2 Chapter 2 The First Trial

After meeting with the client, several people walked into the courtroom and sat down on the dock.

Today's case is very simple. A tenant made a mess of the house and often brought women back to smoke marijuana and fuck. This was accused of violence and unlawful deportation.

As Martin prepared the documents, he asked, "Harvey, do you have any trial recommendations?"

Harvey Spector leaned on the chair with his arms folded, and said casually, "I'm your supervisor, work The responsibilities do not include providing legal advice to you and your client, it's all up to you, I'm just here to rate."

Martin shrugged indifferently.

The landlord on the other side felt that he was going to lose today, with a depressed expression.

I thought it would be a sure win for the well-known "Pearson & Hardman" law firm in New York, but who knew that they would hand over their case to this young man in front of him.

Even if he is a doctor of law from Harvard, he has just graduated, and this is the first case he has handled. What experience can he have?

The landlord also raised his grievances, but Harvey, who claimed to be the supervisor, responded with one sentence.

"Want to change someone? Yes, is my consultation fee two thousand dollars an hour, cash or check?" The

the landlord gave up immediately and could only pin his hopes on this young man, who only needed four hundred dollars an hour for consultation.

Martin sorted out the documents, turned his head, and stretched out his index finger at the landlord, who was spread out on the chair.

"Rule 1, remember to tell the truth in court! Never conceal or give perjury!"

He stretched out his middle finger: "Rule 2, don't express any objection to me in court, neither emotion, language, or body movements are allowed. I'll talk about it after the court adjournment."

Finally, he gave a thumbs-up: "Rule three, when you are not told to speak, remember to keep your mouth shut and don't give the other party any response, even if he is slandering or abusing you."

After saying this, Martin paused, then seriously asked, "If we follow the rules, we can win, understand?" The

the landlord was very angry at first, but when he heard the last sentence that he could win, he immediately nodded obediently.

Harvey Spector, the supervisor, glanced at the confident Martin in surprise.

The facts of this case are clear, and the evidence is perfect. It is indeed difficult to win the case in court. How could this rookie be so confident?

Before Harvey could figure it out, the trial began, and everyone in the courtroom stood up to greet the judge.

"Case No. 20070630442, the plaintiff told the defendant to use violence and expelled without justifiable reasons..." The

the white-haired judge read the indictment announcement word by word, and then looked at the plaintiff's seat: "The plaintiff's lawyer, do you have anything to add? Is that right?"

The plaintiff, the rogue tenant's lawyer stood up and shook his head: "No, Your Excellency."

"Where's the defendant?" The

the judge looked at the dock again and looked at the good-looking and confident newcomer with interest. lawyer.

Martin stood up, fastened the buttons to his suit, and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, no." His

good appearance and elegant posture caused the judge to nod slightly.

"One last confirmation, do you want to settle before the court?"

The plaintiff's lawyer glanced at Martin and saw him shaking his head, so he had no choice but to disagree.

If reconciliation fails, the trial will naturally begin.

The plaintiff issued the hospital's injury report and the statements made by both parties at the police station after the incident. These are enough to prove that the landlord carried out violent eviction against the tenant, and the chain of evidence is quite complete.

Ten minutes later, the judge read all the evidence in his hand, took off his reading glasses, and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Your Excellency." Martin stood up and handed over a document to the clerk. : "The plaintiff concealed the divorce at the age of 24 when he rented the house, which had a decisive impact on my client's decision to rent the house to the plaintiff. I request your Excellency to rule the tenancy agreement invalid and let the plaintiff move out within a time limit."

"Does divorce have anything to do with renting a house?" the old judge asked while looking at the documents in his hand.

Martin nodded: "Your Excellency, the plaintiff has been deprived of custody of his children because of alleged alcoholism and domestic violence, and my client has a happy and complete family and two lively and lovely children, if my client knows the plaintiff There is a tendency to be violent to children, so it is impossible to rent the house to the plaintiff..." The

the old judge looked at the family photo of the defendant's landlord and nodded involuntarily.

At this time, the lawyer in the plaintiff's box looked at the tenant in surprise, and said in a low voice, "Why didn't you tell me this!"

"It's just a court record, no case!" The tenant shook his head frantically in panic: "What's the matter? Does it have any impact?"

"It has a big impact!" The plaintiff's lawyer was a little panicked and hurriedly began to think about countermeasures.

Martin heard the movement in the plaintiff's box, but he didn't care at all and handed out another document: "This is a character investigation I did on the neighbors around the plaintiff and the restaurant staff at work, and it was proved that the plaintiff had been harassing because of the children. The voice was too loud, and the non-contact abuse was carried out, which shows that the plaintiff has special malice towards the child..."

Before he finished speaking, the rogue tenant suddenly raised his hand and stood up.

"Objection!"

The entire courtroom was silent at this time, and everyone from the judge to the hearing officers looked at the plaintiff with a foolish look.

"You idiot! Sit me down!"

The plaintiff's lawyer smirked and apologized while pulling the tenant's arm down: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency."

Then he whispered: "Are you full of shit? Now is the time to submit evidence, and it's not time to say objection!" The

the old judge didn't let them off at all; he picked up the gavel and struck it twice, looking at the plaintiff with some disgust: "The plaintiff disturbed the court discipline and was fined 200 yuan. US dollar, plaintiff's lawyer, take care of your client!"

Seeing the current situation, Harvey Spector in the dock was in good spirits and kept looking at the newcomers to the law firm from behind.

As a senior lawyer with a 100% win rate, this kind of case is not difficult for him. The moment he received the case file, he thought of at least four ways to win the case, but he didn't expect Martin to use this.

The law is dead, but man is alive.

As a lawyer, it is very effective to have the information of the judge on duty and to do what he likes. Harvey has been a lawyer in New York for more than ten years. He naturally knows the old judge in front of him and knows that he has a man who is not yet ten years old. Lovely granddaughter.

But isn't Martin a newcomer who has only been in the office for less than a week? Not even an assistant lawyer, where did he get the information?

The plaintiff's act of disrupting the court just now is not serious, and it is at most a warning under normal circumstances. But the old judge imposed a fine directly, which shows that the impression of the plaintiff is already very bad.

Martin didn't care, but handed over a new document proving that the plaintiff had a history of alcoholism and intentional injury.

This case has no impact on renting a house. but combined with the previous two pieces of evidence, it can fully prove that the plaintiff has a certain violent tendency towards children, which is indeed a threat to the children of the landlord who lives next to the tenant.

It's fine for adults, but when it comes to children, it's big trouble.

If the tenancy agreement is valid at this time, if the tenant hurts the child one day in the future, the old judge will not only lose his position but also may be suspected of malfeasance.

When Martin Scott took out the banner of the children, the outcome of the trial was self-evident.

The defendant's landlord was ordered to pay the plaintiff $400 for using violence. Because the plaintiff did not fulfill the obligation to provide a complete background when renting the house, the rental contract was invalid; the apartment was moved out within three days, and the landlord was compensated for the maintenance cost of US$1,743.

The most important thing is that the tenant has to compensate the landlord for the cost of finding a lawyer, which will cost more than 4,000 US dollars.

After conversion, the tenant will not only be evicted but also have to pay the landlord more than 5,000 yuan, which is a huge loss.

After the trial, the landlord pulled Martin excitedly and said a lot of thanks. The two children who came to hear the trial also kissed him on the cheek. Martin said something to calm them down a little.

After sending off the landlord's family, Martin gathered the documents on the table and put them in his briefcase. He turned his head and was about to call Harvey to go with him, but he saw him looking at him admiringly.

"How much would you give me? A+?"

Harvey Spector nodded with a smile, standing up and extending his right hand.

"Welcome to Pearson & Hardman!"