"Innocent...innocent?" Morimoto's eyes widened in disbelief, and his hands shook slightly, "Is this...is this true?"

"But, Dr. Morimoto, I have to explain it to you." Kitahara said: "Legally, it is one thing for me to think you are innocent, but which defense strategy is more effective for you is another matter. Criminal cases

The probability of a not guilty verdict is less than 5 in 10,000.”

"Although the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that the police, prosecutors, and tribunals must restrict each other, the actual criminal procedure process is like a factory assembly line. After a criminal case is started, it keeps rolling forward. The prosecutors and tribunals are like completing the assembly line.

The standard business is generally to determine the defendant's guilt ultimately."

"In other words." Kitahara paused, and then continued, "Once this process is started, there will be errors even at the initial starting point. Based on the huge procedural inertia of criminal proceedings, the prosecutors and tribunals are unwilling to do so.

We don’t want to make corrections. So, even if we try our best in court, what we get in the end is very likely to be a cold guilty verdict.”

"Therefore, Dr. Morimoto, we have two options before us. The first is to accept the confession of guilt and punishment that you signed with the prosecutor's office and bear an eight-year prison sentence. The second is to plead not guilty to the court.

, overturning the confession of guilt and punishment. But the corresponding consequence is that once the innocence defense fails, the court will impose a heavy sentence."

Morimoto's hands clenched and he swallowed. Once the innocence defense fails, he will suffer a more severe punishment. This is an all-or-nothing wheel of fortune game.

Morimoto lowered his head unconsciously, holding his hair with both hands, and fell into difficult thoughts...

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7 p.m., Liston Hotel, Room 1306.

With a "click", Kitahara pushed the door open, loosened his tie, and threw his briefcase directly on the table. Following Kitahara was Miyagawa. The two young people looked quite tired, and they passed by

After several days of intense court review, research on case materials, and interviews at the detention center, even a hard-working person cannot withstand such energy consumption.

Miyagawa didn't care that this was Kitahara's room and fell directly on the bed. He began to squint for a while, while Kitahara also sat on the soft office chair in the room, closed his eyes and rested. The two of them took a short rest and prepared to wait.

Wait for the next case to be discussed.

Beihara pinched his eyebrows slightly. Although he closed his eyes, he couldn't help but continue to think about the case in his mind. This case is really difficult. The file materials are complicated and involve many companies. And the court session is very tight. Next time

The trial will begin next week. If it is really necessary to provide a not guilty plea, there is no doubt that the work will be continuously overloaded in the past few days until the trial.

At first, I thought that this case would probably only involve the use of funds for certain scientific research projects, but I didn’t expect that it would be so wide-ranging.

It was only after marking that I found out that the Faculty of Engineering of Kyoto University, which implements a joint industry-research strategy, has such close ties with companies.

If this happens, it will become even more of a headache.

If Morimoto is found not guilty, it means that the prosecutor's office needs to find a new scapegoat.

Then there will inevitably be a storm of rectification of the Faculty of Engineering of Kyoto University. Considering the complex forces in Okawara, it is unknown how many secret relationships will be exposed.

Morimoto's innocence is not just a simple criminal verdict, but also involves complex university interests. It can be imagined that in this case, Kyoto University must want to push all the irregularities of the industry-research joint ventures related to the Faculty of Engineering

Morimoto’s head. Therefore, the university was very active in introducing lawyers to Morimoto.

As a result, there will be another war with Kyoto University.

Beihara rested for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he saw that Miyagawa had sat up and shook out a stack of information on the table.

Miyagawa rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Kitahara, what do you think of the judge presiding over this case? The judge presiding over Morimoto's case this time is Shinsuke Sakuma. Judge Sakuma is a monk specializing in criminal law at Kyoto University.

, after graduation, I passed the Civil Service Selection Examination and directly entered the Second Criminal Division of the Sakyo Ward District Court as a judge.”

Miyagawa looked at Sakuma's brief resume and said, "Judge Sakuma is currently very young and has only been a judge for less than two years. There is too little information about the chief referee in this case."

"However, I really didn't expect..." Miyagawa curled his lips, "The judge assigned this time is a graduate of Kyoto University. How many Kyoto University students did the Sakyo District District Court recruit? In a case like this, Kyoto

Judges with a university background are definitely another disadvantageous factor for us."

Kitahara thought for a while, leaned back on the chair, and said, "The most unfavorable factor for us is not that the chief referee graduated from Kyoto University, but that he is very young. In criminal trials, there is such a trend. That

That is, young judges often impose heavier penalties than older judges."

"Except for some vicious crimes, in some criminal cases, the defendant finally chose to commit a crime, which often has very complex social factors. And judges who are too young and lack corresponding social experience often cannot understand the difficulties behind it, so they are more

I tend to impose relatively severe penalties in accordance with the law."

Miyagawa's eyebrows drooped as he listened to Beihara's words, and then he sighed helplessly: "Dr. Morimoto hasn't made a decision yet. If he really decides to mount a not guilty plea, we will definitely defend him thoroughly.

It irritates the prosecutor. By then, the situation will be even more difficult to deal with."

Miyagawa opened the mineral water, took a sip, and continued: "The court also received a confession of guilt and punishment signed by Morimoto. Judge Sakuma must have been ready to make a speedy verdict in this case. If, we really suddenly have nothing to do.

In addition to irritating the prosecutor, the defense may even irritate the judge."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kitahara nodded, expressing his agreement with Miyagawa's words. Innocence defense cases are the most difficult situations in criminal cases. If not handled carefully, it may even be possible.

The relationship with the powerful judicial procuratorate is at a standstill. If this situation really occurs... No, or this situation will almost certainly occur, then how to deal with this relationship is another difficult problem to solve.

The problem.

This is the current state of criminal justice.

It's easy to capture an innocent person.

However, it is more difficult to release an innocent person than to reach the sky.

The two lawyers in the guest room each looked at the information in their hands and fell into a wordless silence. The huge pressure of the innocent defense was also torturing the minds of these two young people...

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While Kitahara and Miyagawa continued to discuss the case, two taxis drove up from downstairs of the Liston Hotel and slowly stopped at the entrance of the lobby.

In the first taxi, a well-traveled woman got out. She looked to be in her thirties, and had the perfect combination of maturity and charm. This woman came to the hotel and did not immediately step into the lobby.

Instead, he took out a pack of cigarettes, lit a fire, and stood outside the hotel, puffing away the smoke.

This woman is the former Chief Investigator of the Fourth Bureau of the General Bureau of Accounting and Inspection, Toyoko Yuki, who was seconded by the Academic Promotion Committee to audit Kyoto University's scientific research fund allocation status.

Yuki exhaled a mouthful of white mist, turned to look at the subordinate next to him, and asked, "Is Morimoto's defense lawyer staying in this hotel?"
Chapter completed!