Attorney Kang Tae-hoon

Chapter 94

Lawyer Kang Tae-hoon Episode 094

After the judge’s question, Prosecutor Lee Moo-jin and Tae-hoon asked questions to the candidates.

Prosecutor Lee Moo-jin asks candidate No. 11. I feel like I’ve been to a gym quite a bit.

He was estimated to be in his late forties.

He showed charisma and leadership.

“What are you currently doing?”

“We are running a health club.”

“What would you do if a man sexually assaulted a woman at your health club?”

At Prosecutor Lee Moo-jin’s question, the man raised his voice as if he was angry just by hearing it.

“Isn’t it okay to leave it alone that a woman was sexually assaulted by a strong man? If you’re a man you don’t know, you have to protect the woman. You must not do such barbarism.”

At that answer, Lee Moo-jin smiled brightly.

In Tae-Hoon’s eyes, Moo-Jin Lee will definitely try to take Candidate #11 from the jury who just asked the question.

a wretched man.

run a health club.

He was the image of a typical man.

Friendship with men. loyalty.

I don’t know the real truth, but I guess it is.

For the 11th candidate who has lived such a life, continuing murder would be unbelievable and nonsensical.

Taehoon also asked a few questions.

“Oh, but when will this end?”

‘You will be eliminated unconditionally.’

Tae-hoon, who asked a question to a male college student, turned his head away from candidate #17, who looked annoyed while sighing with a frown.

He’s a boy who doesn’t know what he’s going to do in a participatory trial.

It will be a target of attention not only for Tae-Hoon but also for Lee Moo-Jin.

Soon after the formal process was over, Lee Moo-jin and Tae-hoon each mentioned the jury candidates to avoid.

A jury was selected.

Seven people were selected, and a preliminary jury combined could receive a vote with a total of eight faces.

* * *

Those who have been confirmed as jurors, as in the case of nominations, are guaranteed anonymity, and jury several times rather than names. is called

“The judge is coming. All stand up!”

With the words of the court inspector, all the members of the court stood up.

“seating!”

and sat down again.

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the jury who participated in this trial with the participation of the people despite their busy schedules.”

The judge was the first to bow his head.The judge was a rather fat man with a bald head and a warm smile.

But his eyes were shining brightly.

Naturally, in the layout of a public participation trial, the chief judge and the right and left judges are in the front, and the stenographer and the participating clerk in the center. The witness stand is to the left of the center, and the jury seat is to the right.

At the entrance, there are the defense counsel and the accused, and the prosecutor’s seat is located directly opposite the entrance.

Prosecutors and presiding judges dislike publicly participatory trials.

The reason is that the majority of Koreans are dissatisfied with the judiciary.

At least one person in the people must have suffered an unfair thing, and things must have worked out unsatisfactorily.

It was because of that, and there were all sorts of unfair things that were shown on TV.

Also, why they are fatal to prosecutors and presiding judges. That is, they are not as good as real judges.

Some people may think that the jury of the participatory trial are like people out of town.

However, it wasn’t.

The person standing in front of them was, after all, the same person.

Whether or not that person will get the punishment he deserves. Although their opinions were not applied with certainty, they certainly have influence, so they decide whether or not a participatory trial is going to be conducted with the people as carefully and calmly as a judge.

“Please tell me the public notice of the prosecutor.”

At the judge’s words, Lee Moo-jin stepped forward.

5. People’s participatory trial

Prosecutors must have been well prepared.

“Dear Judge. And the jury. I am Prosecutor Lee Moo-jin working at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.”

He bowed his head as politely as possible.

Neither the jury nor the judge had anything to hold on to.

The prosecutor, the lawyer, and the accused were the same.

“The defendant returned home and hurried into the house after making a noise. And after witnessing the victim’s mother being assaulted by her father, she could not overcome her anger and followed the victim who went outside and stabbed or swung her neck, chest, arms, abdomen, and head mainly on her upper body. Please check the No. 1 certificate.”

The knife that was used at the time of the crime as the No. 1 certificate. Blood stains appeared on the stone steps.

The faces of the jury contorted.

“The victim, who had been ovulated throughout the body, died on the spot due to excessive bleeding, without even having time to be transported to the hospital. Just think of how painful it must have been.”

Lee Moo-jin looks around the jury. Their faces contorted together.

Just imagining it was a terrible thing to be egged with a knife.

“In this regard, I request 11 years and 8 months of imprisonment in accordance with Chapter 24, Article 250, Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Act.”

Fortunately, prosecutor Lee Moo-jin also seemed to be thinking about Taeyeon to some extent.

father left home. domestic violence. someone who wants to steal money.

Therefore, he spoke at a lower sentence than he had expected.

But Taehoon wanted to get a smaller sentence than that.

The faces of the jury were distorted.

‘Killing Abby G, oh my… … !’

‘How can you kill so horribly… … After all, he’s a father.’

‘I don’t know why Korea abolished the death penalty.’

Taehoon let out a small sigh at their contorted faces.

“Please plead with your attorney.”

“Yes.”

“Dear jury members. As the prosecutor’s story, the incident happened. Clearly, the accused has caused a horrific homicide.”

Taehoon got up.

He turned and looked at Taeyeon. He was bowing his head.

“But there is definitely a story for you to hear.”

‘What the hell are you asking me to do?’

Taehoon looked around the jury once again.

He scanned the main characters.

Someone who should lead you on your side.

The man who ran the gym I saw last time was also confirmed as a jury and was seated.

He had a sad expression on his face.

‘A guy who doesn’t have a gourmet like that should eat a thick bowl of bean rice, kill his father?’

And he scattered the others.

One person to pay attention to the most.

He looked like an ordinary office worker, but the way he calmly looked at the incident without changing his expression is impressive.

Even fitting crooked glasses comfortably was impressive.

As if he were a judge.

Also, it is estimated that he is about fifty-one years old.

fifty-one years old. At least in the workplace, it was a position where he could be treated fairly well.

That is, there is leadership.

In the case of the jury, there must be a unanimous decision on innocence or innocence. Otherwise, the verdict of guilt or innocence is again determined, and if there is no unanimity, it is reflected by a majority vote of the jury.

The biggest person Taehoon needs to attack is the number 3 jury. And the advantage was that at that age, there would be at least a son the size of Taeyeon.

It would be terrifying for Jury No. 3 to think for himself that a son the size of Taeyeon killed him.

However, if used well, he might rather support the son than the father.

If he can lead the jury, the win is down.

The other jurors also looked around. No one thought it was particularly special.

“The defendant’s father left when he was 14. It was also because he had an affair with another woman. And even before leaving the house, he had several drunken records and assaulted his wife and 14-year-old son, the accused. And one day. The father of the accused has appeared.”

Taehyung laughed bitterly.

“I met my father after four years. But what was my father doing when he came home? He was beating his mother mercilessly. It was because of money. He said that the same man who had abandoned them horribly came to them for money and tried to throw them away.”

‘Hmm… … .’

‘Even so, murder is a bit… … .’

‘It’s different from assault and murder.’The jury shook their heads.

Even so, the murder could not be washed away.

“Please check the No. 3 certificate. This is a diagnosis of the defendant’s mother’s arm fracture. You see, 4 years ago? It was none other than the victim’s father. Just close your eyes and think about it. The jury is now a 14-year-old boy.”

The jury slowly closed their eyes.

It seemed like a joke, but they also knew that they certainly control a person’s life, so they obeyed.

Taehoon continued.

“A boy is wearing a blanket. He hears his father’s drunken swear words. The mother is assaulted. The boy was scared in the duvet. Father’s assault, that voice. But for his mother, he removes the blanket and pushes his father away. ‘stop it. Don’t hit Mom.’”

Taehoon calmly continued, word by word.

Taehoon’s soft voice was vividly drawing what he was saying in the minds of the jury.

“Drunk and angry, the father curses and picks up the mop that was lying around him. Then he tries to hit the boy with a mop, and his mother hugs him and raises one arm to stop him. She ‘was-‘ and her arm is broken. But the mother does not let go of her arms that embrace the boy.”

wow. At this point, the jury was stunned.

It was quite terrifying just thinking about it.

I think it’s too much of a pain for a young boy to go through.

“defendant. Is the above statement correct in the statement about my mother’s arm fracture 4 years ago?”

“Yes.”

The jury, who woke up, saw Taeyeon answering Taehoon’s question. What if it were in his position?

“What is the difference between now and 4 years ago? Four years ago and now, perhaps, the accused was against his father to protect his mother. but. I know murder is unacceptable. However, think of how painful and difficult it must have been for the accused who had grown up in such a father’s arms. Juror number six.”

“Yes.”

She was a middle-aged woman. At least there must be a son or daughter the age of Taeyeon.

“Does jury 6 have any children?”

“Yes. I have one son.”

“How old is your son this year?”

“It’s fifteen.”

“Did you attend your son’s elementary school graduation ceremony or middle school entrance ceremony with his husband?”

“Yes.”

“But the defendant was the exact opposite. graduation. Father didn’t come. Only my mother came to the graduation ceremony. entrance ceremony. The other classmates came to school in their father’s car. However, the defendant, a 14-year-old boy, came to school only holding his mother’s hand. more heartbreaking. The fact is that there was a father. I don’t know if it was a father who couldn’t help it. He’s a ‘can’t do it’ father. Father who was able to come to graduation ceremony, entrance ceremony enough. Aside from that, on several occasions, the defendant continued to live a fatherless life with his mother alone.”

Taehyung took a deep breath.

“I want you jury members with children to think for a moment. I deliberately didn’t go to my son’s and my daughter’s graduation ceremony. I want you to think for a moment how much it hurts your child’s feelings.”

A few jurors turned to Taeyeon. He was still a very young boy.

The boy’s life flashes through his mind like a lantern.

“Dear Judge, and jury members. Kim Tae-yeon is a first-time offender, and in this regard, I would like to ask for a sentence of 5 years in prison, taking into consideration that this case was not a planned crime against her father, but a grudge relationship and an accidental accident. That is all.”

The jury’s eyes turned to Taeyeon. Taeyeon’s eyes were looking elsewhere.

He was to his mother, who was praying in tears as he looked at himself in the audience.

Tears flowed from Taeyeon’s eyes and fell on the desk.

A small sigh escaped the mouths of several jurors.