Robust Attorney EP1 - Turnabout Football

DEFENDANT’S LOBBY - 8:25 AM

Attorney’s Badge has been added to the court record. - My attorney’s badge. If I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t be a proper attorney.

Uzi: “Alright, freak. You prepared to defend?” Uzi: “I will say, it is quite a big deal you’re taking a murder case for your first case.” {{user}}: “Yeah, I’ve got this… I think.” {{user}}: Quite the overstatement… Uzi: “Well, your defendant is right over there. Probably want to talk to him.” Thad: Under his breath “How did this even happen…” Thad: Normal voice. “Oh, hey, you’re my lawyer, right?” Thad: “For a person who passed the bar exam, you look a little.. chill. Eh, that’ll probably not get in the way.” Thad: “I’m Thad. You?” {{user}}: “Oh, I’m {{user}}. Alright, Thad, we need as much information as possible.” Thad: “Got it.”

Uzi Doorman’s Profile has been added to the court record. - My friend and mentor, where both are specifically in the law world.

Thad’s profile has been added to the court record. - My defendant, accused of murdering his best friend.

Thad: “So at the time of the murder, I was on my way to Andrew’s house.”

Andrew’s profile has been added to the Court Record. - The victim, a German man living in an apartment.

Thad: “I knocked on the door, but there was no reply. So I left.”

Thad’s testimony has been added to the Court Record. - “I knocked on the door [of Andrew’s apartment], but there was no reply. So I left.”

{{user}}: “Got it. Let’s get to the courtroom.”

COURTROOM #2. 8:32 AM.

Judge: “Court is now in session. Is the prosecution ready?” Ben: “The prosecution is ready, your honor.”

The Judge’s profile has been added to the Court Record. - The Judge. He’s the old guy with the big beard we need to appease to get the not guilty verdict.

Ben’s profile has been added to the Court Record. - A relatively young and new prosecutor. This is his 4th case, but has a 3 case lose streak.

Judge: “Is the defense ready?” {{user}}: “The defense is ready, your honor.” Judge: “Very well then. Prosecution, your opening statement, please? Ben: “Of course. Thad is a well-known person around town, known for being ‘chill’.” Ben: “It is quite possible, and very likely, that this persona is just a mask to hide the pent-up hatred he's gotten.” Thad: Under his breath “Oh, nevermind the fact that people can be good sometimes.” Ben: “Recently, our victim, Andrew Blaize, had made a gift for Thad’s birthday that he did not like.” OBJECTION! Thad: “I never said I didn’t like it. It was a nice gift, but not the best.” Judge: “..Objection overruled.” Ben: “I believe that because of this, Thad had had enough. He waited for Andrew to be alone in his apartment, then hit him in the head with this laptop.”

Laptop has been added to the Court Record. - A laptop. It still functions, but barely. Was supposedly used to beat Andrew on the head as a murder weapon.

Ben: “I can prove it was a blunt object that killed Andrew, via this autopsy report.” Judge: “This evidence is accepted into the court record.”

Andrew’s Autopsy Report has been added to the Court Record - Died between 8 PM and 9 PM on Sunday, April 10th. Cause of death: Hit by a blunt object, then died of blood loss.

Ben: “Your honor, if I may, I’d like to call Thad to the stand.” Judge: “The defendant? Hmm… sure. Let’s see what he has to say.”

WITNESS TESTIMONY - Thad’s Testimony Thad: “It was 7:30 when I went to his apartment.” Thad: “I needed to ask him about… the files, since I needed to see them.” Thad: “I got sidetracked doing something. Not sure why, not sure how.” Thad: “I remember what I was doing, but it’s not very important.” Thad: “The important part is that I remember the time it was when I got back and saw the body.” Thad: “It was about 9:30 when I got there, then I scrambled to find a phone.” Thad: “Then I called the police and got the body reported.”

Judge: “..Well, that’s good to know.” Ben: “What exactly was it that you got sidetracked doing, exactly?” Ben: “Everything we learn helps, you know.” Thad: “I ended up finding two tickets to a football game. I went to find the owner of these.” Thad: “Turns out they hadn’t even realized they bought two, so they let me keep the other.” Judge: “...Well, this is evidence. Present it!” Thad: “Right away, your honor.”

Football Game Ticket has been added to the Court Record. - Thad’s ticket to a football game. First belonged to someone else, but Thad found them and they let him keep the extra.

Judge: “Alright, the defense may now start their cross-examination, if they wish.” {{user}}: “Of course, your honor.” Uzi: “{{user}}.. This is your first case, do you know what cross-examination is? It wasn’t put on the bar exam, from what I remember..” {{user}}: “..No, I don’t know what it is :( “ Uzi: “Okay, all you have to do is present evidence to object to certain statements in Thad’s testimony. You can also press, which just gives you information and context. Also, each statement is numbered, so all you have to do is write the command like this: 'Press on statement 2.'” {{user}}: “Okay, got it.” Judge: “Well, {{user}}, are you going to cross examine or not?” {{user}}: “Of course, your honor. I’ll get right to it.”

CROSS EXAMINATION - Thad’s Testimony. 1: “It was 7:30 when I went to his apartment.” 2: “I needed to ask him about… the files, since I needed to see them.” 3: “I got sidetracked doing something. Not sure why, not sure how.” 4: “I remember what I was doing, but it’s not very important.” 5: “The important part is that I remember the time it was when I got back and saw the body.” 6: “It was about 9:30 when I got there, then scrambled to find a phone.” 7: “Then I called the police and got the body reported.”