Law & Order: Opening Statements/Prosecution's Case

[cityship]

Word of the trial had spread through the crew like wildfire. Some of the crew had already made their decision about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Others were less certain. But all awaited the first day of trial anxiously. That day had come....

Anticipating widespread interest, one of the larger conference halls in the Precinct had been converted into a make-shift court room. Captain James T. Kirk would be presiding as judge, Nathan Petrelli would represent the prosecution, and Mr. Spock would sit across from him, mounting the defense.

Eight neutral, unbiased members of the crew had been selected for the jury: Jamie Hemeros, Arha Masaari, Chris Ramirez, Malcolm Reynolds, Diana Titov, Sir Sparhawk, Fitz Kreiner, and Cameron Mitchell. Each had been informed not to discuss the trial, even amongst themselves.

The charges had been presented to the court:

11 counts of Kidnapping
2 counts of Attempted Kidnapping
13 counts of Conspiracy to Kidnap
11 counts of Enslavement
2 counts of Attempted Enslavement
13 counts of Conspiracy to Enslave
7 counts of Attempted Murder
28 counts of Assault with Intent to Kill
35 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Murder

For the first portion, the Prosecution then the Defense would present their opening statement. After which, the Prosecution would begin to present its case and call upon its witnesses.

Security was high, following Sam Winchester's uncovered plot to kill the Yeerk despite the verdict, the command worried that violence could be just around the corner.


Let the proceedings begin....

Comments

Re: Prosecution Witness: Connor MacManus

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

"Could you explain what that involved?"

Re: Prosecution Witness: Connor MacManus

[st-veritas.livejournal.com]

"There were people, an' we shot at them. Just in general." Connor's sort of avoiding the real question for a moment.

"They suppressed our minds t'use our bodies. It wasn't good, and it wasn't right. We gave 'em hell and a hard time."

Re: Prosecution Witness: Connor MacManus

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

"Were there anything more specific about the plans given to the Yeerks?"

Re: Prosecution Witness: Connor MacManus

[st-veritas.livejournal.com]

"They were in our f@#$ing heads, we weren't in theirs. What, d'you think we were havin' f&%$ing tea parties and discussin' summer plans? No, we were f#$%ing fightin' for our sanity. All y'can do then is buckle the f%#* down and pray t'God that you're strong enough to make it."

Connor takes a moment to fidget, breathe, and attempt to control his temper. "Look. All I know is ours weren't in charge. They were followin' orders. And they were scared."

Re: Prosecution Witness: Connor MacManus

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Nathan felt he'd gone far enough here, and there wasn't going to be anything else to help his case.

"Thank you, Mr MacManus, nothing further."