Chapter 148 148 Red Regulations
Kaffey began to think carefully after returning home. He noticed that the whole thing was wrong. It was very likely that Kendrick ordered the implementation of the red regulations. After the disappearance of Lieutenant Colonel Markinson, the context of the case began to gradually become clear.
Kaffey and Galloway came back to the inquiry room and confirmed the answer to Dawson and Dhoni, and it was indeed Kendrick who ordered the enforcement of the red regulations. Although Kendrick had a meeting at 4 p.m. and ordered no touching of San Diego, Kendrick was in Dawson and Dhoni's room five minutes later and gave them the order: Red Code for San Diego. This also means that the two soldiers did not intend to murder, but were just carrying out orders. This instantly changed the nature of the entire case.
Kefi found the prosecution attorney Ross, but Ross pointed out that Kefi had no evidence, except the two defendants' statements, but the other soldiers could prove that Kendrick's meeting was real, and the only horse who could testify. Lieutenant Colonel Kim Sen disappeared again. "Jessup will be promoted soon, and the division will give me a lot of leeway to save him and the troops from embarrassment," Ross told Keffi.
Keffi knew that this was the deal offered by the division, so he asked, "How much leeway?"
"Manslaughter, two years in prison, they can go home in six months." Listening to the conditions given by Ross, Keffi knew that the division was actually trying to sacrifice Dawson and Duny to cover up the mistakes within the unit. At present, the defendants have no evidence or witnesses to prove their innocence. This is the best condition given by the division. If it goes to court, Dawson and Donny will not face such a light punishment in the end.
Ross is convinced that Kaffey is a good lawyer, and since Dawson and Dhoni can go home in six months, Kaffey won't go to court and get things out of hand. This is Kaffey's consistent code of conduct, and it is also the "ability" that a good lawyer must have.
Sure enough, Keffi thought it was the perfect deal, and he offered it to Dawson and Dorney, but apparently neither soldier was willing to accept it because they didn't think they had done anything wrong, just abided by It is their duty, they will not admit their guilt.
This completely angered Keffi, who thought it was a stupid theory Galloway taught them, "You acquit you on your code, and you have to spend the rest of your life in prison! As I said, six I can go home in a month.”
"What about six months from now? We'll be dismissed with honor, right? What will we do then, sir?" Dawson was also angry, he couldn't accept what Kaffey said and did, "We enlisted in order to A clear legal life, we felt it in the army, and now you are asking us to sign and admit that we are disgraceful?" Dawson stood up and shouted at Kafi, "You want us to admit that we are not Lulu. Troopers. If the court finds us wrong, I'll take whatever punishment. But I believe I did nothing wrong, sir, I just did my job, and I'm not going to go home in six months. Disgrace yourself, your squad, and your troops! Sir!"
Dawson, who had always followed orders, felt insulted and even said to Kaffey, "You're a coward! I can't believe they put you in a military uniform."
Kaffey was so excited that he decided to give up, and even planned to file an application at the arraignment tomorrow to replace Dawson and Dorney with a defense attorney. Galloway hopes that Kaffey can appear in court to defend them, but Weinberg believes that "defense is not useful for the war criminals who massacred the Vietnamese, nor for the Nazis in Nuremberg." Obviously, Weinberg has always believed that the two A soldier is guilty.
Kaffey had a different opinion, "Do you really think this is the same thing? They never doubted that there was any mistake in executing the order, they are not Nazis." But he still felt that this was an impossible case to win, There was no need to do the dying, so he decided to give up.
"You know they have grievances, you know how to win, and the moment you walk away, you decide their fate." Galloway is still making his final efforts.
But Keffi retained his reason. "The moment Santiago died, their fate was already doomed."
"Do you believe they have grievances?" Galloway was reluctant to give up.
This strikes Kafi as ridiculous, "You and Dawson are both living in a dream world, it's not what I believe, it's what I can prove! So don't tell me what I know and don't know, I know the law! "
This made Galloway give up. "You don't know anything about the law, you're just a used car salesman, Danny. You're a lawyer for traffic disputes. You're nothing, just live like that."
Galloway's last remarks made Kaffey ponder, and a sleepless night made Kaffey late for the next day's trial. The judge announced that the trial will be reopened at the Supreme Military Court in three weeks at 10 am.
Because Kai Fei realized that the division appointed him, a lawyer with only nine months of experience, to take charge of this case, not because of his excellence, but because the division wanted to avoid court trials and knew about Kai Fei's past habits - he They are used to making deals with the law, which means that the division wants to make the two soldiers take the blame and cover up some people.
At this moment, there was a low voice from the cinema, and it was obvious that the audience couldn't wait to see the final answer. The fate of Dawson and Dhoni was tightly held in Kai Fei's hand.
Caffey persuaded Weinberg, who still did not believe the two soldiers were innocent, to join the case, and Galloway, together with Galloway, was actively preparing for the trial in three weeks.
The first trial did not make much progress. The prosecution and defense conducted inquiries about two incidents. The first was that the Naval Investigative Service had arranged for investigators to investigate the fact that Dawson had illegally fired, but the investigation failed to Proceed as the only eyewitness Santiago died before the investigation began; the second was an injunction meeting on Kendrick, the prosecution stressed that Kendrick explicitly called a meeting to order the injunction against Santiago, while the defense stressed that all team members Neither Dawson nor Dorney were in Dawson's room after the meeting, and there is no way to prove that Kendrick did not re-engage with the two soldiers.
The situation is deadlocked.
The second trial mainly cross-examined professional doctors. The prosecution emphasized that Santiago died of poisoning, and many poisons could not be detected, but they were the most likely cause of death in Santiago; the defense emphasized that the deceased was not necessarily poisoned. , it is very likely that he has a disease itself - such as a heart type disease, which is then triggered in a fierce confrontation, causing death, and showing signs similar to poisoning, and this heart type disease is exactly the symptom of San Diego The source of the reason for the transfer request.
Although doctors strongly rejected Kaffey's speculation that San Diego might have had a heart attack that wasn't detected, the prosecution's attorney, Ross, defended with the authority of the doctor, accepting the doctor's diagnosis that San Diego had no disease. Facing his own weakness, Galloway lost his mind and repeatedly protested to the judge in court, which angered the judge.
This situation puts the defense in a pessimistic situation.
Weinberg was angry at Galloway's behavior, which made Galloway question, "Why do you hate them so much?"
"Because they bully the weak, that's the truth," Weinberg said, venting his emotions angrily. "The rest is bullshit. They tortured a weak young man and killed him because they didn't like him! And The reason? Because he can't run fast."
Instead, Weinberg then asked Galloway, "Why do you like them so much?"
"Because they're guarding the frontier," Galloway said, "and promise, 'With me on guard tonight, no one can hurt you.'" That remark moved Weinberger and softened his tone. down.
However, Keffi still lacks confidence in winning the case, because they don't have enough evidence. The evidence they currently have is provided by the suspect, which is unconvincing in court. He thinks they will lose miserably.
The third trial revolved around the red regulations. The defense lawyer, Kaffey, confirmed to the witnesses that when the platoon or company was late for a meeting, the barracks were always messed up, and they fell behind while running… they could all be subject to the red regulations. Witnesses have been subject to red regulations because of their sweat causing the rifle to fall, but San Diego has never accepted the red regulations, because Dawson, the platoon leader in San Diego's platoon, that is, the defendant Dawson, did not allow it.
Faced with such a situation, the prosecution lawyer Ross took out a copy of the Navy's recruitment instructions and the Guantanamo Infantry Internal Management Regulations, and asked the witnesses to find the definition of the word "red law" to prove that the Guantanamo Base did not have the existence of this form of red law. , the witness said the word does not exist in the book.
Then Kaffey grabbed two manuals and asked the witness to find out which page the restaurant's location was marked on from the book. Naturally, the witness could not find it. Kaffey explained, "Isn't the restaurant not specified in the regulations? Do the soldiers who are in the same position don’t have to go to dinner?” The witness said that he naturally followed in the footsteps of his predecessors, and Kaffey successfully explained that things that exist do not have to be written clearly, many of which are just the rules agreed by the seniors, and the red regulations are an unspoken rule. written regulations.
After the trial, things finally made some progress, and after the trial, the disappeared Markinson reappeared. He confirmed to Kaffey that this was a red regulation incident. The order was given by Kendrick, and San Diego has always been It was not planned to be transferred from the base. The transfer order mentioned by Jessup was only temporarily signed on the morning of the arrival of Kaffi and others in Cuba. This is already the fifth day after Santiago's death.
In addition, Makinson also confirmed that Jessup said the first flight to the United States was not until 6:00 a.m. the next day, when in fact the plane left the base for the United States seven hours earlier.
Markinson's testimony restored Kaffey's confidence, but during Kaffey's private communication with Ross, Ross reminded Kaffey that Kendrick and Jessup are both people who have contributed to the country, and if there is no definite evidence, they will Prosecute them, and Kefi is likely to be punished by a military court for malfeasance, which will affect Kefi's career throughout his life.
But this not only did not make Kefei flinch, but inspired his fighting spirit. The fourth court trial is imminent, and he is full of boundless confidence!