Crazy, You Call This a Trainee Lawyer

City Court entrance.

Zhang Wei and Gao Xiaoping said goodbye.

As a party involved in the case, Gao Xiaoping did not return to Beichong Island, but stayed at a friend's house in Dongfangdu.

As for Zhang Wei, he naturally returned to the law firm.

Ding!

The notification tone of the mobile phone suddenly appeared, which was a text message notification from the court.

"The court will be held next Monday. The time is really tight. Could it be that the local prosecutor's headquarters is secretly putting pressure on me and wants to kill me early?"

Zhang Wei felt that the local prosecutor's headquarters couldn't wait any longer, and wanted to find a place in himself.

But he didn't mean to be stubborn.

In fact, in the pre-trial motion just now, he has already explained his own court defense.

The client and I are willing to cooperate, but the conditions for pleading guilty are 3 years, probation for 2 years, plus the final year of parole, which is the condition of the defense.

The prosecution's condition is 10 years, which is really unacceptable.

Coupled with the fact that the two sides cannot reach an agreement, they can only confront each other in court.

No agreement was reached, which was to be expected.

The District Prosecutor's Headquarters was determined to defeat Zhang Wei. Even if Zhang Wei had already planned to plead guilty, they had to be merciless.

There is no way, the local prosecutor's headquarters is already afraid of losing in the face of Zhang Wei, and urgently needs a victory.

And Gao Xiaoping's case was the beginning of success.

There was no need to fight this case, and Zhang Wei also knew that Gao Xiaoping could not be innocent.

Therefore, the local prosecutor's headquarters will definitely not agree to Zhang Wei's terms of reconciliation, otherwise winning means not winning.

They need a victory, and a big one at that!

After figuring this out, Zhang Wei had no choice.

He could only return to the law firm and the criminal department.

...

At the same time, the criminal department office.

When Zhang Wei went to the court to participate in the motion procedure, the newcomers had already started to be active.

Although they couldn't accompany Zhang Wei to participate in the motion procedure, it didn't mean they didn't pay attention to this case.

On the contrary, they gathered in the office lobby early in the morning, not only prepared a writing board, but also recorded all the information of Zhang Wei's case on it.

"What do you think Lawyer Zhang will do?"

"What else can I do, this case itself is not worth fighting?"

"Yeah, yeah, even if it's Lawyer Zhang, it's impossible for him to win."

"There is a saying that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. This case will definitely be convicted. No matter how powerful Lawyer Zhang is, it is impossible to get benefits from the local prosecutor's headquarters. That is the local prosecutor's headquarters!"

There is no need for more than 20 newcomers to stand in line, because they all know that the case cannot be solved.

"Although the local prosecutor's headquarters is very powerful, that's lawyer Zhang Wei. Hasn't he always been able to turn things around?"

A girl who supported Zhang Wei suddenly stood up with little stars in her eyes.

"Yeah, I didn't believe that anyone could beat the District Prosecutor's Headquarters before, but Lawyer Zhang did it, and he won several times!"

"I have read Lawyer Zhang's cases, and I can only say that his methods are beyond everyone's expectations. I think this time, he is just as confident!"

The girl's words immediately attracted several people who supported Zhang Wei.

Although the case is difficult, it also depends on who is in charge of the case.

If it was Zhang Wei, known as the "Murder Lawyer" and "Nemesis of the District Prosecutor's Headquarters", maybe it would not be so difficult.

"I think, even if it's Zhang Wei's lawyer, it should be difficult to fight this time, right?"

"That's right, I heard that the public prosecutor this time is not an ordinary prosecutor, but the director of the Office of the Misdemeanor Division. That's a hard bone!"

"Lawyer Zhang is very powerful, but in the face of such a seasoned prosecutor, maybe he will gnaw his teeth out?"

Among the newcomers, there are also some pessimistic people who are not very optimistic about Zhang Wei's case.

"How can you say that, we must support Lawyer Zhang!"

"He is the ace lawyer in our criminal department office, and we are all members of the criminal department!"

"Although everyone is in the internship period now, I already regard myself as a Jincheng person in my heart, so I stand by Lawyer Zhang!"

Another group of newcomers supported Zhang Wei, and they also showed a sense of identification with the Jincheng Criminal Department.

Ding dong!

The elevator door opened and Zhang Wei came back.

In an instant, the office, which was still bustling with activity, suddenly fell silent.

"Yoho, are you all gathering here to chat?"

Seeing so many people gathered in the office hall, Zhang Wei looked quite calm.

After all, the criminal department is no longer a small department, and there will be more and more people.

"Lawyer Zhang, may I ask, what do you plan to do with this case?" A girl blinked and asked curiously.

Looking at this more active girl, Zhang Wei was a little surprised for a while.

However, girls with active personalities are generally the first to integrate into the office, and may also be the first to become a regular.

For this future colleague, Zhang Wei naturally asked curiously: "What's your name?"

"My name is Su Xiaoqian, I'm from Jinying City, and I graduated from Jinnan University Law School!" Seeing Zhang Wei's question, the girl immediately reported her family name.

"Oh, Xiao Su, I really don't know how to answer this question you asked!"

Zhang Wei smiled and looked at the girls and the other newcomers, "Theoretically speaking, this case is not worth fighting, and all I can do is negotiate terms with the prosecution, and wrangle with the other party about the years of detention. .”

"We all know this!"

Su Xiaoqian probably saw that Zhang Wei was easy to talk, so she got excited immediately.

"Lawyer Zhang, can you tell me something we don't know?"

"this……"

Seeing the girls staring eagerly and other newcomers looking at him, Zhang Wei felt that he really needed to show his trump card.

He didn't intend to go back to the office anymore, but walked into the office hall.

"Actually, there are ways to catch such a case that you know you can't solve!"

"What routine?" All the newcomers around were excited and looked forward to it.

"That is to let the prosecution withdraw the case, or force the prosecution to compromise!"

The newcomers looked at each other, somewhat confused.

You are at a disadvantage, how can you force the prosecution to compromise, or even let them withdraw the case?

The prosecution is sure to win, so how could they withdraw the case? Isn't this just asking for guilt?

"Actually, the prosecution is dead, but the person is alive!"

Zhang Wei smiled and wrote "Guo Wufeng" on the display board.

"In the court trial, especially the defense in the criminal court, who is your opponent? Is it the public prosecution agency?"

"Wrong, your opponent is the public prosecutor. Although he is exercising the power of public prosecution and representing a public prosecution agency such as the local prosecutor's headquarters, he is an individual after all, and everyone has weaknesses and dead spots!"

As he spoke, he tapped the words "Guo Wufeng" on the display board.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoqian immediately raised her hand and said, "I understand, Lawyer Zhang is saying that the prosecutor is going to be fired, isn't it?"

"Sister, don't talk nonsense. I just said that the opponent is a human, and I didn't say that I want to get rid of him!"

There is a drop of mountain on Zhang Wei's forehead, this girl's brain circuit is really weird.

"Besides, what is my relationship with Lao Guo, we are all acquaintances..."

"Lawyer Zhang, did your acquaintance give you any conditions for reconciliation?" The girl continued to ask.

"this……"

Thinking of Lao Guo's terms of reconciliation, Zhang Wei felt that there was no way to continue the conversation today.

"Old Guo is just a little impulsive, but he is very nice. I like Lao Guo very much, and I am looking forward to fighting him in court."

Zhang Wei felt that he had to perform better in front of newcomers and not lower the image of the criminal department.

He resisted the urge to scold Guo Wufeng, and even said a lot of compliments to him.

"Okay, that's all I can say. As for the specific countermeasures, I need to go back and think about it. You guys continue to discuss!"

Zhang Wei waved his hand, bid farewell to the newcomers, and went straight back to his office.

The newcomers looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Do you think Lawyer Zhang is bluffing?"

"I look a little like it, I bet 50 yuan, he is bluffing!"

"Is this still a bet? Well, let me bet 50 yuan too. Lawyer Zhang already has a countermeasure!"

"Then how about I come to be the handicap. Although this case is difficult to fight, I think Lawyer Zhang must be sure. Lawyer Zhang wins 1 to 5, and if Zhang loses, how about 1 to 2.5?"

"Okay, okay, I can't beat Lawyer Zhang!"

"I want it too, I want it too!"

For a while, all the newcomers actively participated in the handicap, but most of them felt that Zhang Wei couldn't win.

"What are you doing!"

But suddenly, a cute voice sounded.

Seeing Lin Yumeng with her waist thrust up, her baby-fat face was full of anger.

"How can you slander my master like this, he is very powerful!"

As the cute girl said, she walked up to the newcomer who opened the market.

The latter felt a "thud" in his heart, and secretly thought it was over.

They knew that the identity of the person in front of them seemed to be not only the team leader of the criminal department, but also had a lot of connections with the higher authorities.

So seeing Lin Yumeng's anger, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

Lin Yumeng frowned, and suddenly stretched her hand into her pocket, "Here, this is 1,000 yuan, I bet the master to win!"

"Ah, this..."

The newcomer stared at the wad of money that Lin Yumeng stuffed in, and froze in place.

However, after seeing the serious face of the "Leader Lin" in front of him, he still accepted the money with a smile.

After all, in a big law firm, people in the same office will bet before the trial, which is also a form of entertainment.

The market was opened and the bets were closed.

Now everyone's attention is also on Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei, on the other hand, was sitting in the office, thinking hard about countermeasures.

...

on Monday.

Pre-trial and court day.

The two days of the weekend passed quickly, and Monday arrived as scheduled.

Throughout the weekend, Zhang Wei did a few things.

One of them was a personal trip to Bei Chong Island, intending to find character witnesses for his client.

It's a pity that many people on Beichong Island refused when they heard that they had to trek across mountains and rivers to the inner ring of the Oriental Capital.

Zhang Wei didn't expect that Gao Xiaoping's contacts on Beichong Island could not be worth the fatigue of a long trip.

The second thing is to let Gao Xiaoping come to the law firm for a mock trial.

But overall, the effect is very unsatisfactory.

Gao Xiaoping is a woman with a not-so-good temper, otherwise she wouldn't have angrily reprimanded Guo Wufeng face-to-face when making the motion.

It wasn't too good to say, but it was a compliment to her.

Her mentality should have been affected by the case.

Originally, she worked hard on Beichong Island, but because Beichong Island was merged by Dongfangdu, she not only lost her job, but also had to accept judicial prosecution. This is simply a disaster.

No wonder she has a good temper.

And this also caused Zhang Wei a headache, because he imitated the prosecution's questioning, and Gao Xiaoping's mentality would explode without asking a few words, and she immediately returned angrily.

This performance is very bad.

Once the jury decides that Gao Xiaoping is not a qualified midwife, or that she has a bad temper and is easily swayed by emotions, it is likely that the life of the delivered baby and the mother will be in danger.

So generally speaking, Zhang Wei thinks this is very difficult.

City Court, Criminal Division.

When Zhang Wei brought the client Gao Xiaoping to the court, there were already many people in the hearing booth.

Among them, the first row is all friends from the criminal department.

Except that Tie Ruyun was not present because he was busy with department work, Xiao Li and his apprentices, including more than 20 newcomers, were present.

This group of newcomers are all holding notes, like humble and studious students.

Of course, as Guo Wufeng personally participated in the case, several people from the local prosecutor's headquarters also came to watch the battle.

Among them, Zhao Chunming sat in the middle with a serious face, apparently to cheer for his old teammates.

Seeing Zhao Chunming, Zhang Wei muttered in his heart, the prosecution has such a big advantage, don't you, old Zhao, still feel relieved and want to come to supervise in person?

In the prosecution seat next door, Guo Wufeng also glanced at the auditorium.

"Lawyer Zhang, there are quite a few people in your department, but their level is a bit low. They should all be newcomers!"

"But today's lawsuit, you should lose. This group of newcomers may only see the scene of your defeat. By the way, will you ask them to write a summary report and ask you to go back and study it every day? How do you do it? lose"

Before the two armies fought, there was a saying that they called for battle before the battle.

Guo Wufeng is provoking Zhang Wei right now.

The advantage is too great, he wants to brag about it.

"Old Guo, you are too. This morning is the preliminary trial, and the court will start in the afternoon. Don't be so embarrassing?"

"Hey, anyway, the winner will be decided today, you should think about how to make your loss not ugly!"

Guo Wufeng sneered, seeing that Zhang Wei was not caught, he withdrew his provocative intentions.

On the other hand, Zhang Wei glanced at Gao Xiaoping who was sitting next door, feeling a little helpless in his eyes.

After a few minutes, it's time.

"stand up!"

Following Ting Wei's announcement, the young Judge Liu walked into the scene.

He briefly glanced around the hearing booth, secretly clicking his tongue.

Good guy, there are so many people here, and there are people from both the prosecution and the defense.

The young judge suddenly felt the pressure.

Especially after seeing the expression on Zhao Chunming's face in the middle of the hearing stand, he was even more frightened.

He is just a rookie judge who was transferred from the District Court some time ago.

I thought it was a small case this time, but I didn't expect it to be tricky, especially the pressure on him from the prosecution and the defense is really great.

"Ahem, what, I want to explain. Considering the influence of the case and the consumption of judicial resources, this court decided to adopt an expedited trial method for this case after a meeting and discussion."

"So this morning, we will select the jury, and the trial will start after lunch. The prosecution will make a statement of the case. I hope both parties will know!"

Although the news was notified to the prosecution and the defense through text messages over the weekend, the necessary procedures still have to go.

"In the previous motion procedure, I have already known the arguments of the prosecution and the defense. The prosecution advocates the sentence of Ms. Gao Xiaoping for illegal medical practice and negligence that caused the death of a newborn baby, as well as knowingly breaking the law. The defense will make a guilty plea, hoping that the court will The sentence can be reduced as appropriate!"

"May I ask the prosecution and the defense, do you still need to revise the court defense?"

"Your Honor, the prosecution does not need to change!"

"Your Honor, the defense doesn't need it either!"

Seeing that both the prosecution and the defense had no problem, Judge Liu nodded.

"Then let the candidate jury come in!"

Following the judge's instructions, the court guard immediately arranged for candidate jurors to appear in court.

"Hey, why are there so few people?"

Zhang Wei glanced around and found that there were only 15 candidates for the jury.

"Judge Liu, how do you know the number of candidates for the jury..."

"Ahem, defense lawyer, today is Monday, and many people are busy with work, so there are only so many potential jurors present. But it doesn't matter, we only need 12 people, and you can screen out 3 people!"

Hearing Judge Liu's explanation, Zhang Wei was speechless for a while.

What do you mean it doesn't matter?

Remove 3 from 15 people, and the remaining 12 people cannot be changed.

For him, this is tantamount to limiting his advantage in being able to screen the jury.

It seemed that the rookie judge was incapable, not even capable of guaranteeing a large list of candidates for the jury.

"Why, is Lawyer Zhang afraid that you can't use your unconstrained questions to screen potential jurors?"

Guo Wufeng on the side seized the opportunity to sneer, as if to vent his past embarrassment, and wanted to get everything back from someone this time.

Zhang Wei naturally didn't bother to talk to him, and walked to the jury seat calmly.

"Everyone, jurors, I'm going to ask a rush question. Please raise your hands and speak actively, is that okay?"

Many of the 15 jurors nodded.

"Okay, everyone, what brand of mother and baby products do you or your lover like to use?"

"I like to use the 'baby card'!"

"I like to use the 'Good Mom' brand!"

"My wife likes to use the 'Golden Little Sun' brand!"

Immediately, two women and a man raised their hands and answered very quickly.

Seeing the speed of these three people, Zhang Wei nodded with satisfaction and smiled at them.

Then, he turned his head to look at the trial seat, and the smile on his face quickly disappeared:

"Your Excellency, we thank the three for their answers and ask the three jurors to leave!"

"this……"

Judge Liu was stunned to see Zhang Wei turning his face as quickly as he turned a book.

Is this a typical turn-on-face denial?

And the screening is too fast, isn't it, just one question?

"Okay, all three please leave the table!"

However, Judge Liu did not object to the selection of the jury at once. After asking the three to leave the jury box, he knocked on the hammer to announce the end of the pre-trial.

"Ahem, one o'clock in the afternoon, we will start the court on time after lunch, everyone go to the rest meeting first!"

The courts began to dissolve one after another.

At the hearing stand, the newcomers also gathered near the defense stand.

"Lawyer Zhang, why did you ask this question just now? Why did you ask about mother and baby products?"

Among the newcomers, the most active girl, Su Xiaoqian, immediately asked while blinking her eyes.

"Can't you see this?"

"What do you see?"

Zhang Wei smiled, and then explained: "If I'm not wrong, the prosecution will definitely make a fuss about the baby who died. Of course, I can only eliminate those who value family and children."

"But when I asked the question, I didn't ask it directly, because the jury might be on guard against me. That's why I asked them about their favorite maternity and baby products, which can achieve the same purpose and reduce the vigilance of the jury."

Hearing Zhang Wei's answer, all the newcomers showed sudden expressions, and several of them even wrote down their notes.

"Let's go, let's go to lunch, there will be a tough battle after dinner!"

Zhang Wei waved his hand and led the client out of the courtroom.