Chapter 277 Lucius: I Plead Guilty!

"Bellatrix Lestrange, who confessed to her crimes, is sentenced to 20 years in prison and death."

The verdict on the first Death Eater was too smooth.

After all, Bellatrix completely collapsed after discovering that Voldemort seemed to be really dead this time. After a hysterical tantrum, she became a dazed look.

She neither admitted nor denied all the crimes mentioned by Bernard, and just stood there blankly.

"Wait a moment."

Just when Bernard was about to drop the hammer, a member of the jury raised his hand.

"Mr. Tower? Please tell me why you interrupted the trial."

Bernard's slightly disappointed heart suddenly became excited.

"Mr. Bernard, Bellatrix's current state is obviously not right. I have reason to suspect that all her crimes were caused by Voldemort's Imperius Curse, and now she is in the sequelae of long-term control of the Imperius Curse."

Tower said so in front of everyone.

As soon as the words fell, a discussion broke out from the jury and the audience below.

As the first Death Eater to be tried, Bellatrix was so famous that there were even many family members of those she had hurt present.

At one time, many people gave Mr. Tower a warm and all-round greeting.

"I'm XXX!"

Accompanied by a roar, a boot flew straight towards the jury, but fortunately it was stopped by the bailiff, which made Bernard's eyelids jump.

"Silence!"

The gavel fell, and everyone in the court felt as if someone had hit their backs on their heads, and their heads were dizzy for a second, and the court returned to silence.

"Mr. Tower, so you want to object to the trial process?"

Bernard looked at Tower.

"Yes, Mr. Bernard."

Tower nodded.

"Then please come forward."

Bernard said as he uncovered the red cloth that had been covering the trial bench, which turned out to be a golden scale.

"..."

Tal was about to stand up, but when he saw the scale, he immediately sat back down:

"What is this for?"

"During the trial, it is indeed possible that the defendant has difficulty in defending himself. In this case, everyone in the court can defend him and raise objections to the previous trial process."

Bernard was talking about the content of the law, which was also the reason why Tal dared to stand up at this time.

"But the law does not say that the defendant must accept the judgment of the scale of Anubis!"

"That's true, but since this trial is large in scale and the defendant's criminal behavior is extremely bad, I happened to have the scale of Anubis so I borrowed it."

It's no secret that Bernard is also Eugene's roommate. When he said this, his expression was very natural:

"Why, is Mr. Tal's defense mixed with lies? Do I need to remind you, Mr. Tal, that people who speak in court must be responsible for every word they say."

"This..."

Tal's forehead was sweating, secretly hating how the future Minister of the Egyptian Ministry of Magic was so unreliable that he dared to lend out such a magical artifact casually.

He did want to use Bellatrix's special situation to disrupt Bernard's first trial, but he didn't want to risk his life!

For a while, Tal sat there, accepting the gazes of the people around him, either watching the show or questioning, mumbling, not knowing what to say:

"That... I... I was just talking casually, just talking casually..."

"Just talking casually?"

Bernard's eyes turned cold:

"So, Mr. Tal, do you admit that you were maliciously disrupting the order of the court?"

"No! Not maliciously! At most... unintentional?"

Tal swallowed his saliva, bent his back unconsciously, and spoke weakly:

"That... disrupting the order of the court, how many years will be sentenced?"

The new law was so thick, how could he read it all? Of course, he would remember the more important and most sentenced crimes first.

Bernard's eyes flashed with boredom, and he shook his head:

"Your situation won't warrant a few years of sentence, seven days of detention, and a fine will be enough."

"Can you just pay the fine? I can pay more!"

"Hmm?"

Bernard glared at him.

! ! !

"I, I'll go right away..."

Tal stood up and took the initiative to trot in the direction of the bailiff.

"..." There is no need to be so anxious.

Bernard was silent for a while, knocked the gavel to complete the verdict on Bellatrix, and then asked the bailiff to bring the second defendant.

There was a commotion in the court again.

The person who was brought to the dock by the bailiff was Lucius Malfoy!

"Silence!"

Another hammer, but this time the effect was not as immediate as before, Bernard had to knock again.

The court returned to silence again, Bernard looked at Lucius Malfoy and stated:

"Lucius Malfoy, do you admit the crime of providing financial support for the activities of Voldemort and his followers, which indirectly caused a large number of casualties?"

"I admit it."

Lucius nodded without hesitation.

Hearing this, everyone cast a shocked look at him, especially those who were familiar with Lucius, who almost couldn't help but exclaimed.

Oh my God! Professor Gandalf of Hogwarts cast the Imperius Curse on people!

"Mr. Bernard, I suspect that this guy is someone pretending to be someone using Polyjuice Potion. I want to verify his identity!"

A member of the jury couldn't help but stand up.

Bernard took a look and found that it was still an acquaintance, but he was only familiar with him through word of mouth...

"Mr. Arthur, please sit down. Every defendant will go through multiple strict identity confirmations before going to court. It is impossible to pretend to be someone using Polyjuice Potion."

Yes, the one who couldn't help but stand up was Fred and George's father, Arthur Weasley.

Lucius glanced at him and smiled slightly:

"Arthur, my old friend, why don't you want to believe that I have turned over a new leaf? I have seriously repented in the past few years at Hogwarts."

"You XX! Who is your old friend?"

"Ahem, Mr. Arthur, please control your emotions, otherwise I can only ask you to leave the court temporarily!"

Bernard couldn't help but remind him.

Seeing this, Lucius no longer paid attention to Arthur, and said to Bernard with a serious face:

"I am willing to plead guilty, but I have some facts to state."

Bernard nodded as he watched the trial return to normal:

"You say."

It was Bernard, Eugene and Adam who had already discussed putting Lucius in the second trial.

As the first practical application of the new law, this trial will inevitably become a model for countless trials in the future, so it is necessary to mix in sufficiently comprehensive examples.

For example...show how to defend yourself from guilt, and strive for a reduction in sentence and probation.