I raised my doubts with Mike Hammer.
"Do you really kill someone just for pushing and shoving? "
The answer he gave took me by surprise a little bit.
"He scolded my mother. "
Insult mother, any man who is a bloody man can not bear, but the best is to go up and punch, not
to press people to the ground, Mike Hammer has killed people.
It seems strange, in fact, it is understandable.
Mike Hammer's parents had been working in a mine for two years when the mine collapsed and
they were both buried inside. Mike Hammer lost both of them overnight, leaving him with only
one brother.
Since then, he is very resistant to someone playing jokes on his parents in front of him, even the
country scold him can not hear, as long as he hears, do a fight.
Therefore, I did not delve into this reason, but carefully confirmed with him whether the record
file provided by the procuratorate was wrong.
After getting an "error-free" answer from Mike Hammer, I asked him if there had been any
torture or fatigue in the police recording of the statements.
Mike Hammer Reply
"No. "
His response definitely knocked my confidence even more.
I argued for a commutation of Mike Hammer's sentence, but I saw no prospect of a commutation
at this point and had to stick to my original plan to tell Mike Hammer.
"I intend to invite your classmates to testify that your family is difficult, your life is poor, and you
are decent, which may play a role in reducing the sentence." "
Mike Hammer nods.
Finally, I took out Sam's autopsy report and presented it to Mike Hammer. I said:
"Sam's skeleton and muscles were severely strained, joint tenosynovitis, and gastric ulcer.
Pathological section examination revealed that he had respiratory system cancer lesions, which
were already in the middle and late stages. "
I presented the autopsy report to Mike Hammer, as if hoping to use it as a reprimand to awaken
his conscience.
"The migrant worker at the construction site, if you don't hang him, he doesn't have much time
left. "
That's all I have to say.
Mike Hammer probably really listened, bowed his head and said nothing.
...
The first trial began on August 26.
I invited Mike Hammer's classmates, the few teachers who were willing to be in court, the owner of the work-study shop where Mike Hammer was at school, and some of the workers from the
construction site.
I originally wanted to get Mike Hammer's brother to come, but I couldn't get in touch with him
anyway, and after a few attempts, I had to give up.
My defense idea this time was to get Mike Hammer's sentence reduced through Mike Hammer's
ordinary behavior and Mike Hammer's willingness to surrender.
The prosecution has a full chain of evidence. He invited Luke, the project manager of the
construction site, some workers, and Sam's wife and daughter.
In this trial, the prosecution is asking the court to impose a life sentence on Mike Hammer.
I propose a sentence of fifteen years.
The specific trial process is complicated, I will only pick a few points.
My main point is that Sam has repeatedly provoked Mike Hammer. In this case, Sam has some
mistakes, and Mike Hammer has a good attitude of admitting guilt. I hope the court can give a
light sentence as appropriate.
This made Sam's wife angry. She held our daughter in her arms and pointed at me and Mike
Hammer.
"My husband is a real man! He is such a wonderful person! He never quarreled with anyone! You
killed him and insulted his innocence! You are not human! You are not people"
I was under a lot of stress and had to ignore Sam's wife's rant.
Mike Hammer kept his head down and kept saying he was sorry.
Then Sam's wife loses her temper and collapses on the witness stand.
As Sam's wife was carried out of the courtroom, her daughter ran after her, crying for her mother.
For the first time, I felt the conflict between professionalism and ethics.
...
Later, the prosecutor kept holding Mike Hammer for calling to inform Sam of the murder in
advance, and Mike Hammer for not stopping the persecution within five minutes after Sam was
hanged.
Mike Hammer's actions were described as "deliberate and intentional acts with the intent of
reducing his sentence."
This quote from the prosecutor is what I remember most.
"Everyone has hate in his heart, if everyone has hate like Mike Hammer, then the law is a piece of
paper, morality is a mask of shame, Mike Hammer's behavior is just to vent his hatred, and its
wind rating has nothing to do with people. "
With that single sentence, the prosecutor has completely negated the direction of my defense.
After that, I argued my case, but I could not change the outcome of this trial.
The judge sentenced Mike Hammer to life in prison.