Becoming a lawyer starts with raising a Xiezhi

Chapter 444 Memory Error
Qian Yonghui asked the old lady, "Do you know Qin Shou?"

"I know him. I watched him grow up since I was a child."

"How old is he this year, do you know?"

"I know, the one who is as old as my grandson, eighteen."

"When is his birthday?"

"On September [-]th, I remember clearly. That day Qin Shou's mother complained that she had a stomachache. There was no one at home and her husband was not at home. Her mother-in-law asked me to come with her to the hospital to deliver the baby. I probably didn't remember that. wrong."

"You said he was born on September [-]th. Do you have any evidence?"

"He is ten days older than my grandson, who was born on September 21, so I remember."

"Are you sure your grandson is ten days older than him?"

"That's how I remember it."

"Judge, I'm done asking."

After Qian Yonghui finished asking, the prosecutor who appeared in court asked, "Besides determining from your memory that the defendant is ten days older than your grandson, do you have any other evidence to prove your statement?"

The old lady shook her head and said no.

The prosecutor who appeared in court asked this sentence and it was over.

It was meng lang's turn to ask.

"Old lady, how old are you this year?"

"I'm seventy."

"Are you in good health?"

"I just have high blood pressure."

"How is your relationship with the defendant's family?"

"The relationship is okay, and we often see each other."

"How is the relationship between the defendant and you?"

"I watched him grow up, and when he saw me, he would call me grandma."

"Do you know what crime he committed?"

The old lady shook her head.

"You don't even know what crime he committed?"

The old lady looked at him with flustered eyes. She actually knew it, but she didn't want to say it out, for fear of embarrassment. After all, she had an obstacle in her heart to testify for a heinous person. If it wasn't for Qin Shou's parents looking for her many times , she will not come out to testify.

"Say it was murder." The old lady corrected herself.

"Apart from murder, what other crimes has he committed?"

This time, the old lady shook her head firmly.

"Do you know who he killed?"

"She said she was in love, but she got annoyed and killed someone."

"Who did you hear that from?"

"Xiao Shou's mother told me so."

"Her mother told you, do you believe her words?"

After the old lady heard it, it was difficult to speak again.

At this time, Qian Yonghui said: "The victim's attorney always asks some irrelevant questions, and the witness has the right to refuse to answer."

Meng Lang said: "The questions I asked are all related to the witness's qualifications to testify. The witness must answer my questions."

The judge said: "Please continue, the victim's attorney."

"Anyway, I just heard that this is the case. I don't know the specific situation." The old lady thought for a while and said.

Meng Lang said, "What else did the defendant's mother tell you?"

"Nothing to say."

"Did you come here to testify at her request?"

The old lady nodded and said yes.

"Do you know the consequences of giving false testimony?"

"I'm not lying."

"Whether you've told a lie or not, you and I can't be sure now, it depends on the evidence in the end, you know?"

The old lady had no choice but to say she knew.

"Do you sympathize with the defendant?"

The old lady glanced at Qin Shou and said, "This kid, he's been quite obedient since he was a child. Who knew such a thing would happen?"

"You answer me directly, do you sympathize with the defendant?"

"Protest, the victim's attorney keeps asking questions that are irrelevant to the case and induces witnesses to testify. Please stop the judge." Meng Lang asked a key question again, and Qian Yonghui objected anxiously.

"The question asked by the victim's representative is related to the case, and the witness needs to answer it." The judge supported Meng Lang again.

Qian Yonghui listened and had no choice but to give up.

"It's not that I sympathize with him, but I just think that his birthday is indeed September [-]th." The old lady is still relatively smart, knowing that she can't say sympathy.

"Are you sure his birthday is September eleventh?"

"I'm sure."

"Have you seen his birth certificate?"

"No."

"You haven't seen his birth certificate, how can you be sure that he was born on September [-]th?"

"I remember him being ten days older than my grandson."

"Then did you infer that the defendant's birthday is September [-]th?"

"I remember his birthday is September eleventh."

"Would you remember the birthday of someone who has nothing to do with you?"

"We are neighbors."

"Do you remember the birthdays of all your neighbors?"

The old lady was asked.

"Then I deduced it. He is ten days older than my grandson."

"Very good. You admit that you inferred it. This means that you can't remember that the defendant's birthday is September [-]th, right?"

"Yes." The old lady had to admit.

"Then who told you that the defendant's birthday is September [-]?"

"Xiaoshou's mother came to see me, but I agreed. She told me that Xiaoshou was born on September [-]th. I thought he was ten days older than my grandson, so that's how it is."

"Protest, the victim's attorney induces witnesses to testify." Qian Yonghui couldn't sit still when he saw the old lady's answer.

"The protest is invalid, the victim's representative please continue." The judge said.

Qian Yonghui can only stare blankly.

"In other words, after you learned that the defendant's birthday was September [-]th, you only remembered that he was ten days older than your grandson, right?"

"That's right." The old lady replied.

"Then how can you say that the defendant's birthday is September [-]? If you don't know that the defendant's birthday is September [-], how can you remember that your grandson is ten days younger than him? ?”

"I also remember that he was ten days older than my grandson."

"You only remember ten days old, so let me ask you, can you still remember what happened on a certain day 18 years ago? Human memory is biased. Although you went to the hospital when the defendant was born, you It is impossible to specifically remember the specific day when the defendant was born, not to mention you, even the grandparents of the defendant may not remember, you may have a general image, your grandson is not older than the defendant, but how much older, you It is impossible to specifically remember this matter, but you only feel that it is ten days older. It is because you know the specific birthday of the defendant, and then you recall that your grandson is ten days younger than the defendant. If the defendant’s birthday is On September 20st, you will probably recall that your grandson is [-] days younger than him. This is called memory recall, and memory recall is very error-prone. For example, you have forgotten something that happened a long time ago. When you mention it, you may suddenly realize it and recall it, and when someone tells you something that didn’t happen, and he mentions it to you again, you may also think about it, it really happened, this is wrong , so your memory is inaccurate, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)