industrial lord

Chapter 113 Public Trial
No one expected the suspect to be captured so quickly, before lunch time.

Frederick immediately asked someone to set up a table in front of the court, and the trial began in the afternoon. If the evidence was conclusive and hung on the wall, dinner would not be delayed.

Otto appeared in front of Frederick with a group of people roaring. All of them were in neat suits and had proud smiles on their faces.

With the development of Wesenling's business and trade, various cases emerged one after another, and many lawyers came here to discuss life.

Lawyers in this era are the elite of the elite. An excellent lawyer can earn a hundred gold coins a year. Epic lawyers are directly vassals of the great nobles and the royal family. To have an income of two or three hundred florins.

Otto said to Frederick: "My lord, although you are a public prosecutor, court debate is a very serious and professional job, and you can't make mistakes in half a word. I suggest you choose one of them as your lawyer."

Frederick nodded. He has a specialization in art, and he only knows a catalog of the laws of the territory, and he knows nothing about the content of laws and the functions of laws.

Just like the relevant department's ban on "female body Sheng" is based on the unsterilized tableware in the food hygiene regulations. He couldn't think of such a thing.

But he was not in a hurry to pick someone, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Does the defendant have a lawyer?"

Otto replied: "He didn't have time to find it."

Frederick gave a "hmm" and said, "If he needs a lawyer, he can arrange one for him, and he can choose by lottery."

As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the group of elites instantly darkened.

Lawyers rely not only on professional skills, but also on word of mouth.

Everyone knows that the current case is highly concerned and the evidence is solid. It is impossible to lose, and it is a good opportunity to boost performance.

At this time, being a lawyer for the defendant is not discrediting oneself.

Frederick understood what they were thinking, and said, "Being a lawyer for the accused is not to join forces with criminals, but to ensure the fairness and justice of the law."

"You can also rest assured that this case will be publicized in the newspapers. The defendant's lawyer is not a villain, but a fighter for fairness and justice, so that everyone will not be framed by false accusations. Even criminals, His sins are his, and those that are not his will not be borne by him. This is the greatest fairness and justice."

In the end, he said in a low voice that everyone could hear: "The defendant is the baron of the Principality of Bain. Although he is a court nobleman, he is also a nobleman. I want him to die so that everyone has nothing to say. Can't fault it."

The spirits present immediately understood what the master meant.

These guys spent 2 minutes discussing the relevant interpretations of the "Holy Scripture" and the church, and then found a basis similar to "everyone is equal before the law".

Then it took another 3 minutes to find the judicial loophole in Wesson's territory regarding the trial of nobles.

"My lord." A lawyer said, "If one of the parties is a nobleman, he can initiate a trial of nobility against the defendant, that is, judge based on the result of the duel. You can ask Lord Juggernaut to participate in the duel as your agent."

Frederick remembered this, frowned and asked, "Can this law be cancelled?"

Then paper and pen appeared in front of him, and he began to write a new law.

The tradition of aristocratic duels has a long history, and it is difficult to cancel it for a while, so it can only be carried out after the final judgment of the court and the judge's approval.

In other words, Frederick had the final say on never fighting a duel.

These lawyers then go together to study the physical evidence and confessions from the surprise interrogation.

Frederick leaned on the chair behind the desk and sighed deeply. It can be said that this trial is not fair. How could the justice set the tone first and act as the public prosecutor at the same time, and then the lawyers of both parties discussed together? How to defend.

It's just that the development of this case has exceeded expectations. At first, he wanted to take this opportunity to implement a new militia system, but what he didn't expect was that an extremely powerful opponent might appear in the war next year - the Principality of Bain.

If there are multiple enemies, there are multiple enemies. Upholding justice is more important.

When the trial time came, the city of Wessenburg was empty, and everyone came to the square to watch the public trial.

Otto took several judges to sit in his seat first, and then the plaintiff entered the court, followed by a team of lawyers behind Frederick, and when the defendant entered the court, he also followed a team of lawyers.

As soon as the defendant stood on the dock, he yelled loudly: "I, Chapper Wittelsbach, is the baron of the Duchy of Bain, and I demand the treatment that a nobleman should deserve."

Otto was obviously prepared, and asked for a chair amidst the boos.

It was the first time for Frederick to see the defendant. He was in his early twenties and his biggest feature was his rosaceous nose. No wonder he was caught right away.

Next, Otto asked the plaintiff to read the indictment, which was done by the plaintiff's lawyers.

The indictment requests the court to sentence the murderer to death.

Chapper's eyes widened instantly when he heard this, and he stared fiercely at Frederick opposite him, treating him as a family member of the deceased.

Otto asked the defendant: "Do you admit what the plaintiff has said?"

Chapper said disdainfully: "This is a false accusation!"

There was an instant booing from the crowd.

Otto began to have physical evidence presented.

Dominic took people and brought the physical evidence found at the scene in the morning to the court to explain to the judge and people.

He even pried out all the blood-stained stone bricks in the alley, reassembled them on wooden boards, and brought them to the court to show everyone.

Chai Po was a little flustered, he didn't expect to leave a shoe print on that shoe.

After Dominique finished speaking, a defendant's lawyer raised his hand to ask questions.

After Otto agreed, the lawyer asked very politely: "Honorable Justice of the Peace, how can you confirm that the hair found on the ground belonged to the deceased and not someone else's, or even a dog's hair?"

Chaiper's eyes lit up, and she thought she was right. She believed in these lawyers who were forced on her head. They really spoke for me, and they thought they were with the plaintiff.

He immediately yelled: "That's right, maybe the blood is from a dog, maybe the woman was chased by the dog and lost her shoes, and the sackcloth on the ground maybe she fell down, say Maybe someone killed the dog with a knife, and thought he was a hero to save the beauty, so he took that woman away?"

The boos in the square wanted to sound again, but they were a little weak, and many people felt that this was not unreasonable.

Recently, many businessmen came to Wessenburg, some of them brought their own pets. Those big golden retriever dogs were the size of wolves. There have been several biting incidents this month, and a child was bitten to death a few days ago.

Otto said to Dominic: "Please explain the defendant's lawyer's question."

(End of this chapter)