The Devil Comes to America

Chapter 140 Court Session

John's case attracted widespread attention.

But unfortunately, after his case, things in Los Angeles have become bigger and bigger. At this time, who will still pay attention to your LGBT issues?
Except for those interested parties.

John's case has once again attracted everyone's attention because it is also a story of revenge for the execution of justice.

It's just that the protagonist who needs revenge is doing it for himself, while the victim does not suffer the same loss of life.

So, although many people support John, I would regretfully say that I respect and admire his choice, but I also know that he needs to bear the consequences for it.

Even the LGBT community that spoke out for John only hoped to reduce the punishment.

Jonas's approach proves that John suffers from occasional mental illness.

If everything goes well, if he is extremely lucky, and if John has a high talent for acting, then he has multiple personalities.

The murderer was the vengeful personality, which had completed its mission and was killed by John after his wife died and the manager was admitted to the hospital.

Therefore, the murderer John does not exist.

Just like the Billy Milligan case, the guy was charged with three counts of robbery, three counts of kidnapping and four counts of rape, but he claimed to have no knowledge of it. In the end, an evaluation by a doctor and psychiatrist confirmed that he had multiple personality disorder and that the multiple personality states in his body may have controlled his body when he committed the crime.

In the end, the guy was acquitted, but required long-term psychological treatment.

For the American judicial system, which is based on case law, this is the best outcome Jonas could expect.

It’s obvious that not everyone is Patch, or rather, it’s a miracle that this homeless man like Patch can have acting skills like an actor.

It was really too difficult for John to do what Patch did.

Some professional actress who shits in her husband's bed doesn't act as well as Patch.

So, this path is ruined by John's terrible acting, but it still proves that John is mentally ill and needs to go to a mental hospital instead of prison.

As long as they are not sent to a mental hospital that can even hold a mental patient who wants to assassinate the president, everything will be fine. Then there will be more room for maneuver.

However, Jonas also followed Xiunuo's advice and went to find Wang Fugui.

But as for things like destroying evidence and controlling jury members, Jonas felt that there would be absolutely no problem if Xiunuo was the one doing it.

But now that it has been handed over to Lao Wang to do, Jonas always feels that this matter cannot be relied upon.

So, with this trepidation, Jonas calmed himself down and went to court.

In court, Thomson, John's ex-wife's lover, appeared as a witness and described what he had seen.

"So, Mr. Thompson," Jonas stood up and asked calmly, "After my client came in, you were knocked unconscious by him, right? You didn't see my client push the victim down the third floor?"

"I was still conscious at the time," Thomson said, "so I seemed to see John pushing the man down."

"This is the court, Mr. Thomson. This seems to have nothing to do with the matter. According to the hospital report, you were still in shock when you were sent there."

"Objection." The prosecutor stood up. "Just because he was in shock when he was sent to the hospital doesn't mean he was in shock at the time. Thomson may have fainted after being shocked by sensory stimulation."

"The objection is valid." The judge presided over the trial calmly.

Jonas was not surprised by this result. He continued, "You said you were somewhat conscious at the time, so did you see it with your own eyes?"

"Yes," said Thomson.

"But according to the photos taken at the scene, your face was covered in blood. How did you see it clearly?"

"There were only three of us in the room at the time, and John walked towards Penny. This is what I saw."

"You just said you saw John push someone down."

"Yes, I saw him walk over and push someone down."

"But you were already knocked to the ground, with the desk blocking your way. How did you see him coming over and then see him push someone down?"

"I"

"Objection." The prosecutor immediately said: "The witness had suffered a severe head injury at the time. There were only three people in the room. The witness had every reason to believe so."

The judge simply replied: "The objection is invalid."

But Jonas did not press on the opportunity, but spoke directly.

"I apply to call the next witness Your Honor, Mr. Thomson's attending physician at the time."

Soon, a new witness stepped onto the stand, placed his hand on the Bible, swore an oath, and began to tell everything he knew.

After everything was over, Jonas stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, Dr. Cortem, what did Mr. Thomson look like when you saw him?"

"His head was covered in blood. If he had been brought here a little later, his life might have been in danger."

"So, it's entirely possible that he went into shock from this wound?"

"If the blood loss is large enough, it is medically called hemorrhagic shock." "Objection." The prosecutor immediately said: "The defense is confusing us. Hemorrhagic shock also takes time."

“The objection is effective.”

Jonas shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Doctor Tem, please tell me based on your expertise, how long will it take for the blood to cover the face of that wound?"

"Ten to thirty seconds."

"That means the blood might be enough to block the view for five seconds, right?"

"This depends on the direction of the wound and the patient's body posture at the time."

"So a blow to the head would affect vision?"

"When a person's brain is hit hard, it does affect vision, or even cause temporary blindness."

"Objection!" The prosecutor was a little angry now. Didn't Jonas start with mental illness before? What was he going to do now?
"The defense lawyer was deliberately leading the charge."

"No, this is a question of common sense. There is a wound on the head that can cause hemorrhagic shock. How much impact force would it take? In this case, why would he be able to see clearly how one person pushed another person down the stairs while he was lying on the ground?"

Jonas, who said these words, added very quickly: "What if John was just walking towards Penny, but Penny, who was frightened, accidentally fell while backing away?"

His last sentence was spoken almost immediately after the judge's words that the prosecution's "objection is invalid."

The prosecutors probably understood by now that Jonas was going to destroy an important witness at the scene.

He said this had nothing to do with the law and was entirely aimed at the jury.

Although the jury will receive some training before the trial, there are still some differences in their legal awareness and that of practitioners.

This guy said this not for the sake of truth, but to tell the jury another possible truth, even if that truth doesn't actually exist.

This is a common tactic used by lawyers.

The witness questioning process was over very quickly. There were actually only so many witnesses in this case, and Jonas found witnesses to prove that John was a good and stable person.

There is no doubt about this. If you are not a good person, how can you be targeted by a male? If you are not a good person, how can you find out that you are cheated in the end? If you are not a good person, how can you choose to wander around instead of committing crimes even though you are treated like this?

The prosecution's witnesses proved that John was not in a good condition that day and could have committed murder.

After the witness questioning phase, the evidence is presented.

The prosecutor was holding up a few photos and said, "These are the fingerprints we extracted from the victim, Penny. Judging from the distribution and location of the fingerprints, it is entirely possible that she was pushed out of the window by the suspect. In addition, the employees outside at the time also heard Penny yelling for John not to come over."

After talking about the photos, it is time for the court to show the specific evidence to the jury.

But at this time the prosecutor was dumbfounded.

Because the court was waiting for someone to bring evidence, but the person who came had empty hands.

Regarding evidence, it must be handed over to the court in advance for safekeeping, and the court will show the evidence to the jury when necessary.

But where is the evidence now?
The prosecutor looked at the judge. After a while of staring at each other, the prosecutor's eyes were full of the meaning of "quickly bring out the evidence." The judge probably felt that this was not a solution, so he coughed and hinted, "Well, where is the prosecutor's appraisal report?"

When the prosecutor heard this, he almost jumped up and started cursing.

Because this sentence means to answer his question: "Sorry, I lost the evidence."

However, after a brief moment of dementia, the prosecutor quickly calmed down. After all, the loss of evidence was nothing new in American justice.

But they never thought that evidence could be lost in a minor case like a homeless murder. Isn't that reserved for sensitive cases?
"Please wait a moment, Your Honor." Even if the prosecutors think that such a thing is impossible to happen, because the previous cases were so fucked up, those with a sense of responsibility will still bring some evidence.

Because in some special cases, the prosecutor may need to carry certain evidence with him so that he can show it quickly when needed, such as an identification report.

Jonas didn't understand what was going on at first, but now he realized that something was wrong.

No? Did Lao Wang and his team really do it? But how did they do it?
A complete chain of evidence is the key to procedural judgment. When John killed people, it was like a small secret room. If there is no complete chain of evidence proving that Penny was the one he pushed down, then no matter how much these prosecutors say, it will be useless!
Jonas had a gloating expression on his face. He noticed that the prosecutors who were rummaging through the documents had begun to sweat on their foreheads.

Yes, the prosecution is now in a panic. They searched for a long time but couldn't find the damn appraisal report among a pile of documents!

Where is my appraisal report?
I have such a big appraisal report!

This time, before the judge could say anything, a prosecutor raised his head and said, "I request a postponement of the trial, Your Honor!"

The judge was overjoyed. He was waiting for this sentence! After all, the evidence was lost in their hands!
Jonas still felt it was a little unreal when he walked out of the court, but when he walked into the bathroom, he found Wang Fugui standing in a pit inside.

"How did you do that?" Jonas walked to the side seat and pretended not to know him.

"Don't ask too much. Do we have a chance of winning now?"

"It's all about winning, but what else can you do?"

"It's not impossible to let them lose a few more key pieces of evidence."

At this moment, Jonas couldn't help but tremble slightly. If a lawyer had the ability to make his opponent's evidence disappear...
Jonas felt that the title of the greatest lawyer in American history was beckoning to him.

But Jonas didn't understand one thing. When did these people who were abandoned by their boss become so capable?
(End of this chapter)