Chapter 637 On the court(2/2)
After the court was quieter, the judge once again knocked the gavel in his hand and announced the trial to be held again. "The accusation party, do you have anything to explain in the face of the defense lawyer's complaint?"
Eston responded viciously: "Evidence! Evidence! May I ask, what evidence does the defense lawyer have?"
After following Eston, Cooper stood up and stepped out of the accuser seat, saying in a deep voice: "The defense lawyer is indeed a good eloquent person. He can actually make up such a wonderful story. Even the party who was falsely accused was very fascinated by me. However, the fabricated story is fictional after all. I beg the judge to ask the defense lawyer to immediately give out real evidence, otherwise we will accuse him of false accusing a soldier!"
Clarence shrugged his shoulders, smiled at Arnold, and said, "Sir, it's time for you to take action."
Arnold slowly stood up and came to the center of the court, saying, "Judge, I can prove that the statements of the defense lawyer are basically true. Three months ago, Superintendent Carl Stockton, with the cooperation of a company of Cooper's regiment, shot and killed more than 60 subordinates of Bill Lane, the largest opium smuggler in New York. The Federal Drug Enforcement Administration has found the burial of more than 60 corpses. Although the bodies have rotted, evidence that can prove the identity of the group was found in some of the corpses." Arnold walked back to the defense seat, took out a few objects from the briefcase, and turned and handed them to the judge. "The Ballmer and his son mentioned by the defense lawyer just now are Bill Lane's partners. Although we have not yet obtained evidence of the crime of Ballmer and his son smuggling opium, we have the honor to invite Mr. Ballmer and his son, Conley, among Ballmer and his son, to go to court."
Kang Li took a deep breath, slowly got up, took off the mask on his face and the wig on his head, walked forward, and handed over his identity certificate to the bailiff. After both the bailiff and the judge both identified, Kang Li came to Cao Bin and smiled and said, "Tom, I'm sorry, I can't do what I promised you."
Cao Bin nodded and said, "I am very moved that you can come."
Conley shook his head slightly, sighed, and turned to the witness stand. "I swear that every word I say is true and reliable, and I will do my best to the court without any hiding."
But seeing Conley testify in court, Eston, who had bottomed out and rebounded, fell to the bottom again, his old face turned dead gray, and Stander was even more exaggerated and collapsed directly on the ground. Even though he was strong enough to enter Cooper, he couldn't help but sigh.
"It was General Stand who took the initiative to contact my father. When they reached their initial trading intentions, I participated. My father proposed the transaction plan at first to kill Tom and Jack as an additional condition for the transaction, but after I participated, I made adjustment suggestions for this..." Conley was very calm, his speech was not fast, and his words were clear. He explained the whole process of his participation, and finally said: "I have the habit of taking photos. These photos are evidence of my participation in the transaction between my father and Eston, Cooper and Stander."
After hearing the word "photo", Cooper's last psychological defense also collapsed and collapsed directly on the chair.
Director Arnold took out a prepared official letter from his briefcase and submitted it to the judge, and requested: "Eston, Cooper and Stander were guilty of the crime of stealing opium and selling opium. The crimes were true and the evidence was conclusive. Now, the judge is asking for approval to transfer the three people to the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration."
This is the power of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. When Conley flushes out the photos, Director Arnold had enough power to arrest the three people. However, the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration's power in Kingsoft is still weak, and it may lead to accidents when he acts directly. Moreover, the most core Adam Breson needs to make things more sensational, so Arnold chose to take action in court and arrest the three people at the hands of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Clarence replied: "Judge, the crimes of all the jurors, Eston, Cooper and Stander are clear and the evidence of the crime is conclusive. In order to cover up their crimes, they colluded with illegal vendors and framed Mr. Tom Cao and Mr. Jack Dong, who defiled the sacred laws of the United States of America and the police uniforms they wore. The defense lawyers begged the judges and juries in court to make a fair judgment. The innocent people were innocent and severely punished."
The judge received the official letter submitted by Arnold. He knew that he had no right to refuse the request from the official letter, but he also understood that he had no right to hand over the three accusers in the court outside the court. This was a very special trial. There had never been the same case before, and I believe it would be difficult to repeat it after this.
Determining the facts of the case should be the responsibility of the jury. According to the normal process, the judge only needs to announce an adjournment, and then wait for the jury to come up with the ruling opinion, and then the judge will declare how the law should be applied. If it is not accused, then release it in court. If it is guilty, then give the corresponding sentence. The question is, how should the anti-accusation filed by the defense and the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration be handled? There is no precedent! If the normal process is still followed, who will take responsibility if the three people who are counter-accused take the opportunity to escape? Will the public think that they are favoring those three people and intend to create opportunities for them to escape?
Thanks to the judge's experience, he frowned slightly, and his plan came to his mind. Since it was an exception, then he would do it.
"Please ask the bailiff to block the court and send additional police forces to maintain the order of the court." The judge pondered for a moment and continued: "Please ask the jury to withdraw from the court to discuss the case, make a ruling on this case, and submit the result to this court."
The judge was also smart and adopted the method of suspending the trial rather than adjourning the court.
Twelve jury members came out one after another, dozens of bailiffs poured in at the same time, blocking the exits of the court, and stood along the side of the court with guns. The judge was still sitting in his original seat without moving, expressionless, echoing Luo Lie on the auditor's seat about twenty meters apart. Luo Lie was also expressionless and motionless. Even Adam Breson beside him snitched a few words, he did not respond at all.
Half an hour later, the jury members returned to the court, and one of them was temporarily elected to the judge and handed over the ruling signed by the twelve jurors in writing to the judge.
After the judge looked carefully, he breathed a long sigh, cleared his throat, and knocked the gavel in his hand. "Silent!" The judge adjusted his sitting posture and seemed even more majestic: "This court has now pronounced the verdict..."
The huge court suddenly became quiet and the breathing sounds of everyone.
"The accusation party accused An Liangtang Tom Cao of instigating, organizing and creating riots. The facts are unclear and the evidence is insufficient. The charges are not established. This court declares not guilty." With the judge's just landing, a burst of thunder and applause broke out in the court. The judge was unwilling to disobey public opinion. After waiting for a moment, the applause was slightly calmer, and then the gavel sounded, and continued: "Please keep the court quiet... The accusation party of Eston, Cooper and Stand were counter-charged for theft and trafficking of opium, intentional homicide, abuse of power and other crimes. The facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive. This court accepted the request of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and transferred Eston, Cooper and Stand and the witnesses of this court to the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration for further investigation and trial. The verdict will take effect immediately!"
The federal drug enforcement agents and police officers who had already prepared their plans immediately came to the court to seize the three people and Conley.
At this moment, a sudden sound came from the auditor's seat: "Let's wait!"
With the sound, a figure rose up and flew over the heads of the audience in front.
Luo Lie had already left Adam Breser's side, took off the "human skin" mask made by Wu Houdun, removed the wig on his head, restored his original appearance, and focused on the judge's verdict in the court, hiding in a corner of the auditor's seat.
With a loud shout, Luo Lie pulled up, stepped on the head of the audience in front, and jumped into the trial area. When he was intertwined with the bailiff's body, he pulled out the gun from the bailiff's waist, and with a thunderous momentum, he turned over and jumped onto the judge's rostrum, landed beside the judge. The muzzle in his hand had already pressed against the judge's forehead.
The first reaction was Cao Bin. "Luo Lie, no!" Cao Bin exclaimed, trying to come forward to stop him, but was held down by the two mafia police officers beside him.
Conley, who was stretching out his hands and waiting for the DEA police officers to handcuff him, gave Luo Lie an admirational look, and Director Arnold, who had already been held hostage by Luo Lie, was stunned.
The bailiff quickly stepped forward, and several long and short muzzles pointed at the judge and Luo Lie behind him.
"I retreat, I don't want to hurt the judge." Luo Lie said coldly: "But your reaction makes it difficult for me to control the guns in my hand."
Upon hearing this, the bailiffs had to retreat obediently.
"Your Excellency Judge, I'm really sorry, witness Conley Ballmer could have been at large, but in order to help me, he was willing to plead guilty and provide evidence, and I promised him not to put him in prison." Luo Lie changed his posture, strangled the judge's neck with his left arm, held the gun in his right hand, and pressed the gun on the right temple of the judge. "So, I beg you to let Conley go, and he walked out of the court safely."
Faced with such an emergency, the judge did not panic and responded calmly: "Do you know what punishment should be sentenced to hold the judge hostage in court?"
Luo Lie calmly said: "I know, I will be sent to the gallows."
The judge said: "Now I can give you a chance to put down your gun and confess your impulses to the court, and I can guarantee that you will survive."
Luo Lie snorted coldly and said, "Judge, you are too naive. Since I dared to rush up and press your gun against your head, I didn't plan to survive by chance. For you, there are only two ways now. One is to do what I said, and then send me to the gallows in person, and the other is to carry on with me and then accompany me to see God."
The judge took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, hesitated for a moment, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Okay, I choose the first item. However, I must maintain the dignity of the court and cannot succumb to you easily, so you also need to seek the opinions of other important personnel in the court."
At this moment, Adam Breson stood up, walked to the judge Luo Lie, and advised: "I know you, you are the subordinate of Tom Cao, Anliangtang, and your name is Noli, right?"
Luo Lie sneered and replied: "I know you, Mr. Breson, but this matter has nothing to do with you. Please step back for now."
Adam Breson shrugged his shoulders, helpless and disappointed, but he could only retreat.
Luo Lie rushed towards Arnold again and ordered: "Director Arnold, I order you to release Conley Ballmer immediately and ensure that he leaves the court safely. Otherwise, I guarantee that you can see the judge corpse in front of you with your own eyes!"
Chapter completed!