In criminal cases tried in the West District, the juries are almost all Westerners, and the "Little Renault Case" is no exception.
It was originally a massacre by a radical organization, but under the exaggeration of Western media, it became an unfortunate incident in which a nobleman killed someone due to mental frustration. Most Western media called this case the "Little Renault Case."
Hancock's defense of Booker was not successful. Jordan, who sat in the position of the second prosecutor of the prosecution, focused on Booker's crimes and showed the jury his atrocities one by one, including some horrifying photos of the victims, which aroused strong emotional resonance among the jury.
However, when Jordan hinted that Renault Jr. was also involved in some of the atrocities, the jurors were silent.
"Booker, when this poor girl whom you called grocery store piglet was dismembered by you, Jeff Renault, the first defendant, was also present, and he cut off the girl's arms, right?" Jordan questioned Booker in the witness stand.
Booker is a big and strong man with tattoos all over his body and a fierce face, which makes people dislike him at first sight.
"Objection!" The one who raised his hand was Richard, the defense attorney for Little Renault.
On the contrary, from the perspective of Booker's defense attorney Hancock, it is not a bad thing for his client if Reno Jr. takes away some of the blame.
"I have no questions for now!" Jordan bowed slightly to Judge Demps and returned to the prosecution seat.
Richard stood up and slowly walked to Booker.
"Excuse me, what is your relationship with Jeff Renault, the first defendant in this case, Mr. Renault Jr."
Booker thought for a moment, "We have a very good relationship."
"According to the testimonies of many witnesses, you two often have secret conversations together, right?"
"Yes, we will discuss together who the next target will be and how to hunt the target..."
"Objection!" Richard's expression changed immediately, "The second defendant's confession at the police station was not like this!"
At the prosecution seat, Jordan was also stunned, and looked at Lu Ming with surprise. Could it be that Commissioner Lu exerted some pressure
Hancock stood up: "My client admitted to me an hour ago that he accepted a bribe from a Renault employee, so he gave a false confession! When this trial is over, I will make a formal report!" He was somewhat proud. Originally, the reward for this case was very good, so he just took it casually. Even if he lost the case, it would not affect anything. But now, the prosecution was keeping a tight grip on little Renault. If he could take the opportunity to really turn little Renault into the main planner of these cases and beat Booker of one or two charges, then he could say that he had technically won over Richard in this case. This was a result he never dreamed of.
Moreover, it was as if God was taking care of him. His client suddenly confessed to him that he had accepted bribes from Renault, so he took all the blame on himself. When he found out that he would not be able to escape the gallows if he was convicted, he regretted it very much, so he asked himself if there was any way to reduce his sentence, at least to avoid death.
That's why I planned this raid in the court.
Even though Richard and I had a deep talk, I hoped that he and I could maintain the same front.
Morally, I don't feel any pressure.
In fact, most of the time, the suspects in the same case are in hostile relationship with each other. If you reduce the sentence, the sentence of my client will be increased accordingly.
Looking at Richard frowning in front of the witness stand, Hancock sneered in his heart, if you didn't expect it, I can only say that you underestimated me.
"In court, I request to summon the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 13th defendants!" Richard looked towards the judge's bench.
These defendants were defendants in some individual cases, as well as defendants of the entire White Rose organization. They were also tainted witnesses in the Little Renault case. They were involved in several murders that Little Renault was involved in.
Jordan felt a little sorry for them. As tainted witnesses, during the plea bargain, the prosecution only reduced the crimes they and Reno Jr. were involved in, but did not promise any reductions in other cases. Their lawyers were basically legal aid lawyers who went through the motions and did not do their job to explain the ins and outs to them. Therefore, they would eventually end up on the gallows, but they did not know it themselves.
But thinking about what these people had done, Jordan's sense of shame gradually disappeared.
The third defendant, named James, was a big, ugly man.
Richard walked slowly in front of him, "James, how do you know Mr. Renault?"
"Booker introduced us to each other." James said naively.
"How did Mr. Booker describe Mr. Reynolds Jr. to you?" Richard asked.
"Booker said that this new friend is very rich, but a little silly and has a problem with his brain."
"This new friend refers to Mr. Renault Jr., the young man who is now sitting in the first defendant's seat, right?"
"Yes."
"There is something wrong with his brain. Did Booker ever tell us why he said Mr. Renault Jr. has something wrong with his brain?"
"That's not the case, but I know why Booker said that!" James licked his thick lips and smiled, "They all think I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid!"
"Then tell me, what's wrong with Mr. Renault's brain?"
"When we took him to play, we never told him what to play. This was also Booker's instruction. But before each game, we would play the music of "Shepherd" in the cabin and then bring in the prey. Then he would become like a madman, very crazy..." James laughed and shook his head.
"I have no problem for now!" Richard bowed slightly to the court.
Jordan stood up and took two steps forward. "Mr. James, what you call 'play' is the brutal killing of a living person. What you call 'prey', in this tragic case on March 9 last year, the victim was a 13-year-old girl with excellent academic performance. Now, please describe how you killed her?"
Richard immediately raised his hand: "Objection, this is the prosecution's emotional manipulation of the jury!"
Jordan looked toward the bench and said, "Your Honor, I just want to confirm Jeff Raynor's specific actions in this case."
Judge Demps waved his hand: "The objection is invalid."
James chuckled. "I chopped once, Abel chopped twice, and a few other guys chopped a few more times. Mr. Renault was in a daze at first, but suddenly he went crazy. He was the craziest. He continued to chop at the corpse, chopping seven or eight times in a row."
Jordan frowned and suddenly realized that this guy was not stupid at all. The bloody scene was no longer so scary after his description. The victim became a symbol. Moreover, it was very likely that his description of little Renault would be used by Richard in the future.
"Before the victim died, what specific parts did you cut?"
Charles immediately raised his hand: "Objection, the relevant detailed description should be used in the trial of case number 950092161. In this case, the witness has already answered Jeff Renault's specific behavior."
"The objection is valid and the witness need not respond." Judge Demps waved his hand.
Jordan nodded and looked at James. "To Jeff Raynor, you used the word crazy to describe it. How do you define crazy and normal people? For example, when you kill people, are you in a crazy state?"
Charles raised his hand: "Objection, the witness is not a professional, what he said about madness is just our common sense. The prosecutor asked him to give a definition, which is unreasonable."
“The objection is effective.”
Jordan wanted to ask more questions, but when he saw Lu Ming's gesture, he nodded helplessly: "I have no questions!"
He turned around and walked back to his seat.
Lu Ming patted his shoulder and said, "If it were me, I wouldn't have done any better."
Jordan shook his head, somewhat frustrated.
"The court is adjourned for ten minutes!" Demps knocked the gavel, and of course it was time to go to the bathroom.
When everyone was free to move around, Hancock came over, handed over a note and placed it on the prosecution table.
It read, "Life in prison, charged against Reno Jr."
When Jordan saw it, he immediately had an idea. If he could reach a plea agreement with Booker and let Booker accuse Reno Jr., it might be the best solution to this lawsuit.
Lu Ming shook his head: "Gallows."
Hancock stared at Lu Ming with a sullen face for a while, then turned and left.