Chapter 153 Trial Procedures
With Bill McKennie at the dinner table, the lawyers were not able to discuss the details of the Barnes case, and Will Gardner actively talked to Bill McKennie, and the atmosphere was harmonious, probably trying to solicit business for the law firm.
"I will vote, as long as you and Yeremov and my lawyer come to an agreement."
Until Bill McKennick said goodbye, Song Ya didn't know what his purpose was on this trip other than to help Murdoch meet him, probably wanting to get a letter from himself? In short, since it is speculated from the apocalypse that the Titanic project will not fail at least, there is no need to hide his attitude too much, "The key is to share the account, I think I am qualified enough to be considered my own person in Hollywood, right?" ”
has already produced Dance My Life 1 or 2, cat and mouse games and some small productions, next year there will be Blade Warrior, Football Stunner, Apu will open the story one after another, A+ Film Studios has cooperated with Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Disney's Hollywood Studios and DreamWorks, he will never allow himself to be slaughtered by Fox in this situation, and even take the opportunity to get more benefits from the other party.
Of course, it is also important to grasp the degree, after all, Fox has a harsh Paramount to cover it, and it is not appropriate to ask for too much price.
"No problem."
Bill McKennick was a lot more relieved, "I've been in Chicago for the past few days. ”
"Okay, Yeremov will arrive in the evening."
If you want to come up with 60 million dollars in a short period of time, it is better to put the negotiation by your side and keep an eye on it in person, anyway, everything is easy to talk about in Fox Film now.
Coupled with the fact that Goodman and Hamlin were busy with various cases for themselves and their families, as well as the acquisition of Littman Press, they had no time to travel to Los Angeles, so Yeremov had to bring someone over.
Sloan has also confirmed with Murdoch's people that they will meet at a charity auction in New York next weekend.
"That doesn't bother."
Bill McKennick also knew why so many lawyers gathered in Highland Park, and before leaving, he asked Jordan for his specific address in Highland Park, and he should want to visit him in person.
Jordan's air slam dunk opened last month, with a cost of 80 million and is expected to be more than 200 million at the global box office, and he also signed a contract with the Bulls for 30.14 million dollars. Only more than 20 million dollars!
"By the way, I'm going to help Jordan join the Madoff Fund!"
If it weren't for Bill McKennick mentioning it, Song Ya would have almost forgotten about the plastic brothers whose careers have reached new heights.
"Jordan can join, ceremony...... It depends on when everyone has time to get together, and many people leave Chicago for a vacation at the end of the year. ”
He called the Chicago treasurer who was in charge of the ceremony, and the other party said that Jordan had been approved by the internal review, "You ask Jordan, and I will contact the others." ”
“OK。”
Song Adam immediately called Jordan, last time this guy didn't respond to his support, but the relationship faded.
"The trial will be held in the federal courthouse in the South City, and the first trial will be held next month, which is next January."
Finally, I can discuss the Barn case with the lawyers, and the dream lawyer group will have to calculate the working hours when they stay in their own home, and it is only right to send them away as soon as possible.
"So fast?" Song Ya asked.
"This court date is not relevant."
Will Gardner, who was in charge of explaining the trial proceedings, explained: "Now that the case is in the pre-trial stage, the judge will convene a pre-trial conference between us and the prosecution in a few days to make a ruling on the prosecution and defense's application for the exclusion of a certain piece of evidence, or the request for the other party to show evidence, etc., as well as the dispute between the two sides, so as long as we and the prosecution have a dispute over the evidence and the judge cannot determine it in a short time, then the court date will be continuously postponed until an agreement is reached." ”
"We will challenge the prosecution's large body of evidence for violating procedural justice." Diane Lockhard added.
Song Ya nodded, "I understand." ”
For example, in the Simpson case, the Los Angeles police detective collecting evidence at the crime scene alone is a clear violation of procedural justice, but in fact, law enforcement agencies, especially front-line law enforcement officers, do not strictly follow the procedures when collecting evidence, which is actually the norm, or that the complicated legal system and the intersecting law enforcement powers of various power departments in the United States lead to too time-consuming and laborious if you want to completely follow the procedures step by step, the budget is limited, the personnel are limited, and the quality of the front-line police is not enough.
If you don't want to, you can't.
This kind of procedural hidden danger will not have any problems in the face of the poor, Cassiti's father first beat up the street rotten boy and then brought it back to the police station to record a statement, and then casually used the bag as physical evidence to sentence, but in the face of the rich and the rich man's lawyer, this kind of behavior is very full of loopholes, asking for trouble.
The special prosecutor in the Barn case has a lot of power, but the three-person team can't do all the work, and it also needs to rely on a large amount of evidence held by local law enforcement agencies to support the prosecution...... The fantasy lawyer group will not let go of every place where they can make a fuss, and they have long sent their lawyers, investigators, etc. to collect evidence of violations of procedural justice.
For example, in the MJ case, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties burned millions of public funds in order to maintain the two local grand juries, and the lawmakers and voters stopped doing it, and finally had to hastily announce that they would not be prosecuted and dissolved.
Song Ya knows that she has a much greater advantage than MJ and Simpson, and the relationship with the local law enforcement agency alone is incomparable to the two black lights, and the Illinois, Cook County, and Chicago municipal guests are all secretly defending themselves, and the current attitude towards the special prosecutor is very perfunctory, and he will not cooperate if he does not force the use of federal power to promote.
That's why the special prosecutor recruited Charles, who had served as the state attorney in Cook County, which was a clever move, otherwise he would have struggled even more.
"At the pre-trial conference, we will also know what cards the special prosecutor has in his hand." Cochran said.
In many legal dramas, there are often lawyers and prosecutors who invite new witnesses in court or show new evidence to make a big comeback, which is also unrealistic, all witnesses and evidence have been determined in advance at the pre-trial conference, that is to say, when it really enters the court defense stage, the prosecution and defense know each other's cards.
It is not completely unlikely, but if one party presents new evidence in court, the judge will ask for a redetermination of whether or not to admit it even if he does not refuse, either adjourn the trial, or call the prosecution and defense together to discuss and go through the procedure again, the process will become very boring and lose its dramatic effect.
"When will the pre-trial conference be held?" Song Ya asked, "Do I need to attend?" ”
"In the middle of the month, you don't need to be there." Goodman replied.
“OK。”
Everyone was having a serious discussion, and suddenly there was a commotion outside, mixed with the loud voices of Connie and Aunt Susie, "Hehe, Tony should be fine." Song Ya sounded like they were in a high mood, so she got up with a smile.
"It's alright, it's alright...... Everyone's okay! ”
Not only was the mood high, but they were also singing and dancing, Tony and Connie brothers and sisters entered the door while humming and twisting their big butts, and Aunt Susie, who was holding little Freddy, followed behind and scolded her daughter: "Next time I make trouble, I won't kill you Bichi!" Instigating his brother to beat someone and steal a car? One day, everyone will be killed by you! ”
However, the joy on her face betrayed her, and she just scolded her, and she was very happy that her children were okay.
At the same time, Tony's friends and attendants who appeared in court simply formed a circle at the door, clapped their hands to the beat, and danced the original African dance.
"I know, I know, I know, are you annoyed!? Isn't that done? ”
Connie replied unconvinced: "Besides, I sent the car, I just asked Tony to drive it back." ”
"Hey!"
Tony and the silencer hug, fist bumps, and then Song Ya.
"What result?" Song Ya asked.
"I was on probation, community service, and so were others, and only one was sentenced to nine months." Tony replied.
"Who?"
Tony reported the name of his attendant, and he should have volunteered to take the blame.
"That kid took the main responsibility on his shoulders."
Hamlin, who represented the case, helped explain the process, and Tony's henchman was convicted of the mastermind who had committed the assault and car robbery, so that the others could get a suspended sentence.
"I'll take care of him when he comes out." Tony said.
"Decided by lottery?" Song Ya asked him.
"Hmm." Tony lowered his head a little embarrassed, probably remembering his own use of drawing lots to help little Lowry take the blame.
"Okay, think before you do anything next time."
Song Ya glanced at his friends and attendants outside, and had seen a lot of this kind of thing, but they didn't show any displeasure, and they talked about how to welcome their good brother out of prison when the time came, what celebrations to prepare, and so on.
Highland Park suddenly became lively, and the dream lawyer group probably felt that they had chatted about it, so they left one after another.