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Chapter 6 Fruit of the Poison Tree

Over there, Lu Ming, standing in front of Zhao Jinsong, shook his head in frustration, turned his head and took two steps, and went to his seat, flipping through the documents on the table. There was a copy of Zhao Jinsong's testimony, and he suddenly let out a surprise , "That's not right." Immediately attracted the attention of the judge and jurors.

He quickly walked a few steps to Zhao Jinsong, "Then, since you didn't get a report that there was a dead body in the car, and it was just an accidental crash, why did you search the trunk of the car?"

Zhao Jinsong sneered and said, "Because he looks flustered and looks at the trunk from time to time, so there is enough reason to suspect that there are prohibited items in the car."

"Witness, please answer clearly, who is he referring to here?" Lu Ming raised his voice.

Zhao Jinsong snorted coldly: "It's Zhao Yuancheng, he looked flustered, and after you got off the car, he also looked flustered."

Lu Ming smiled: "I didn't look flustered when I saw you. Besides, even if he and I looked flustered, have you ever thought that it was because Zhao Yuancheng bumped into your bicycle in retrograde? You are a policeman, and he and I are the only ones together. Will panic?"

Zhao Jinsong looked at Lu Ming, and said lightly, "You said it yourself, who are you and him? Why do you panic when you see me? If you just crashed into a car, would you care about me? If it wasn't for the hidden items in the car, Moreover, it is evidence of a serious crime, will you panic?"

Li Mingxuan heaved a sigh of relief, and nodded slightly. He was indeed a young and promising police detective. He lost his composure at first, and it was also because he was very angry at being questioned by Lu Ming, who he looked down on so much, and couldn't turn his mind around.

Also, count Wu'an City, if there is no money, how many people can look up to that waste?
In fact, Zhao Jinsong reacted so quickly, quoting the opponent's words, using the opponent's shield to break the opponent's spear.

very clever.

Lu Ming smiled slightly, nodded and said, "So, what contraband do you suspect?"

Zhao Jinsong shook his head, "Then I don't know, but with my experience in dealing with gangsters..."

Lu Ming immediately interrupted him, "Please correct your wording, Shuanglong Association is a legally registered civil society organization, and Long Daxing is only an honorary director. The gang doesn't mean it's related to Long Daxing! Zhao Yuancheng and I are not members of the Double Dragon Club, and your police's recent arrests have also confirmed this point."

Zhao Jinsong's face was even more contemptuous, and he said sarcastically, "Okay, let me change the wording. According to my experience in dealing with your close friends, Young Master Lu, the contraband on the car must be very important."

Li Mingxuan smiled, this young police officer has a bright future, he deserves to socialize well and be drawn into his circle.

But looking at Lu Ming's back, Li Mingxuan had a strange feeling again. Why is this guy suddenly eloquent like a lawyer?Although, he has already failed, there is no point, and he can't deal with Zhao Jinsong.

Seeing Zhao Jinsong replace "gangster" with "friends with whom Lu Ming has close contacts", many members of the jury laughed heartily. Obviously, they increasingly believed that Lu Ming was close to ink and black, and that he had been with gangsters for a long time. The possibility of using extreme killing methods has greatly increased.

Lu Ming looked at Zhao Jinsong, "From this point of view, Officer Zhao is a frequent visitor who violates the police regulations. It can be said that Officer Zhao doesn't care about the guidelines of the police regulations at all."

"Objection, objection to the defense's groundless questioning of the professional integrity of the witness!" Li Mingxuan was staring at Lu Ming thinking, but now he hurriedly raised his hand to object.

"The objection is valid."

Boris saw that Lu Ming hadn't spoken yet. Lu Ming smiled and said, "Officer Zhao, according to the police regulations, you can use reasonable suspicion to search Zhao Yuancheng's belongings. If you have sufficient reasons for suspicion, you can also search the passengers in the same car."

"However, since no one reported it in advance, and it was not the deployment of the police. You were originally dealing with private affairs. Since you suspect that there are seriously prohibited items in the car, and the police guide you, what should you do at this time?"

Zhao Jinsong said coldly: "The two of us are required to be present and apply for a search warrant from the court. However, the people you have close contacts with Zhao Yuancheng are complicated. I was the only one at the time. It is not without precedent that the prohibited items in the store will be exchanged, so we front-line police detectives will have some authority to do things, and the court also recognizes this."

"You are saying that the police guidelines are not all, there are gray areas, and you should also implement the rules of the gray area."

Zhao Jinsong pondered for a while, then nodded: "You can say that."

Lu Ming smiled, "However, the place where the incident happened is only a few steps away from the old city police station, so you can definitely blow the police whistle to ask for support, not to mention, in this special situation, you can also ask the vehicle to accompany you to the police station , and then apply for a search warrant, which already belongs to the special discretion of the court to show consideration for the police detectives."

"So." Lu Ming looked at Boris, "In court, I think it is this so-called gray rule that has caused a lot of injustice. From a legal point of view, there is a gray area of ​​police power by default, which makes some lawless The police detectives break through these gray areas, just like this case, they obviously meet the conditions and can legally search for evidence according to the police regulations, but these police detectives have become accustomed to lawlessness, so they can illegally search the public without a search warrant."

"It's not just me, the so-called people who have a lot of complicated friends have this kind of experience. Ordinary citizens are also often harassed by these lawless police detectives, and they are even less polite to ordinary citizens who have no power or power! "Looking at the jury table, Lu Ming said: "I think, many people have experienced this, being scolded for no reason by police detectives, body-searched and so on, maybe, just because I don't want him to jump in line? He will immediately push him down , search and harass!"

Some jurors listened intently and nodded silently.

Li Mingxuan gradually felt something was wrong, and he stood up abruptly, "I object, I object to direct dialogue between the defense and the jurors."

"I didn't talk to any of the jurors, did I?" Lu Ming smiled and looked at Boris, "In court, I think the gray area of ​​police power is the reason why some lawless police detectives act recklessly, such as Officer Zhao on the witness stand is a very good detective who has received many awards and was even hailed as the star of the county's police force. His future is boundless."

"But even such an excellent police officer is used to violating police regulations and doesn't think there is any problem at all. In court, this is the biggest problem."

Finally, after Lu Ming finished speaking, Li Mingxuan immediately said, "I think it's meaningless to argue about how the evidence came about when the evidence is solid."

Lu Ming glanced at Li Mingxuan, "It's very meaningful, but the prosecution, you don't understand, I think Judge Boris will understand."

"Just a few months ago, the judge of the Supreme Court of the Empire just rejected the death sentence in a murder case because of some evidence in it, which was suspected of illegal activities in the process of collecting evidence."

Li Mingxuan was dumbfounded. Is there such a case?

The situation in the four northern provinces is special. There are many local traditional customs and traditional laws. When the imperial laws come here, there are also many things to do as the Romans do. For example, the trading of population is recognized by the four northern provinces. In the imperial laws, slavery was abolished a hundred years ago. , Unless it is a black slave from the southern emirates, otherwise, there is no such thing as a slave. Black slaves are not recognized as natural persons, let alone civil rights.

Therefore, people in the legal profession in the four northern provinces are not so sensitive to the latest legal trends in the empire.

Boris looked at Lu Ming, nodded and said, "However, the dismissal of the case by the Federal Supreme Court was not because the key evidence in the case was illegally collected, but mainly because the prosecution's evidence was insufficient."

For the first time, Boris was a little surprised when he met someone in the north who was so clear about the changes in the laws of the Empire and the Federation, and even felt like an old friend in a foreign land.

Usually, when talking with my colleagues, or even Li Mingxuan, a new legal professional who has studied in a university in a provincial capital, I feel like I am playing the piano.

Lu Ming looked at Boris, "But the nature is the same. In court, no matter whether the illegal evidence is critical or not, we should exclude it. Moreover, I think that the more critical the evidence, the more it should be obtained legally. Otherwise, The police detectives have tasted the sweetness. They can solve the case by doing so, and they can be rewarded for their meritorious deeds. They will further erode the legitimate rights and interests of citizens and create many unjust, false and wrong cases. It looks delicious, but if it is really a delicacy, our judiciary will gradually decay, the police power will expand infinitely, and in the end, the so-called law will become a display."

Boris nodded, pensive.

Li Mingxuan shook his head. Does this greedy old fellow want to take this opportunity to blackmail him?
Standing up, "The court, I request to return to the topic."

Lu Ming nodded, "I'm just getting to the point." Looking at Boris, he raised his voice and said, "So, Your Honor, according to Officer Zhao Jinsong's statement, I have sufficient reasons to believe that the main evidences A, B, and C belong to the Came here illegally, and I request that these illegal evidence be excluded!"

Evidence A, Evidence B, and Evidence C are the corpses found in the trunk, fruit knives, dog hair and other traces left by the murderer.

If these three key pieces of evidence are excluded, then this case will cease to exist, which means that the body and the like have not been found.

Where does the murder still exist?

Following Lu Ming's sonorous words, there was an uproar in the auditorium and jury seats.

Li Mingxuan's complexion changed, and he stood up abruptly: "In court, what the defense is saying now has nothing to do with this case. Idealism has never been the true meaning of law, especially in criminal cases. Bloody human lives are bloody. Every case is extremely bloody. And ugly, instead of chanting slogans in the court lightly, the case becomes no longer important, the grief of the family members of the deceased is insignificant, and the painful screams and cruel torture of the deceased are not there. Ever existed helplessly in a dark basement?"

Pointing at Lu Ming, he gritted his teeth and said, "According to the existing evidence, Lu Ming is a murderer without a doubt. If the murderer should be let go just because of some minor flaws in the evidence collection process, is this fair and just? This is not called, it will be a disgrace to the law!"

The auditorium and jurors, affected by Li Mingxuan's tearful statement, nodded again.

That's right, if in this case, the murderer was let go because of some problems with the procedures for searching for evidence?What world did that become?
Lu Ming also nodded inwardly. What Li Mingxuan said is also very reasonable. It's not that he doesn't disagree. Oceanic and continental laws have their own advantages and disadvantages, but since this world is an oceanic law, it is natural that ocean laws should be implemented. rules of law.

Looking at Boris, Lu Ming said indifferently: "The defense is very good at influencing the emotions of the jurors, but the law is the law, and the law itself is ugly. Only ugly matters need the law to judge. Sensibility is precisely what the law is about. enemy……"

Li Mingxuan, who didn't pay attention to demeanor, immediately interrupted him, "Okay, let's talk about the law. Since the judges of the Imperial Federal Court have not ruled out key evidence, even if the evidence is suspected of being obtained illegally, what reason do we have to be different?" ?!"

"This is not unconventional!" Lu Ming looked at him calmly, "There are many cases that were not made by the Supreme Court of the United States. Why can't this case be the first case of the fruit of the poisonous tree? A case of excluding illegal key evidence? I believe that this will be a milestone judgment and a clarion call to usher in a new era of imperial legal concepts. This case will become a guiding case for the empire, and it will be recorded in the annals of It will be one of the compulsory cases for all legal professionals in the future, so it will be remembered forever!"

Boris listened, his eyes growing brighter.

Imperial law focuses on cases. If there is a case that leads the times, it will be famous in history. The judges in this case will appear in the textbooks of law schools after decades or hundreds of years.

Li Mingxuan was stunned when he saw Boris' expression.

Suddenly a cruel possibility flashed in my mind, is it really possible to lose this case?
From the case itself, he never thought he would lose.

But he didn't expect that Lu Ming, an ignorant guy, somehow provoked Boris' G-spot.

This insatiable old man loves beauty and money, but these are far inferior to his reputation, which he cares about most.

If the case is really lost, one can imagine what Director Shi Zaixin will think.

In fact, just now, although Li Mingxuan was aware of the danger, he used his full strength and gave an impassioned speech, which moved the jurors.

But he never thought that this case would be lost, but now, looking at Boris' expression, it is obvious that the money of those beauties has become insignificant at this moment.

There was great unease in his heart. He wanted to say something, but Boris made a gesture and began to discuss in a low voice with the second judge and the clerk.

Li Mingxuan looked at Lu Ming, but saw that Lu Ming was also looking at him. The eyes of this once foolish person were so clear at the moment, like the bright stars in the night sky.

Li Mingxuan was full of confusion and couldn't figure out what happened, what happened to this fool?It's like a different person.

He was startled suddenly, yes yes, he began to attack the relationship between Zhao Jinsong and Zhao Yuancheng, attacking their premeditation.

In fact, it was just to draw out that the two had nothing to do with each other, so the car accident was an accident. In this way, just because of a small collision, Zhao Jinsong opened the trunk of the other party's car without a search warrant, which was an illegal search .

In other words, from the very beginning, Lu Ming had a clear purpose to collect illegal evidence.

His previous argument was obviously a trap, allowing the prosecution to fall into the trap completely. Instead, they tried their best to prove that there was no informant and no secret report. Otherwise, there would be too many variables, and the case might develop in the direction of framing.

In this way, it is tantamount to proving that the evidence came from an illegal search.

However, he really planned it early in the morning?Everything is figured out? !
how can that be?Li Mingxuan stared blankly at Lu Ming. At this moment, why did Lu Ming suddenly become unknown to him? It seemed to be more important than winning or losing the case.

Director Shi Zaixin in the auditorium looked at Li Mingxuan in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

But it was obvious that the case could be lost at any time, but he looked confused and didn't know what to do to remedy it.

Even if it interrupts the judges' collegiate meeting?
Shi Zaixin's expression was terribly dark.

"No, I, I was at the police station beforehand, and I did receive an anonymous tip-off call, but I was eager to do good work, and I didn't know if it was a prank call, and I couldn't offend the Ssangyong Association rashly... That's why I wanted to confirm it... "Zhao Jinsong obviously realized that the situation was not good, his face was ashen, and he stammered.

Lu Ming was stunned.

That's right, the person who made the call must be the mastermind behind killing Long Daxing and framing him.

Do you want to keep asking, so that you may learn more about the clues of the black hand behind the scenes.

However, this is a double-edged sword, and it may lead the case to an unknown direction.

In an instant, countless thoughts turned in Lu Ming's mind.

However, as long as Zhao Jinsong is still alive, there will always be a way to find out the truth.

Gritting his teeth, "In court, the main witness of the prosecution suddenly changed his statement after being sworn in. Now I seriously doubt the integrity of this witness, and request to exclude illegal evidence and withdraw all the testimony of witness Zhao Jinsong!"

Boris looked at Zhao Jinsong and shook his head.

"When", he knocked on the gavel, "After a collegial discussion, I rule that the main evidence A, the main evidence B and the main evidence C are illegal evidence and should be excluded in this case!"

There was an uproar in the auditorium and jury seats.

Lu Ming immediately said: "In court, the defense requested to dismiss the case numbered Wu'an 953447 because the prosecution has insufficient evidence."

There were no corpses, and the tainted witness statement did not witness Long Daxing being killed, so the case naturally ceased to exist.

Boris nodded: "The case is dismissed, and the prosecution can wait for new and strong evidence to be found before re-indicting!"

If there is no win or loss, there is no need for jurors to vote, but direct dismissal. Therefore, it is not a case of non-discrimination, because direct dismissal, as long as the prosecution finds new strong evidence, it can still sue again.

But the question is, how can new strong evidence be found?Unless Lu Ming suddenly admitted that he had killed someone.

The moment Boris dropped the hammer, he nodded to Lu Ming, saying in his heart that this young man has a future and ideas.When this case subsides, I want to talk to him.

Moreover, it seems that there is really something hidden about the murder.

If he is really innocent, perhaps it would be good to accept him as his disciple.

Zhen was in a daze, and when Xie Wenquan congratulated her, she didn't understand what happened.

Seeing Lu Ming and Xie Wenquan embracing, they seemed to say that the case was won.

Zhen Shi gently moved her numb little feet, and finally she did not have to be locked up in a single room in the courthouse. The past few months have been too difficult.

Over there, Xie Wenquan, who was extremely excited, hugged Lu Ming hard and patted Lu Ming on the back.

In my heart, besides admiration is admiration!
Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, in this small town, I met a genius defender.

Looking at the whole scene, it is not a lawsuit that can be fought under the guidance of an expert. Those subtleties need to be played on the spot, and you need to have a natural sense of court victory and defeat.

This case was won so cleverly. In the imperial legal circle, regardless of the north and the south, this confrontation between the prosecution and the defense can be said to be a classic confrontation. The pinnacle.

On the contrary, the jury that the prosecution most wanted to influence was never considered by the defense from the beginning.

Excited, Xie Wenquan used a little bit of strength.

Hugging Lu Ming's chest tightness for a while, he couldn't help coughing.

With a wry smile in his heart, with his small body, it can be said that he has no strength to restrain a chicken, right?
Suddenly, he felt something strange on his face, but two fire-breathing eyes shot over, it was the incomparably beautiful female police officer Han Anni.

Lu Ming had no choice but to pretend that he couldn't see it.

Unexpectedly, my first love, in this world, would have such a relationship with me, it can be said to be a bad relationship.

On the other side, Li Mingxuan's face was ashen, and he turned to look at Director Shi Zaixin.

Shi Zaixin had already got up, and he didn't even bother to look at Li Mingxuan any more. What Li Mingxuan was left with was a back that looked like a volcano was about to erupt.

(End of this chapter)