"I object to the prosecution lawyer's use of the word uncertainty..."
"Then Dr. Windsor, I would like you to tell the jury whether your patient, Mr. Jack Bauer, has violent tendencies..."
"I object, medical records are personal privacy..."
"Mr. Jack Bauer, I want to ask you, who is the person in the video pointing a gun at this gentleman?"
"it's me."
"Then Mr. Jack Bauer, do you admit that you attacked Mr. James on the night of such and such a month and a certain year?"
"Sorry, the CTU's mission is a state secret. I can neither admit nor deny any details of this operation unless you obtain the relevant declassification authorization."
"Then let's look at this video again. Do you admit that you are violently assaulting Mr. Brandon in the video?"
"Sorry, the CTU's mission is a state secret. I can neither admit nor deny any details of this operation unless you obtain the relevant declassification authorization."
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When Irving walked into the court, the fighting between the two sides was fierce. The trial strategy formulated by Will Gardner and Alicia Florrick for Jack seemed to be very effective. Many of the questions raised by the prosecutor's office could be solved through personal discussion.
By bypassing the case for reasons such as privacy or state secrets, it gives the impression that the procuratorate is very aggrieved and has a sense of powerlessness.
The prosecutor on the prosecutor's side is named Kerry Eggers. Obviously he is no match for the cunning and experienced Will Gardner, but he does not give up and keeps trying to find breakthroughs from other places. You can tell from his questions
, he is no longer satisfied with violent law enforcement, and seems to want to dig deeper.
"Okay, lawyers from both sides come forward..."
The judge seemed tired of this meaningless game between the two sides, and Will Gardner and Kerry Eggers approached the judge's bench.
"I don't care what method you use. You'd better come up with a feasible method. Don't waste my time here. It's half past ten in the morning. I've scheduled lunch with someone at eleven. You'd better not delay.
I."
The judge shooed the two lawyers away like flies and immediately adjourned the court for ten minutes.
Will Gardner and Kerry Eggers walked aside, not caring at all about the judge's attitude. In fact, this is indeed the norm in the court, and the judge is the biggest one here.
"Violent law enforcement plus third-degree murder, five years in prison."
The judge adjourned the case for ten minutes to allow them to reach a plea deal as soon as possible, and Kerry Eggers gave his psychological expectations.
"Don't even think about it. You know that third-degree murder is simply impossible to establish. We will not admit that my client did all this for the sake of this country, and the jury will not side with you."
Will Gardner acted confident, but no one knew what he was thinking specifically. Lawyers are all born actors.
Kerry Eggers is not a complete rookie, he is just not as cunning as Will Gardner. Jack Bauer has recently had a reversal trend in public opinion, which may indeed affect the jury, but he is still
I saw a slight difference in Gardner's attitude.
"Okay, tell me your bottom line, you know you can't be innocent..."
"Excessive defense, one year in prison."
Will Gardner stated his bottom line, which was also the result of discussions between him and Alicia.
Kerry Eggers thought about it and said, "Okay, I can accept this result."
"Okay, I'll go communicate with my client."
The two sides hit it off immediately, and plea bargaining is very common in American judicial trials. The lawyers work for their own winning rate, the judge wants to save trouble, and the parties avoid uncertainty.
If this case persists, Jack Bauer is likely to face a sentence of more than ten years in prison, but he may also be acquitted in the end. No one can guarantee this, so many cases end in plea bargaining. The American judiciary believes in
A point of view - partial justice is better than no justice.
At the defense table, Will Gardner told Jack the agreement he had reached with the prosecutor's office and let him make his own judgment. If Jack insisted, they would continue to fight. If Jack accepted, the matter would end there.
Jack Bauer thought about it for a long time, and finally nodded. In fact, this was already a good result. He knew his own affairs, and many times he would do whatever it took to solve the case. If someone really investigated, his sentence would definitely be more than one year.
The deal was done and Will Gardner and Kerry Eggers walked up to the judge, who had a smile on his face.
"Your Honor, we have reached an agreement. Jack Bauer admitted to excessive defense and was sentenced to one year in prison..."
The judge nodded and was about to make an announcement. Suddenly, an assistant prosecutor from the prosecution stopped Kerry Eggers. Kerry Eggers signaled to wait a moment, and then ran back. The assistant prosecutor whispered to him, the judge's
His face has turned bad. He doesn't like uncertain things, not to mention that this uncertainty may affect his lunch.
Kerry Eggers glanced at Will Gardner while listening, and Will Gardner had a bad premonition. Then he saw Kerry Eggers walking back to the judge's bench: "Your Honor, it's very difficult.
Sorry, we no longer agree to the agreement. We just found a new piece of evidence, and now we are dropping the charge of third-degree murder against him and changing it to a charge of harboring..."
The procuratorate suddenly changed its mind. Although the judge was unhappy, there was nothing he could do. The trial resumed under the judge's unkind eyes.
Kerry Eggers seemed to be full of confidence. After the judge gave him the right to question, he immediately asked: "Mr. Jack Bauer, do you know the details of all the players under your command?"
"Yes."
Jack Bauer nodded.
Kerry looked sure of victory, and then asked: "Then do you know that the true identity of Mr. Tony Stark, a member of the Omega Team under your command, the former Quick Response Team, was actually revealed three years ago?
The wanted murderer of Archbishop Ethiopia, former Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger..."
"Wow~~~"
Kerry's words immediately caused an uproar.
"Quiet, quiet~~"
The judge knocked the hammer several times before order was restored in the courtroom.
The judge looked at Jack Bauer: "Defense, please answer the prosecution's questions."
"Hmm...I don't know..."
"Your Honor, the plastic surgery file I have in my hand is Tony Stark's plastic surgery file. It can completely prove that he is actually Bob Lee Swagger. Why doesn't CTU know about something so easy to obtain? Moreover,
As far as I know, one of the background checks conducted by CTU before employment is whether the respondent has had plastic surgery experience. How do you explain this?"
The situation took a turn for the worse. Kerry Eggers asked about the point. Jack Bauer just remained silent. Will immediately objected loudly: "I object, your honor. The personal information of CTU agents involves their safety. These belong to
The prosecution has no right to interfere with the scope of state secrets."
Although Will objected promptly, judging from the look of the jury, they had already cast doubt on Jack. Kerry showed a victorious smile. This was the effect he wanted.
The judge stopped the riot again, feeling that the time was almost up.
"Please let the jury make its judgment and give its final opinion in ten minutes."
The jury entered the closed room at the back for a small meeting, and everyone in the court passed away like a year.
Ten minutes later, the jury returned to the court and the staff presented the jury's opinions to the judge.
After reading the opinion, the judge loudly said: "I declare that Jack Bauer is not guilty of violent law enforcement and guilty of harboring. He will be imprisoned for 5 years and will be executed immediately."
For a moment, Owen stood up excitedly, but Jack Bauer didn't react at all, as if he had guessed it. Owen wanted to go up and say a few words to Jack, but before he could get up to him, Jack was already taken away by the prison guards.
At the door, Will Gardner shrugged and said to Irving: "I'm sorry, we had already reached an agreement, and the defense was equivalent to one year in prison, but God knows how it happened..."
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