Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer Chapter 9

   Chapter 9 Prosecution Witness, I Summon Myself!

   Jury selection completed.

   The results were beyond the expectations of law school professors.

  Zhang Hui got rid of 5 boys, and Zhang Wei also got rid of a lot of boys.

   They had previously agreed that Zhang Wei would find a way to keep the boys, but they did not expect such a result.

   "Now this court announces that the jurors have been screened and the trial will start at 1:00 pm. Now everyone can go to lunch!"

   Judge Geng Hongxia knocked on the cone again and announced the end of the pre-trial.

   "Brother, your question surprised me. I thought you would keep a boy. But during the trial, whether it's a boy or a girl, it doesn't matter whether it affects the outcome."

   Zhang Hui walked past Zhang Wei and left a light sentence.

   "No way, I don't know if there will be girls licking dogs among these people, so I just delete everything that can be deleted!"

   Zhang Wei spread his hands and said with a smile: "Who makes licking dogs not allowed to have a house?"

   Zhang Hui took Jia Meili and others away, and the auditorium was temporarily disbanded.

   And the three of Zhang Wei also got together.

   "Zhang Wei, why did you screen so many boys?" Luo Xiaobu was the first to resist.

   "Didn't I say, licking a dog can't kill you!" Zhang Wei was very innocent.

   Seeing Zhang Wei pretending to be innocent, Xia Qianyue couldn't help it anymore: "What a bastard, they are all girls. Although I don't study the Fa, I can see that the form is not good for you!"

   Zhang Wei shook his head, with a confident look on his face: "Wrong, the format is very beneficial to me, the advantage of this trial is mine!"

   Luo Xiaobu and Xia Qianyue looked at each other, and both saw a trace of suspicion in each other's eyes.

   "Hanhan, do you hate Jia Meimei?"

   "Of course, I hate this woman!"

   "Why do you hate her?"

   "Because this woman is two-faced, not a good thing!"

   "Well then, you hate Jia Meili because you know she's not a good person, we just need to prove this, don't we?"

   "Let's go, I'm just hungry, let's have lunch together!"

   said, he pulled up Xia Qianyue and Luo Xiaobu and went straight to the cafeteria.

   Lunch time passed quickly.

   After a simple lunch break, the crowd gathered again in the Great Hall.

   Mock trial is not a formal trial, so the interval between trials will be shortened.

   Generally, the jury is screened in the morning, and the trial hearing and defense begin in the afternoon.

   At 1:00 p.m., get ready for court.

   "Now, everyone stand up, the presiding judge enters!"

  The court trial, the necessary sense of ritual is still needed.

   The audience stood up and waited for Geng Hongxia to enter.

   "The trial begins!"

   Geng Hongxia announced the start of the trial and nodded to Zhang Wei.

   As the prosecution, giving priority to the opening statement.

  Zhang Wei also read out the text, explaining his claims and the purpose of the lawsuit.

   He wants to recover the 2 years of make-up fees, a total of 80,000 yuan, plus 20,000 yuan for mental damage.

   On the other hand, Zhang Hui's statement stated that this was a kind of gift, and his client, Jia Meili, did not need to pay for Zhang Wei's gift.

  The statements of both sides were unremarkable, but they also explained their arguments within 3 minutes.

   Generally speaking, in the opening statement, especially in civil litigation, the prosecution usually reads the complaint, and then the defendant reads the submitted response, and the procedure goes down.

   However, such a performance is too mere formality, so that it is difficult to achieve the consequences expected by both the prosecution and the defense.

For law school students, this is reasonable. If some bells and whistles are used in the opening remarks, the statement is too dramatic. Although it will attract the attention of the jury and students in the hearing box, it will also attract the attention of law school professors and leaders. do not like.

  The leaders accompany you all the way, Alexander.

   After the opening statement, the next is the confrontation between the prosecution and the defense that everyone is looking forward to.

   Zhang Wei stood up first and said loudly, "The prosecution called the first witness, Ms. Zhang Wen, to testify!"

   On the hearing stand, a middle-aged woman got up and quickly sat on the witness stand.

   On the defense seat, Zhang Hui and others had no surprises.

   This is the first on the witness list, and he is the administrator of the library of Dongda University.

   Even what the other party will state, they have already guessed it.

   "Ms. Zhang, hello."

   "Xiao Zhang, hello!"

   "Ms. Zhang, what is your job at Dongda University..."

   "I am the administrator of the Dongda Library, responsible for managing the library's book lending and maintaining the library..."

   "Oh, then please, Ms. Zhang, are you familiar with me and the defendant?"

   "Of course, Xiao Zhang, you are a frequent visitor to the library. You have been in the library since the first year of school. Students who study hard like you are quite rare."

   "Then do you know the accused?"

   "I know, I remember that she often came to the library after the second year, and often sat with you. I also saw that you sometimes tutored her..."

  There are many testimonies from witnesses. Zhang Wei asked several questions in a row, all about the library.

   According to the description of the witnesses, Zhang Wei and Jia Meili often spent time in the library, and Zhang Wei also acted as a tutor, giving Jia Meili her homework diligently.

   In the hearing bench, as well as the jury bench, many students nodded unconsciously.

   "Okay, the prosecution's questioning is over!"

   Zhang Wei smiled at Zhang Hui, ended the question, and returned to the plaintiff's seat.

   Next, it was Zhang Hui's turn.

   "Witness Ms. Zhang, how long have you been a librarian?"

   "It's been almost ten years, and I've been an administrator at Dongda University since I graduated."

   "You said just now that people like Zhang Wei who spend all day in the library are rare, but that doesn't mean there are none, right?"

   "Yes, there are a lot of Tohoku University students, and I have seen a few who are as serious as him before."

   "So do these students have other study partners around?"

  The witness recalled and nodded: "Yes"

   The corners of Zhang Hui's mouth were slightly raised. After so long, it was time to make a move.

   "Then witness, do you think this kind of study is consensual?"

   "It should be, after all, the students who go to the library are all..."

"be opposed to!"

   The witness was about to answer, but a dissonant voice sounded.

   Zhang Wei got up from the plaintiff's box, and he raised the objection just now.

   "The defendant's lawyer is leading the witness to imagine!"

   On the bench, Geng Hongxia was slightly surprised, but nodded: "The objection is valid, please ask again!"

At the hearing box, Yang Qingquan was also surprised.

   Generally speaking, a lawyer in court has the right to object to the other party's question, but generally needs to give reasons, which is a great test of the lawyer's ability to respond to the situation on the spot.

   Zhang Hui's question led the witnesses to speculate on the students' willingness to study at that time. It was something that could not be objectively judged, and could only be subjectively guessed by me. Zhang Wei's objection was indeed valid.

  Many young lawyers forget that they have this right when they go to court for the first time.

   "This Zhang Wei is not easy!" Yang Qingquan looked at Zhang Wei a little more.

In the court, Zhang Hui did not expect that he would be interrupted by Zhang Wei.

   But she still sorted out her thoughts and continued to ask questions: "Witness, you just said that Jia Meimei joined Zhang Wei's study team in the second year, so how was Zhang Wei's performance at that time?"

   "Zhang Wei seems to be very happy. He is also very interested in girls' studies, and even stays up late to write some study reports."

After thinking about it, the witness recalled: "Once I saw him staying late, so I went up to ask a question, and he said that he was helping Jia Meimei organize the stage plan of her homework, which will be used tomorrow, so today I have to ask. Stay up all night to finish."

   "What time did Zhang Wei stay?"

   "He stayed until 11 o'clock, the closing time of the library."

  Zhang Hui smiled, walked to the jury bench, and said, "The hearer said that Zhang Wei is really caring for my client!"

   "Then may I ask the witness, has Zhang Wei received any remuneration from my client during the two years of tutoring?"

  The witness shook his head: "No!"

   "Did Zhang Wei take the initiative to ask for any benefits?"

"no!"

   "In your opinion, is Zhang Wei willing to help my client with homework?"

   "Like... yes!"

   "My question is over!"

   Zhang Hui saw that the goal was achieved, and returned with satisfaction.

   Whether it was the jury bench or the hearing bench, the eyes that looked at Zhang Wei were a little different.

   On the trial seat, Geng Hongxia knocked on the cone: "The first witness, both the prosecution and the defense, has finished questioning, next..."

   "Wait, because of the defense's question just now, I need to ask additional questions about the witness!"

   Zhang Wei stood up directly and looked at Geng Hongxia.

   Geng Hongxia looked at Yang Qingquan and nodded in agreement when she saw the latter slightly raised her head.

   Zhang Wei walked to the witness stand and looked directly at the other party: "Excuse me, witness, you just said that I was willing, is this your subjective speculation?"

"Yes!"

   "Very good!" Zhang Wei nodded and asked with a smile: "Since you said so, then I want to ask, how do you know that I have no other purpose?"

   He walked to the jury and smiled: "If a boy goes to help a girl with her homework, what do you think the boy wants?"

   As soon as this statement came out, there was some commotion in both the jury and the hearing bench.

  Many boys even smiled unconsciously, and there was a bit of wretchedness in their smiles.

  It is impossible for a boy to help a girl without a purpose, without asking for anything in return, but just talking about it, nine times out of ten, they are jealous of each other's body!

   This point is well known to everyone, but cannot be said in court.

  Zhang Wei continued to ask: "Excuse me witness, your job is to manage the library, so have you seen me outside the library?"

"no!"

"Since you can't leave the library during working hours, how do you know that I have not asked for benefits from Jia Meimei outside the library. If I have asked for corresponding compensation elsewhere, then my tutoring is not Are you willing?"

"This…"

  The witness did not know what to say.

   Zhang Wei is telling the truth. Except in the library, she has never met Zhang Wei and Jia Meili in other places.

  Zhang Wei smiled at the jury bench, and then walked back to the plaintiff's bench.

   But halfway through, he suddenly turned around and patted his head, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot to ask something, may I ask the witness, have you had any contact with the defense personnel this weekend?"

   "Objection!" Zhang Hui finally couldn't bear to stand up.

   "Reason for objection?"

  Zhang Hui paused for a few seconds and thought for a while: "The prosecution is harassing witnesses!"

   "Your Majesty, I am proving whether the defense has contacted the witnesses privately, and whether they have interfered with the witnesses' testimony, which is also related to the credibility of the witnesses' testimony!"

   Geng Hongxia thought for a moment, then looked at Zhang Wei: "Prosecution lawyer, please remember to speak with evidence, otherwise I will sentence you to harassing witnesses, and now the objection is invalid!"

   Zhang Hui sat down helplessly, while Zhang Wei smiled and looked at the witness stand again.

   "Ms. Zhang Wen, please answer my question, have you contacted anyone from the defendant over the weekend?"

  The witness glanced at the dock and shook his head.

   "Hey, why didn't I hear your answer?"

   Zhang Wei insisted: "This is a very simple question, have you ever contacted someone in the dock, please answer 'yes' or 'no'!"

   "No, I haven't touched it!"

   "Really, then I'm weird!"

   Zhang Wei said, took out a note from his pocket, and asked, "Why did a classmate tell me that during the lunch break at 11:23 yesterday, did you see classmate Yuan Dong come to the library to find you?"

   "Although it's the weekend, most of the classmates don't go to the library, but by coincidence a classmate went there and saw you and Yuan Dong, should I ask him to confront you?"

Zhang Wei pressed step by step: "Witness, you must know that you are sitting on the witness stand. Although this is a mock court, once you are found to have perjured, you will be accused of morality, and this behavior will also on the record."

   "You have to answer clearly, Dongda doesn't need a liar to be an administrator!"

   Being pressed by Zhang Wei like this, the witness was a little panicked.

   After half a day, she hesitated: "I...I have seen..."

   "Who have you seen?"

"he!"

  The witness pointed to Yuan Dong.

  Suddenly, all eyes were on Yuan Dong.

  Beside Yuan Dong, Zhang Hui secretly said something bad,

   She stood up quickly and explained: "We declare that Yuan Dong is not a member of the defendant's side, but only concerned about Jia Meimei and appeared in court. Now I will let him return to the hearing box!"

   Yuan Dong was helpless, so he could only walk to the hearing booth in despair.

  Zhang Hui added again: "Yuan Dong is not an officer of the defendant, he is the master of all actions, we and the client are completely ignorant of what he did!"

   This explanation is quite a bit of a **** to protect the car.

   "Oh~ I don't know at all?"

   Zhang Wei saw this and smiled: "Okay, anyway, Sister Zhang Hui said so, I'll trust you~"

"I believe that everyone on the jury will also believe your explanation. Yuan Dong really came into contact with witnesses privately out of his own opinion. It has absolutely nothing to do with you and Jia Meimei, right? ?"

   Hearing Zhang Wei's yin and yang strange explanation, Zhang Hui's face was a little distorted, but he couldn't attack.

   This Zhang Wei is too cheap!

   "Okay, I'm done with my questions!"

   Zhang Wei returned to the plaintiff's bench, and whether it was the hearing bench or the jury's bench, he looked at the defendant with a little doubt.

   Obviously, they all thought that Yuan Dong could not have gone to the witness by himself.

   on the hearing stand.

   Yang Qingquan looked at Zhang Wei, his eyes changed from surprise at first to amazement.

  Especially the additional questions just now and the questions asked at the end just rightly point out that the defendant may have a problem, and change the format of the trial to his advantage.

  Many people don't dare to ask such questions when they go to court. If they are not careful, they may offend the judge by harassing witnesses.

   Even many young lawyers dare not speak loudly in court, and Zhang Wei's performance exceeded my expectations!

   Dong Dong Dong!

   Seeing some commotion at the trial site, Geng Hongxia knocked on the cone again and announced loudly, "The first witness has finished his testimony. Does the prosecution need to call the second witness?"

   "Of course, Your Honor!"

  Zhang Wei got up again and shook his suit: "I subpoena myself to testify!"

   As soon as this statement came out, the audience was in an uproar.

   Not to mention other faculties, even many students of the law school are stunned.

   Summoning ourselves to testify, why haven't we heard of this trick? It's not mentioned in the textbooks?

   Zhang Wei sneered, calling himself nothing, if necessary, he could even summon his opponent.

   When he filed a lawsuit, even the prosecutor of the district prosecutor's office had summoned him!

   Compared with the battle of wits and bravery with the elites of the District Prosecutor's Office at that time, these are just small scenes.

"Your Excellency the judge, as well as the leaders and classmates in the hearing box, I want to explain that everyone has the obligation to testify in court. As long as they are summoned according to law, they all need to appear in court, even myself. As for myself. The question-and-answer session will be conducted by my assistant lawyer Luo Xiaobu, so you don't have to worry about self-questioning and self-answering.”

   He explained and sat directly on the witness stand.

   Luo Xiaobu saw that everyone was looking at him, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and stood up from his seat with trembling legs.

  Although Zhang Wei had written all the questions he was going to ask in advance, when he was on the scene, he was still under a lot of pressure.

  Especially the hearing bench, the professors of the law school looked over and felt that he was going to be shot directly by these eyes.

   In a few seconds, he walked three or four times in a daze before he came to Zhang Wei.

   "Certificate, witness, witness, please, may I ask... What do you think about the supplementary class?"

  Luo Xiaobu began to ask questions. Although his mouth was trembling, he could still do it if he read on paper.

Zhang Wei was silent for a while, and then said: "I think I have devoted two years to Jia Meimei, and I also submitted evidence to illustrate this point during the trial. The two years are 20 months, 320 days, and a total of 800 I deserve to be rewarded for the hours I put in!"

"Everyone can calculate, what can you do in 800 hours and 320 days? You can finish one course, and some geniuses can finish several courses. You can stay up late to write hundreds of manuscripts, code 20 graduation thesis, and do ten A few graduation projects. Even if you take this time to do odd jobs, if you calculate the hourly salary of 20 yuan, you will have more than ten thousand income."

   "Well, I think I understand!" Luo Xiaobu nodded, took a deep breath, and continued to ask: "Then may I ask, what did you get for Jia Meili's tutoring?"

Zhang Wei looked at the dock and said with a smile: "She got an increase in credits. I remember at the beginning, she failed to meet the standard in several subjects, and even failed all the assessments, but during the two-year tuition period, his The grades in the homework have improved a lot, and in the end, all the assessments have reached the pass line!"

   "Well, so your counseling is very useful!"

  Luo Xiaobu nodded solemnly again, but then immediately asked: "So, what did you get?"

   "No, nothing!"

   Zhang Wei's expression became colder, and his words were concise: "Even Jia Meili didn't even say 'thank you' to me!" "If you throw the meat buns to the dog, the dog will bark, but Jia Meili is not as good as a dog!"

   As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in the hearing room, and many people began to whisper.

   They never imagined that Zhang Wei would use the court trial to scold Jia Meili!

   (end of this chapter)

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