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: Tim Drake

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Nathan nodded, "So your Yeerk was united on the goals with the others? I mean communication with the other Yeerks? Actively planning? Coded messages?"

Re: Prosecution Witness: Tim Drake

[mrsarcastic003]

Tim nods. "Yes, he was. And yes, there was communication between the Yeerks. They did actively plan among themselves, and pass messages, though--" he frowns. "They tried to behave completely as their hosts would whenever they were away from the clockhouse."

Re: Prosecution Witness: Tim Drake

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

"To go along with the subterfuge, and the conspiracy until it was time to act. And they were all in agreement in the clockhouse?"

Re: Prosecution Witness: Tim Drake

[mrsarcastic003]

"If there was dissent, I didn't see it," Tim replies, shrugging slightly.

Re: Prosecution Witness: Tim Drake

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Nathan nodded at that, "Thank you very much. Nothing further."