Chapter 14
In the archive room of the law firm, Priscilla stood quietly in the middle of the bookshelf, her fingertips resting on a yellowed file.
The Tyrell Murder Case
This was the first criminal defense case she took on when she just started practicing independently five years ago.
The defendant Tyrell Baxter was sentenced to death in the first instance for stabbing a coworker to death in a construction site dispute.
She fought hard to get a suspended death sentence, but after the verdict, he grabbed her by the neck and threatened, “You bitch, if I die in prison, I won’t let you off even as a ghost!”
Now, the case file is back in front of her- Tyrell killed a prison guard while in jail, the death penalty was upheld in the retrial, and he filed an appeal.
Priscilla closed the file and said to her assistant, “I’ll handle this case myself.”
Three days later, Priscilla bumped into Angelo in the courthouse hallway.
He stood smartly in front of the defendant’s lawyer’s desk, holding Tyrell’s power of attorney.
“What a coincidence,” he looked at her intently, “meeting again.”
Priscilla sneered, “When did Mr. Haley start taking on death row cases?”
He paused for a moment and whispered, “I just wanted to see you.”
She brushed past without even looking back, “Is that so? Perfect, see you in court.”
On the day of the trial, Tyrell was escorted to the defendant’s dock in handcuffs. When he saw that the prosecutor was Priscilla, his eyes widened in shock and he exclaimed, “It’s you?!”
Priscilla calmly opened the case file and said, “Your Honor, we now present new evidence – the defendant Tyrell had violently attacked his cellmates three times during his sentence, and was involved in long–term black market trading in prison.”
The projection screen lit up, and in the surveillance video, Tyrell sharpened his toothbrush and viciously stabbed it into someone’s neck.
Angelo stood up and argued, “These events have nothing to do with the case, and they can’t prove his premeditation to kill the prison guard.”
“Of course,” Priscilla suddenly pulled out a psychiatric evaluation report, “Tyrell showed significant antisocial personality traits, with a high risk of reoffending. And on the day the prison guard died…”
She clicked the remote, freezing the monitor on the scene of Tyrell stealing the police dagger.
“This wasn’t a crime of passion, it was premeditated murder.”
Angelo clenched his fist. The chain of evidence was too solid, he couldn’t find a single loophole.
When the judge announced the adjournment for deliberation, Tyrell suddenly broke free from the bailiff and lunged at Priscilla.
“You jerk! If it weren’t for you meddling in my business back then, I would have been out on medical parole long ago!”
In the midst of the screams from the audience, Angelo suddenly rushed forward and knocked Tyrell to the ground with a punch. The police quickly swarmed in to restrain the criminal, while Angelo’s knuckles were already dripping with blood.
Priscilla stood there, her pupils trembling slightly.
Three years ago, Angelo, who helped her out in front of the court, is now seeing the same person in front of him again.
The trial was paused due to a violent incident. After getting a simple bandage in the medical room, Angelo saw Priscilla standing by the window in the
hallway.
He walked up behind her, his voice hoarse, “Back then… was it him?”
She didn’t look back, “Yeah, I won the lawsuit, he almost strangled me.”
Angelo’s heart sank as he never knew she had been through such danger.
“Priscilla, I…”
“Mr. Haley,” she interrupted him, turning with a calm but terrifying look in her eyes, “Are you really taking on this case today because you want to defend him, or is this just a moment of self–indulgence for you?”
“What did he say he took this lawsuit to see me…Angelo, do you still remember why you became a lawyer in the first place?”
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She was full of sarcasm and doubt in her words.
And Angelo opened his mouth, but was left speechless by these words,
When the court convened again, Angelo made a decision that shocked everyone in the room.
Based on the new evidence provided by the opposing lawyer, the defense applied to withdraw the appeal.
Tyrell suddenly turned his head and looked at Angelo, cursing loudly at the defendant’s seat, while Angelo just looked at Priscilla and said, “You’re right, some people are not worth defending.”
The judge pronounced in court, “The death penalty verdict is upheld, to be carried out immediately.”
As they walked out of the court, it was pouring rain. Angelo caught up and held an umbrella over her head, saying, “I’ll walk you home.”
Priscilla looked at the blurry street scene in the rain and suddenly said, “Do you know why I married you back then?”
Without waiting for his answer, she asked herself, “Because that day when you stood up for me against Tyrell, I thought I had finally met someone who would always protect me.”
She walked into the rain, her voice shattered by the rain.
“Unfortunately, you were the one who hurt me the most in the end.”
Chapter 14
