Lawyer: Start with legal retaliation against infidelity!

Chapter 297 Insufficient Chain of Evidence?

Two months... I took showers for a full two months!?

to be frank.

Although I was mentally prepared for the case to take a bit of an abrupt turn, it's already absurd enough that one person could be accused of rape by two people at the same time.

But... the moment this conversation took place, everyone felt as if they had been punched in the head with words.

Not to mention those inside the courtroom, even the gossip reporters who had been standing at the door eavesdropping were completely bewildered, thinking they had misheard.

On the judge's bench.

Presiding Judge Qian Huzhou couldn't help but ask, "Plaintiff, Ms. Liu."

Upon hearing the voice, Liu Yu instinctively looked towards the judge's bench and choked out, "I...I'm here."

"Based on the above, the conversation between you and the defendant's defense attorney..."

"From the time of the incident until now, starting on the 13th, you've been..." Qian Huzhou paused, then reorganized his words, finally saying, "using bathing as a form of psychological adjustment?"

"It wasn't until now that things were settled, and they finally chose to file rape charges?"

Liu Yu was crying and sobbing. Although she was much older than Zhang Qian, her genuine emotions made her more believable.

She cried, "Yes...yes, I feel terrible, I'm all dirty, and I have to keep washing."

Qian Huzhou inquired, "Until August 1st, or even now?"

"Yes." Liu Yu nodded again.

Presiding Judge Qian Huzhou:

to be frank.

The biggest problem in this case is that the two plaintiffs cannot distinguish who the real victim is.

However, in general, the time of the alarm can be used to make an inference; the closer the time is, the more likely the person is to be a victim.

Why? Because it takes a long time to regulate emotions, but that only seems long compared to the time required for criminal investigation.

In reality, a decision on whether to call the police can usually be made within half a month.

Although this is not evidence, it can still influence the judge's discretion.

And like this two-month period...

"No! Impossible, this is fake, she's lying!"

Suddenly, a sharp sound rang out, startling everyone awake.

Everyone turned to look at the plaintiff's seat and saw Zhang Qian, whose anger seemed to solidify into a tangible form. She wished she could tear the other party apart alive, and her angry voice squeezed out from between her teeth as she gritted her teeth.

"How could you possibly take a shower for two months?!"

"She was raped, and the man went to jail. Instead of seeking revenge, she hired a lawyer for him and spent two months running around before finally reporting it to the police?"

"This is fake, it must all be fake!"

Zhang Qian spoke loudly, her voice echoing throughout the trial venue and even reaching the ears of those at the door through the gaps in the courtroom.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Although emotionally agitated.

But the words may be rough, but the principle is sound.

Evidence generally needs to be analyzed in conjunction with other behaviors.

For example, you kill someone, and the evidence at the scene is conclusive, but when the police arrest you, they find you at home drinking soda and playing video games, looking completely bewildered and unable to answer any questions.

At this point, can we just look at the evidence and convict you directly?

No, it won't happen, because there are obvious and serious problems when the two are linked together. Even if the evidence at the scene is conclusive, a careful investigation is still necessary.

Applying this to the present case.

Similarly, Liu Yu was raped, but afterwards she didn't show any signs of being raped; instead, she helped him without complaint.

There's not a trace of rape in this!

"No!"

"Your Honor, from an objective standpoint and as a mere bystander in the legal system, to be frank, we believe that the plaintiff, Ms. Liu's actions precisely reflect the psychological state of the victim!"

Just now.

Suddenly, a voice louder than Zhang Qian's rang out, forcing everyone to forget what they had said before and subconsciously think about this sentence.

All I saw was...

Xu De, the defendant, stood up without any instructions and looked sincerely at the presiding judge and the prosecutor.

"Your Honor, the defendant has something to say!" Xu De said.

"Um?

Qian Huzhou hesitated for a moment.

Judge Ma, standing beside him, became suspicious and muttered to himself.

"What kind of crazy thing are they doing now?"

Judge Li shook his head. "I don't know."

After much deliberation, Judge Qian Huzhou finally brought down the gavel.

"Bang!"

"Please speak."

Two words were uttered.

Xu De paused, took a deep breath, and his chaotic thoughts strung together into a logically clear statement.

Then, he slowly began to speak: "Your Honor, we believe that it is perfectly reasonable and can be fully explained why Ms. Liu delayed reporting the incident for two months."

"First, the plaintiff, Liu Yu, during our previous questioning..."

"She explicitly stated that she was afraid her husband would come back!"

"Why did the other party believe her husband would return? And why did they only choose to call the police on August 1st?!"

A significant reason why people, regardless of gender, do not report domestic violence to the police is because they believe their partner will come back.

If you send them to the police station, they'll just be detained for a few days.

Even if the sentence is just detention, the other party can still get out. Not to mention, the police might try to smooth things over by filing a civil case, and once the case is closed, the other party will start looking for an opportunity to retaliate.

This is most common within marital relationships.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Liu Yu not to call the police.

Most importantly... Liu Yu believed her husband would come out, and this attitude was very important!

Simply because...

"Just as Ms. Liu said."

"On the evening of June 13, the defendant Zhang Cheng engaged in certain inappropriate acts against the victim, Ms. Liu Yu."

"This action precisely refutes the accusations made by one party."

"Therefore, she believes that this absurd accusation will not lead to her husband, the defendant Zhang Cheng, being sentenced, and he will soon be released from the detention center and go home."

"If she calls the police, she will face severe retaliation."

"Until the defendant Zhang Cheng had been detained in the detention center for two full months, with no sign of his release, thus..."

""

The words were spoken.

Xu De looked at Liu Yu in the plaintiff's seat, his tone filled with a hint of emotion and sympathy.

"She finally chose to report the crime on August 1st, two months after the assault ended."

The moment the words were spoken.

The prosecutors raised their eyebrows, their faces showing surprise.

The three judges on the bench twitched.

Goodness... this sounds... quite reasonable... no, it's too reasonable, there's absolutely no flaw in it!

Just as Judge Qian Huzhou was about to say something...

"presiding judge."

Xu De suddenly added another sentence.

"In conclusion, we are willing to communicate with the defendant and hope to make some compensation to obtain Ms. Liu's understanding!"

""

Suddenly.

Zhang Qian, sitting in the plaintiff's seat, immediately exploded.

What does this mean? What does it mean to offer compensation to obtain forgiveness?

The free debate process wasn't even over, so how can you directly conclude that the victim is Liu Yu instead of Zhang Qian based on your words?!

"It's all fake, fake!"

Enraged, Zhang Qian interrupted the proceedings, then looked at her lawyer Zhang Wei beside her and urged, "Lawyer Zhang, Lawyer Zhang."

"Please say something!"

Zhang Wei had long been speechless at Xu De's words. Hearing the urging, but remembering that he was only a civil litigation agent, he didn't cross the line and simply said, "The opposing counsel."

Please be mindful of your word choice!

He emphasized one point, solemnly stating: "The facts of the case have not yet been objectively determined, and the judge has not yet issued a verdict."

"Please exercise restraint and refrain from letting vague language cloud your judgment, which could lead to decisions based on uncertain information!"

Zhang Wei was impressed; the lawyer in front of him was far too arrogant.

Is a lawyer really someone who uses rhetoric to manipulate people's subconscious during court hearings?

Aren't you afraid the judge will send him out of court with a single blow?

"Bang bang bang!"

Three hammer blows rang out.

as predicted.

On the judge's bench, Judge Qian Huzhou struck the gavel three times in succession. After the scene returned to calm, he finally took a deep breath.

He looked at Zhang Qian, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Ms. Zhang, the plaintiff, you were at home cleaning yourself for three days, which is why the time to call the police was delayed?"

Zhang Qian was extremely nervous. Her throat bobbed, and she nodded, saying, "Yes."

Qian Huzhou then looked at Liu Yu and hesitated before asking, "Ms. Liu, you... you've been cleaning for two months?"

Liu Yu sobbed, "I was scared... so I waited two months before calling the police."

Qian Huzhou: ...

The presiding judge was at a loss.

The fact that she reported the crime to the police two months after taking a bath, and that she was "devoted to her rapist" during that time, is indeed full of loopholes.

Although the defendant's statement was somewhat suggestive, it effectively covered up all the loopholes and made the argument entirely plausible.

and so.

Zhang Qian can take a bath for three days.

Liu Yu can naturally take a bath for two months!

What? You've been washing for over a month and still feel dirty, and you want to keep washing?

Is it wrong for someone to like taking a bath?!

"The aforementioned issues need not be discussed further in this court hearing!"

finally.

Presiding Judge Qian Huzhou took a deep breath and delivered the final verdict.

"Now, both sides are invited to debate the remaining issues of this case."

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Qian's face immediately showed resentment, and she clenched her fists tightly.

She is not a fool.

She knew that Liu Yu's biggest flaw in this case was the excessively long time it took to file the case, which became the biggest problem. If this could be covered up...

So, the next step is to try both cases on an equal footing, while he himself can't produce any evidence.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! I knew it! Those two bastards have never treated me like one of their own!"

Hiring a lawyer like this... I wonder where they've hidden all their money!

Her thoughts became increasingly extreme; she gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with jealousy.

Just as his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

In a daze.

"Your Honor, the prosecution has questions for Ms. Zhang, the plaintiff in this case."

In the prosecution stand, the two prosecutors who had remained silent suddenly spoke up.

Prosecutor Zheng Tong raised his hand in greeting, his face expressionless and appearing very gentle.

"Approved," Qian Huzhou replied.

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Qian quickly pulled herself together and became alert.

Then Zheng Tong slowly turned to the side, his gaze falling on Zhang Qian, and slowly asked, "Ms. Zhang."

"First, let's address the first question."

Regarding the timeline of the incident, on the night of June 13th at 10:30 PM, when you were attacked by the defendant, do you still have any... particularly vivid memories?

Human memory is actually not very good; what you can remember are the other person's characteristics.

What are characteristics? They are things that stand out!

Now you can think back to the friends you know. To be honest, just thinking about them makes facial features very blurry, but you can add characteristics to them, such as square-framed glasses, what type of hairstyle, and piece together the person little by little.

The same applies to criminal cases.

In most raid-type rape cases, victims can't remember the perpetrator's face, but they can remember the perpetrator's accent, height, weight, and other obvious characteristics.

Although this is a crime committed by relatives, the underlying logic is largely the same.

Zhang Qian hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth.

She looked up at the defendant's seat, pointed at him, and said, "He has a birthmark on his chest, I remember, it's rectangular, right under his armpit, where his accessory breast is."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to the defendant.

This moment.

Almost instinctively, the prosecutor and judge's eyes narrowed and immediately locked onto each other.

Presiding Judge Qian Huzhou demanded, "Defendant Zhang Cheng, is what the plaintiff said true?"

The words were spoken.

The defendant, Zhang Cheng, paused, a hint of hesitation appearing on his usually calm face, and then nodded.

"Yes...it has a birthmark."

There's no need to hide this; it can't be hidden anyway. It's an objective fact. Even if you deny it, someone can test it later.

Before the prosecutor could even ask questions.

It was almost the moment the client made that decision.

Xu De immediately frowned and said in a low voice, "Objection!"

"Your Honor, the defendant does not believe that the aforementioned information can be used as evidence, or even as testimony in the case!"

"First, the birthmark is not located on the defendant's private parts; second, the defendant is a male."

"Furthermore, prior to the case being filed, the plaintiff Zhang Qian and the defendant Zhang Cheng were father and daughter, and had lived together for 18 years. This information would have been known even if the rape had not occurred!"

birthmark.

If this thing appears in a relatively private place, then it will be very troublesome for Zhang Qian to find out.

such as.

If a woman has a birthmark on her face, and you glance at her, does that mean you've sexually assaulted her?

Doesn't count.

However, if a woman has a birthmark on her chest or breast... then it's highly suspicious if you know about it unless she tells you herself.

Because this is a private area, the other party will not expose it to other people's view. If you know this, there is a 98% chance that there is something wrong with it!

and so.

If Zhang Cheng is a woman, then this information is indeed very tricky.

But he's a man!

The area under a man's armpit, which is considered an accessory breast, is not exactly a private area.

In summary.

"Your Honor, we believe that the plaintiff, Zhang Qian, has insufficient factual basis to support the allegations made by the opposing party, unless..."

'

Xu De spoke slowly, standing up. His voice was low and revealed little emotion.

At this moment, he paused, looked at the plaintiff Zhang Qian, and his eyes flashed slightly.

His voice was like a demon invading hell beside your ear; it wasn't loud, but it lingered there. He slowly spoke, "The plaintiff can provide other objective and verifiable factual information."

Take it... bring it out.

As long as you can produce evidence, you can win the case!