Almighty Coach

Wilfried casually threw the information about violent tendencies to his assistant. Even Li Dai could see that Wilfried didn't care about this information.

I only heard Wilfried explain: "Since Nick Reese dared to provide us with this information, there is no need for us to doubt the authenticity and professionalism of this information, and continue to struggle with this information." It is tantamount to wasting time, we are not experts in psychology, and it is impossible to find the loopholes in this information in a short time."

After Wilfrid finished speaking, he looked at Dai Li and asked, "Mr. Li, please tell me honestly, do you have any violent tendencies?"

"No." Dai Li shook his head resolutely: "Although I haven't done a psychological test, I usually deal with things relatively calmly."

"If possible, we need to do a psychological test to prove that you have no violent tendencies, so as to overturn Reese's accusation. I will try to raise it in court later." Wilfried said .

At this time, prosecutor Nick Reiss came over from a distance.

"Lawyer Wilfrid, have you read all the information I gave you? Is there anything unclear, I can explain it to you." Reese said, sitting next to Wilfrid forward.

"Prosecutor Reese, you didn't come here to explain the content of this document to me, did you?" Wilfried stared at Reese and asked.

Reese smiled slightly and lowered his voice: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, Lawyer Wilfried, and Mr. Li. I hope you can seriously consider my previous suggestion."

"Do you still want to persuade my client to plead guilty?" Wilfried sneered.

"Yes, if Mr. Li is willing to plead guilty to intentional injury and assaulting the police, I can drop the charge of first-degree murder." Reese said.

Before Wilfried could answer, Dai Li shook his head first: "I'm not guilty."

"Mr. Li, whether you are guilty depends on the verdict given by the jury." Reese made a helpless expression, and then said, "I don't know how they judged, but I really hope that I can help you." .”

"Help me? Prosecutor Race, are you kidding me? I don't feel that you are helping me." Dai Li said mockingly.

Reese said, "Mr. Li, you are now charged with first-degree murder. Although it is attempted, do you know what kind of punishment you will face if you are found guilty? You will go to jail, five years, ten years , even more than ten years of imprisonment! You know, prison is not a very comfortable place, it is full of villains, scum, scum, and some perverts who like to fuck!"

"But if you are willing to plead guilty, and only intentionally hurt and assaulted the police, your sentence will be much lighter. As the prosecutor, I can apply for a lighter sentence for you. You don't even need to go to jail. I can help you apply for a Three to five years of probation, plus a thousand or so hours of community service, what do you think?"

"It's not good. I didn't commit a crime, so why do I have to plead guilty?" Dai Li shook his head.

"It seems that Mr. Li still doesn't understand the situation at the scene." Reese smiled slightly, and then said: "Mr. Li, I think you should have discovered that someone in the jury agreed with my point of view. You may be convicted of attempted first-degree murder, and you may go to jail. Of course, I don’t know how likely this is, 10-20%? 30-40%? Or 50-60%? I think everyone will have a different assessment. Attorney Wilfried will definitely be able to give you a more professional suggestion."

"But the key point is, are you going to gamble on the probability of being convicted? Even if you have only a 10% chance of being convicted, it means that you have a 10% chance of going to prison for ten years! Can you 100% Hundreds of guarantees, if your luck is so good, you will definitely not encounter the 10% possibility? Don't you realize that even if there is only a 10% possibility, it is still a big risk? What's more When it comes time to judge, the possibility of you being convicted is more than 10%, right? Because I have other cards that I haven’t played yet.”

"I don't know how you look at this matter. If it were me, I would never take any risk of going to jail. Now, there is a plan in front of you that does not take any risk at all, as long as you admit Intentionally hurting and assaulting the police, you don’t have to go to jail. I have read your information, and you have never had any criminal records since you came to the United States. I think a few years of probation is not difficult for you. Services to completely avoid the risk of going to prison, I think it is very cost-effective."

"So Mr. Li, I know that your chain of physical training centers will be very large and will bring you a lot of income every year. And if you are in prison, can you continue to keep all this? At least when you are in prison During this period, you will lose these things. There is a saying that where there is life, there is hope, so I hope you can seriously consider my proposal."

Where there is life, there is hope. This is a literal translation in English, but the actual translation into Chinese is a very common proverb: If there are green hills, there is no fear of no firewood.

Dai Li didn't answer, but lawyer Wilfrid asked, "Prosecutor Race, does the probation you refer to include enhanced probation?"

Reese shook his head: "I don't think there is a need for enhanced probation, but if the probation is longer, there may be an enhanced probation of six months to one year."

Wilfrid seemed to be lost in thought, and prosecutor Reese also felt that there was something interesting about it, so he stood up and said, "Mr. Li, lawyer Wilfried, you can discuss it first. Good news for you."

...

There are many types of probation in the United States. The first is unsupervised probation, also known as informal probation. During the probation period, there is no need to be under the direct supervision of the probation supervisor, and it is mostly suitable for criminals with minor crimes.

The second is supervised probation, also known as formal probation. During the probation period, you must report to the probation officer regularly, you may be required to participate in counseling services, and you must undergo immediate drug or alcohol testing, etc.

The third is enhanced probation, which is mainly applicable to criminals who have committed serious crimes. While on probation, you must report frequently to the Probation Officer and you must receive counseling services. If it is some specific crimes, such as drug dealers or sex offenders, additional conditions must be fulfilled, such as psychological and physical treatment, and being recorded in the local criminal register.

The consulting services mentioned here mainly refer to legal or psychological consulting services. Legal consulting services are equivalent to helping criminals understand the law better, which is equivalent to a process of learning the law. As for psychological counseling services, those who have watched the movie "Infernal Affairs" must have a clearer understanding. The protagonist Chen Yongren in it must accept psychological counseling services for a certain period of time because of a crime.

In addition, during the probation period, criminals generally have to complete a certain period of community service, and for criminals with extremely minor crimes, the court will directly order community service as a basic disciplinary measure.

Lawyer Wilfried briefly explained these to Dai Li, and then said; "During the probation period, you will definitely not be able to commit another crime, and you need to report to the probation supervisor twice a week, and your exit from the country will be restricted. Under certain circumstances, you are not allowed to leave the country during the probation period, but in some special cases, such as going abroad for medical treatment, you can leave the United States with the approval of the state court. At the same time, according to California law, criminals are subject to a curfew during the probation period, that is to say You can't go out at night, you can only stay at home honestly."

Dai Li nodded, and then said, "Lawyer Wilfrid, I want to hear your professional opinion."

"From a legal point of view, we have a great chance of winning this lawsuit, and our arguments and opinions are more convincing. But as your lawyer, what I have to do is to protect your interests as much as possible. As the prosecutor said As I said, we are not 100% sure to win, and you have a certain probability of being convicted. So if this lawsuit continues, you have to bear the risk of going to jail, even if the risk is relatively low, it is still risky. The prosecutor did not deceive us in this regard," Wilfried said.

"So you think I should accept the prosecutor's suggestion and admit to intentionally hurting and assaulting the police?" Dai Li asked with a frown.

"It depends on whether you are willing to take the risk of going to jail." Wilfrid's expression became serious: "If you plan to continue to fight this lawsuit, I will definitely do my best to help you win the lawsuit, and if you are willing to accept Regarding the conditions of the prosecutor, I will also negotiate with the prosecutor to get better conditions for you."

"Let me think about it." Dai Li took a deep breath.

Wilfrid stood up tactfully and walked aside. Now Dai Li really needed a solitary environment to think seriously and then make a decision.

...

"Prosecutor Race, will the defendant and his lawyer accept our terms?" the intern asked in a low voice.

Reese immediately corrected: "Don't use the word 'condition', it's called 'suggestion'."

"Well, are the defendant and his lawyer willing to accept our proposal?" the intern continued to ask.

Instead of answering "yes" or "no," Reese asked another seemingly irrelevant question: "Have you ever been to Las Vegas?"

"Uh, I've been." The intern replied honestly.

"Then have you ever been to a casino in Las Vegas?" Reese asked.

"I've been there." The intern answered in a low voice this time. As an intern working with the prosecutor, he didn't think going to the casino was something to brag about.

"Did you play a few games at that time?" Reese asked with a smile.

The intern felt that Reese didn't blame his emotions, so he bravely replied, "I only played a few slot machines, and I didn't go to the gaming table."

"Lose or win?" Reese continued to ask.

"Of course I lost. The slot machine is a gamble out of ten and nine loses." The intern replied a little helplessly.

Reese showed a look of interest: "How much did you lose?"

"It seems to be 50 dollars. I got a full scholarship when I was in school, so I have a little spare money." The intern replied.

"Do you feel distressed?" Reese asked with a smile.

"It's not very distressing. After all, it's only 50 dollars, and I can still afford to lose." The intern replied.

"What if you lose $500,000? Would you feel distressed?" Reese's question seemed a bit abrupt.

"I don't have $500,000." The intern didn't quite understand what Reese wanted to express.

“As an analogy, if you only have $50 and you lose, you probably don’t feel bad because it’s only $50, and that’s enough to eat a few fast food meals, order a few large burgers and pizza. ; or ask your girlfriend to go to the movies, maybe you still have change to buy a box of condoms; or go to a ball game on weekends, of course you can only sit in the back row. But you can easily get 50 dollars, Just get a job, or go to a gig, and $50 is easy to make. Am I right?"

The intern nodded, and Reese continued: "If you have $500,000 and you lose it in the casino, I think you will feel distressed, right? That's $500,000, which is almost equivalent to an ordinary A person’s salary for ten years. With this money, you can buy a small apartment in California, or a villa in a remote place; you can buy several new cars, sports cars, off-road vehicles, and RVs, to meet your travel requirements; Enjoy Las Vegas crazily for a while, eat big meals, find a few beautiful girls, play music every night, so much money is enough to make you play with kidney deficiency! Well, it shouldn’t cost so much to play with kidney deficiency.”

"Prosecutor Reese, what do you want to express?" The intern finally couldn't help asking.

"What I'm saying is, if you only have $50, you might go to the slot machine to squander it, but if you have $500,000, you definitely won't squander it all. You might satisfy other material needs, Or maybe change a few girls every day and play until you have kidney deficiency?" Reese's expression suddenly became serious, and he continued:

"This is the gap between having money and not having money. Rich people are living, or enjoying life; while those without money are surviving, surviving hard! So who will cherish their own life more? What about living conditions?"

"This..." The intern thought for a while, and then replied, "I think it's the rich people. Because they can enjoy life, they must not want to lose that kind of life. And the people without money, they must I don’t want to maintain that kind of life where I work hard every day.”

"That's right, for those at the bottom of society, they don't worry about losing anything, because they have nothing, and they have nothing to lose. If the defendant is this kind of person, you tell them, maybe 10 to 20% They will feel very happy because there is still a 80% or 90% chance that they will be found guilty." Reese glanced in Dai Li's direction, and then said:

"But rich people are different. Although rich people have more things, they are also more afraid of losing everything they own. If the defendant is a rich person, you tell them that there may be a 10% to 20% chance of being convicted. Then go to prison for a few years, they will feel very scared, because the probability of 10 to 20 will be in prison, it is already a big risk for them. They are not willing to take the slightest risk.”

The intern showed a suddenly realized expression: "So the defendant will definitely agree to our conditions, oh no, agree to our suggestion!"

"The matter is not over yet, so don't make a conclusion so quickly." Although Reese said so, the expression on his face had already betrayed his thoughts.

Then Reese continued in a guiding tone: "Actually, at the beginning of the trial, I deliberately put myself at a disadvantage. This is a tactic of deliberately showing weakness. I want Wilfried to feel , they are in an advantage, and they have a good chance of winning this lawsuit."

"When the victory is relatively close, it is easier to relax vigilance. At the same time, when the advantage is relatively large, it is also the most stable time. For example, in a basketball game, if there is a lead of more than 30 points in the last five minutes advantage, then the coach will definitely replace the main players to prevent them from being injured, which is a performance of seeking stability.”

"What I'm using is this psychology of the defendant and the defense lawyers. At this moment, they will make a safer choice instead of trying to fight or gamble. Even if they still have the upper hand, They still have a good chance of winning."

"It's like a poker game. I keep folding, and the opponent thinks my cards are bad. And if I suddenly choose to raise, the opponent's first reaction is that I have drawn a very good hole card. Even if I was bluffing, even if the opponent had a good hand, he still didn't dare to follow up."

Nick Reese said, with a smug expression on his face, he looked in the direction of Dai Li and Wilfrid again, and said to himself, "This time, I'll have you all!"