institute, sued the defendant Kevin Larris for illegal gun possession, explosion, kidnapping, and premeditated murder. The trial has officially begun.”
As soon as the judge finished speaking, one of the main members of Kevin's American legal team immediately raised his hand and said: "Objection! Our jurisdiction case is still under trial, and this court does not have the power to review this case yet!"
Gu Nianzhi looked over calmly.
The first three defense lawyers sitting in the dock were, except for Lu Anpeng in the middle, who was of Chinese descent, and the two on the left and right were older men.
The nameplate on the left in front of them read: Barrister Arif Lari, an Indian.
The nameplate on the right reads: Barrister, Paul Creedon, who looks like a white man from the South.
The first person to raise his hand in opposition just now was the Indian-born barrister Arif Lari on the left.
Not only can he speak English, but he also speaks Chinese well. He has only a slight accent, but it does not hinder understanding.
The judge had no expression on his face. He raised his hand and asked Gu Nianzhi: "Prosecution lawyer, do you have anything to say?"
Gu Nianzhi stood up calmly and said, "Thank you, your honor."
Then he looked at the aggressive Indian-American lawyer and said, "Mr. Larry, are you a top student who graduated from Harvard Law School in the United States?"
"Of course. Don't you check the resume of your opponent?" Arif Larry looked at Gu Nianzhi, feeling very wary of her.
In his opinion, the only race that can compete with their Indian counterparts in terms of IQ is the Chinese.
And Gu Nianzhi was well-known and so young, so he had to take it seriously.
Gu Nianzhi had already kept these situations in mind.
She said unhurriedly: "Mr. Arif Lari graduated from Harvard Law School with first-class honors thirty years ago and became the valedictorian of the class. He spoke at the graduation ceremony and was once featured in the New York Times. 1st in the annual ranking of law graduates.”
"You know it in detail." Arif looked at her coldly and became more vigilant.
"Well, of course you have to understand." Gu Nianzhi spread his hands, "But I don't understand, with such a good education background, why you don't know that for foreign-related criminal cases, the jurisdictional trial and the formal case trial, It’s never been an either/or relationship?”
"You are from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. As far as I know, Washington, D.C., tried three criminal cases related to foreigners in 20X, 20Y and 20Z. The disputes over territorial jurisdiction and personal jurisdiction run through The whole trial process of the case.”
“There is precedent, so of course we can do both at the same time.”
Arif's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "But that's a case that happened in the United States. Of course it can be tried at the same time. And this is a case that happened in China. Do you think you are qualified to follow our American precedent? - In short , if you don’t clarify the jurisdiction, you have no right to hear cases related to us Americans!”
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This is the first update today: Chapter 2100 "Fat Sheep Disguised as a Tiger".
Two updates today.
Second update at 9pm.
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