In Detective Conan, you call this just an ordinary lawyer?

Reiko Kujo originally thought the case would be very simple.

Because she had already done her research on the case.

She was certain that the presiding judge absolutely agreed with the prosecution's proposed verdict.

only....

Based on the current situation, Kensuke Komikado clearly intends to use the jury members to defend the case as self-defense.

but.

Although Kensuke Komikado can change the biases of the judges.

However, the law has its limits.

If Kensuke Komikado cannot adequately interpret the legal provisions regarding legitimate self-defense, then Ninako's killing of Kisai Kaiichi would be considered legitimate self-defense.

Even if the judges are inclined to Kensuke Komikado's statement.

The final verdict may find Ninako guilty of murder.

Now it's up to Kensuke Komikado to tell the story.

Kensuke Komikado just smiled.

In fact, he had already achieved his goal: to make the judges biased towards Sinako's legitimate self-defense.

The next step is to state the act of legitimate self-defense through normal channels.

Kensuke Komikado looked at the judging panel and then spoke.

"The prosecution argued that Sinako did not have a legitimate reason for self-defense based on the legal definition, mainly because Sinako's actions did not fall under an imminent and extremely dangerous situation."

"The defense does not agree with this view."

"first."

"I have already given feedback from a woman's perspective. In this case, Ninako was initially in a passive role, that is, from the perspective of the weaker party."

"As a vulnerable person, one is more likely to engage in extreme behaviors when faced with danger."

"Furthermore, judging from the evidence and clues provided by the Beika Police Station..."

"In this case, Kisai Kaiichi had the intention to rape our client."

"This has been confirmed by the police; the prosecutor can't deny its existence, can he?"

Reiko Kujo nodded in response to Kensuke Komikado's question.

This matter does indeed exist and cannot be denied.

Kensuke Komikado, seeing that Reiko Kujo had acknowledged this, continued speaking.

"Rape is a serious crime."

"When Ninako already knew that Saiichi Ki was having criminal thoughts about himself."

"It's perfectly reasonable for her to retaliate."

"Moreover."

"The two already had a physical altercation."

"The process was not as simple as the prosecution described; Kisai Kaiichi did not simply engage in stalking and harassment."

"He harbors criminal thoughts, which are extremely dangerous."

"More importantly, no one can guarantee that if Ninako hadn't killed Kisai Kaiichi, Kisai Kaiichi wouldn't have killed Ninako after harming her."

Such cases do exist.

"For example, on February 13th in Chiba Prefecture, there was a very common case of stalking and harassment."

"This further evolved into rape and murder."

"This situation is not uncommon in Tokyo and other places."

"That's why Ms. Ninako's counterattack was so strong."

"In conclusion, Ms. Ninako's actions were all in the course of legitimate self-defense."

"There was no negligence in self-defense or any particularly serious consequences resulting from a counterattack in self-defense."

Reiko Kujo organized the materials in her hands, and facing Kensuke Komikado, she was also on high alert.

What does Kensuke Komikado mean by the above statement?

The meaning is very clear.

That is, the other party believes that in this case, Kisai Kaiichi had the intention to rape Ninako, and engaged in minor acts of physical harassment.

At the same time, this part of the harassing behavior was identified as a prerequisite for preparing to commit rape.

However, the prosecution does not think so.

The prosecution determined that Kisai Kaiichi and Ninako had a conflict that included a physical altercation.

This was merely a harassing act by Kisai Kaiichi.

It was not an act of rape.

Kensuke Komikado is confusing the concepts of harassment and rape.

Once the relationship between them was clarified, Reiko Kujo spoke up to refute.

"The prosecution does not agree with the defense attorney's arguments."

"How did the defense attorney deduce from the clues provided by Beika Police Officer that Deki Saiki harbored thoughts of raping Ninako?"

"The two only had a minor physical altercation."

"During this process, Kisai did not commit any strong violent acts against Sinako."

"so...."

"Isn't the defense lawyer's claim that Kisai Kaiichi committed rape or even murder merely speculation and inference?"

"Such speculation and reasoning cannot be used as evidence."

Reiko Kujo looked directly at Kensuke Komikado and refuted his statement.

Kensuke Komikado smiled and said, "I admit that what the prosecutor said makes some sense."

"My claim that Kisai Kaiichi committed acts of rape, or even murder, is indeed based on reasoning and speculation."

"After all, Mokusai didn't do that."

"But...."

"For someone who stalks and harasses women."

"How did the prosecutor determine that his physical contact with this woman during their interactions was not a prelude to rape?"

"The reason why the rape did not occur is that Ms. Ninako used a knife in time to stop Kisai Kaiichi's criminal act."

"certainly."

"Prosecutors can consider this behavior to be harassment."

"But if it was just simple harassment, how did it escalate into a violent physical altercation?"

"What methods did the prosecutor use to make this determination, what were the limits of the determination, and what was the legal basis for the determination?"

"Considering the context and Ninako's behavior, why should it be judged as harassment rather than rape?"

"I want to know the answer."

Kensuke Komikado's lips curled up slightly.

Reiko Kujo fell into a brief silence when faced with this question.

How can it be determined that it was not rape, but harassment?

this.....

When Reiko Kujo was investigating this case, she was proceeding with the investigation based on the premise that Ninako was guilty.

Since there is guilt, it is necessary to comprehensively summarize all the clues and evidence from various aspects.

Therefore, in order to leave no room for Komikado Kensuke to refute, it is necessary to establish the relationship between Kisai Kaiichi and Ninako through harassment.

Now, Kensuke Komikado is asking this question in court.

How should she answer?

Is she supposed to answer that she didn't consider the act of rape?

That's definitely not acceptable, because it would imply that the prosecution made a major mistake.

This could also lead to the failure of this court hearing.

"What a troublesome fellow."

Reiko Kujo sighed silently to herself.