Becoming a lawyer starts with raising a Xiezhi

Chapter 124 I Oppose

Half a month later, the case officially opened in court.

It was the first time meng lang went to court to defend a criminal case. Before he went, he made full preparations.

Qiu Xuanxiang and Liu Hu followed him to the court, and Liu Hu went to court with him as his assistant.

Wang appeared in court as a defendant to participate in the lawsuit. Since he had been released on bail, on the day of the court session, before he went, he called him several times to ask what would happen after the court session.

Because he was worried that after the court session, the court would judge him guilty, and he might be put in custody, so he wouldn't be able to get out.

The thing he was worried about might really happen. Although the police released him on bail, and the procuratorate did not change the coercive measures to arrest him during the review and prosecution period, the court still has the right to detain him when it comes to the court stage. The court believes that he may be sentenced to punishment in the future, and it is very likely that he will not be allowed to go back after the court session.

However, Meng Lang asked the old lawyer for advice. As long as the court does not take the defendant into custody before the trial, even if he is found guilty, there is a high probability that his sentence will be suspended, so there is nothing to worry about.

After explaining to Wang for a long time, the heart raised by Wang was relieved.

However, Meng Lang's main purpose was not to get the court to sentence Wang with a suspended sentence, but to let the court acquit Wang.

The opening of criminal cases is stricter than that of civil cases. Judges wear judge uniforms, public prosecutors wear procuratorial uniforms, and lawyers wear lawyer robes to defend in court.

Meng Lang and Liu Hu both made a set of lawyer uniforms to wear on their bodies, and before going to court, the court clerk was responsible for guiding the judges, prosecutors and lawyers to the court.

First of all, it was announced that the judges would appear in court. Three judges, wearing judge uniforms, walked up to the court one by one.

The clerk announces the presence of the prosecutors and defenders only after the judge has finished his court session.Meng Lang and Liu Hu walked up to the court and sat in the defender's seat.

After the three parties sat down, the clerk announced that he would bring the defendant to court.

Since Wang came here by himself, the judicial police let him go directly to the court, and if he was in custody, the judicial police had to bring him to the court, uncuff him, and participate in the trial.

After the defendant appeared in court, the clerk announced court discipline. Since it was a robbery and rape case involving personal privacy, the court decided not to open the trial.

The judge first checked the identity of the defendant, and asked Wang his name, age, occupation, etc., and what crime he had committed, and Wang answered them all.

After checking the defendant, the judge introduced the composition of the collegial panel, as well as the situation of the public prosecutor and defender, and asked if the defendant applied for recusal?When Wang said he would not apply, the judge announced the opening of the court session.

The public prosecutor first read out the indictment.

The public prosecutor filed a public prosecution on behalf of the state. The main content of the indictment is what crime is accused of committing Wang, what are the facts and evidence, and the indictment is a very important legal document in criminal cases.

If a lawyer wants to defend his client well, he must study the content of the indictment in depth. Any criminal facts that are not charged in the indictment cannot be tried by the court.

The public prosecutor sitting on the public prosecution bench is a female public prosecutor, and there is also a young male public prosecutor assistant.Meng Lang looked up at them, feeling a little envious in his heart, because they were performing their duties on behalf of the country. To put it mildly, they came here to accuse crimes in order to maintain social fairness and justice.

As for the lawyer, he is speaking for the defendant, which is what ordinary people say, speaking for the bad guys.

Before the defendant is convicted, you can call him a bad person, because anyone can be a bad person or a good person, and there is no way to distinguish between good and bad.Even a heinous bad person may have done good things, but a person who seems to be a good person may have a very dark heart, and finally find out that he is actually a bad person.

The defendant may be a bad person, but he cannot be said to be a guilty person until he is convicted by the court. The purpose of the lawyer's defense of the defendant is to let the court find out whether the defendant is a guilty person. Speaking for the bad guys.

Can it work without a lawyer?That's okay, without a lawyer to defend, the judge may also find out the truth. However, the judge may spend a lot of effort to achieve this goal, and, without the help of a lawyer, the judge may preconceive and ignore the truth. The facts of certain cases will lead to the fact that the truth has not been ascertained, which will lead to wrong cases.

Therefore, if you want the case to be investigated clearly and the truth to be argued more clearly, you need the participation of lawyers. Therefore, lawyers are an indispensable part of the construction of the rule of law. Lawyers do not have to speak for bad people, but to speak for bad people. Contribute to a society ruled by law.

While watching the prosecutor read the indictment there, meng lang bowed his head and recorded what the prosecutor said. After less than 5 minutes, the indictment was read out.

Seeing that the public prosecutor had finished charging, the judge looked at the defendant and asked, "Defendant, do you have any excuses for the crimes accused in the indictment?"

After listening to the judge's words, Wang trembled, thought for a while and said, "Report to the judge, I did not commit the crime of robbery and rape. When Li had sex with me, she agreed."

After hearing what he said, the judge looked at him and asked, "You mean that the criminal facts charged in the indictment don't exist, isn't that true?"

Wang nodded quickly and said, "That's right."

Wang was timid and spoke in a very low voice, almost inaudible, so the judge asked him to speak louder.

After listening to Wang's words, the judge looked at the prosecutor and said: "The prosecutor can now question the defendant about the criminal facts charged in the indictment."

As soon as the judge finished speaking, the female public prosecutor looked at Wang and asked, "Defendant, now the public prosecutor is interrogating you. You have to truthfully answer the questions raised by the public prosecutor. Do you hear me clearly?"

After hearing this, Wang nodded mechanically, saying that he heard clearly.

The female public prosecutor was wearing a procuratorial uniform and looked heroic, so she asked with a serious face: "Defendant, when you answered the judge's interrogation just now, you said that you did not have the crime of robbery and rape, so may I ask, what did you do during the investigation stage?" Is the statement true?"

"It's true. I have always answered questions truthfully. I did not rape Li." Wang immediately told the prosecutor.

After hearing Wang's words, the public prosecutor showed no expression, and continued to ask: "Defendant, did you know Li before?"

Wang said: "I know."

"How is the relationship?"

"The relationship is okay."

"What does it mean?"

"It means it's okay, I can't say."

"Defendant, is your relationship with Li an ordinary friendship?"

As soon as the prosecutor asked this question, Meng Lang suddenly raised his hand and said, "Judge, I object."

(End of this chapter)