Chapter 839 Heavy Penalty of the Rockefeller Foundation
The Supreme Court of the Federal Government is undoubtedly one of the most sacred places in the United States, and Thomas Breyer is a symbol of American justice, so the court suddenly became silent and the atmosphere was very solemn.
After the trial began, a series of programmatic procedures were carried out, and then the lawyers of both parties began to explain their own views.
Truman spoke first on behalf of DreamWorks. DreamWorks asked the Federal Supreme Court to try the Rockefeller Consortium's despicable behavior in horse racing, demanded that Rockefeller Finance be responsible for the death of canned food, and prohibited Rockefeller Consortium from permanently participating in related industries. Rockefeller Consortium must dissolve its horse racing companies and gambling associations, and all its racing tracks will be nationalized...
Once these requests from DreamWorks were made, they immediately caused a surprise in the court, followed by thunderous applause.
Thomas Breyer had to use a hammer to ask the people in the hall to remain quiet.
The chief lawyer of Rockefeller Consortium is Bud. His statement on behalf of Rockefeller Consortium is very simple, that is: Rockefeller Consortium admitted that it used stimulants during the game and admitted that this behavior was illegal, but Rockefeller Consortium will not be responsible for the death of canned food, because all Rockefeller Consortium did was to inject stimulants into its horses, and the death of canned food had nothing to do with them.
The court sentenced Rockefeller to dissolve its horse racing companies and gambling associations and to permanently be unable to participate in related industries.
They believe that the Rockefeller Consortium uses stimulants only on its own horses. At most, it violates relevant horse racing regulations. The relevant organizations have already imposed penalties on the Rockefeller Consortium, and the court cannot punish it for the second time.
The statement from the Rockefeller Consortium immediately stirred up the hall, and many people looked angry, but some people nodded and said yes.
Legally speaking, both Rockefeller and DreamWorks have some truth in their reputations. The current situation is that both sides have a consensus on the illegal use of stimulants, and the biggest difference is in punishment.
The Rockefeller Consortium is absolutely impossible to agree to DreamWorks' request.
They may be able to accept the death of canned food, and they can also be apologized and there is no problem at all, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the most important thing in the proposal put forward by DreamWorks is the one that follows: The Rockefeller Consortium dissolves its horse racing companies and gambling associations and can never enter this field.
what does that mean!?
Gambling has taken root in the United States since white people set foot on this land. In modern times, especially after 1900, gambling flourished in the United States, bringing huge profits to investment companies. It can be said that whether it is horse racing or gambling, the local profits brought far exceed those of other industries. The Rockefeller Consortium has a horse racing company, which accounts for almost half of the US horse racing industry, and their gambling companies have a profit of at least 100 billion or 20 billion per year, which is a huge amount of money.
Who would like to lose such a big sweetness? Disband the horse racing company, dissolve the gambling association, and prohibit the Rockefeller Consortium from entering this industry forever. That would mean that it would be forever cut off a wealth path for the Rockefeller Consortium. It would be absolutely impossible for the Rockefeller Consortium to agree. This involves their vital interests and their dignity, especially in such an extremely severe situation.
Besides, John Rockefeller, the old man just died, and the Rockefeller Consortium is now in a state of turmoil. At this time, if it fails on this, it will inevitably bring about a series of domino effects. It is not difficult for anyone to imagine what the consequences will be.
John Rockefeller Jr. and Carrey Rockefeller are not fools, they cannot be unclear about the consequences of doing so. So they tried their best to let DreamWorks pass this request by the court.
Therefore, in this way, the focus of the case is very clear. That is the final punishment.
There are two main points to decide whether the final punishment can meet the requirements of DreamWorks. First, the death of canned food was caused by the Rockefeller Consortium. Second, the behavior of the Rockefeller Consortium has caused great damage to society, and this damage has completely reached the level of the above punishment for them.
Only when these two points are proven and recognized by the court can DreamWorks’ proposal be passed.
Therefore, in the subsequent court debate, the focus of both sides first focused on the first issue.
Is the death of canned food caused by the Rockefeller Consortium? This is really a matter of saying that the mother is right and the mother is right.
DreamWorks said that the canned food was dead, and the Rockefeller Consortium should be fully responsible. It was the Rockefeller Consortium that used stimulants on the God of War, which greatly increased the strength of the God of War, and thus caused the cans that compete with it to exhaust their physical strength and finally die.
The Rockefeller Consortium naturally refused to say this statement from DreamWorks. They believed that the death of canned food had nothing to do with the Rockefeller Consortium. Although the Rockefeller Consortium used stimulants on the God of War, the performance of canned food was completely determined by itself. If it had not been running on its own, it would not have died at all.
As a result, both sides fell into a verbal battle.
Coolidge, Truman, Bud and Clarence are all rare debate experts, very familiar with the law, and have rich experience in trials, so the four of them were so lively in court.
From about 10 a.m. to 12 a.m., two hours later, everyone's eyes in the court focused on Torres Breyer.
Both parties have said what should be said, and both parties have done what should be done, and now they are waiting for the court's judgment.
The United States is a country of case law, which means that the judge's judgment will provide a profound legal basis for later laws. Before this case, there were no relevant cases, so it means that Thomas Breyer undoubtedly has the final right to decide on this issue. Once he decides, then a similar case will occur from then on, and he can make a judgment according to the conclusion he made.
Therefore, Thomas Breyer's final opinion will be very important.
Thomas Breyer knew that the matter was important, so he announced a recession of 20 minutes and would discuss with other justices and juries.
The recession was twenty minutes. It seemed so long.
When Thomas Breyer appeared in the court again, there was silence inside the court.
The old man sat in his seat, was silent for a moment, and then said firmly: "According to our joint resolution, we believe that Rockefeller died suddenly in the can..."
Thomas Breyer paused, and everyone in the court held up their ears.
"...I bear all the responsibility!" Thomas Breyer's words made the Rockefeller Consortium sitting on our right suddenly collapse.
"good!"
“The law is fair!”
The court suddenly became turbulent and everyone applauded.
I turned around and looked at Little John Rockefeller. The guy's face was pale. A layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, which was even worse than a ghost.
Bard and Clarence, the Rockefeller Consortium's attorneys, were both dumbfounded and at a loss. They might have never thought that the court would make such a firm judgment.
Thomas Breyer's judgment immediately made the situation good for DreamWorks. The court announced an adjournment and continued the trial at 2:00 pm.
Neither of the parties left the court, but entered the pre-arranged lounge to discuss the things to do in the afternoon.
The group of people at DreamWorks were very angry, and the court's verdict was completely within my expectations. Therefore, we were prepared for all the activities in the afternoon, and Truman and Coolidge were even more confident.
But the Rockefeller Consortium is probably completely different from us. The morning verdict was declared that they lost half of it. If they fail in the afternoon, the Rockefeller Consortium will have to face severe punishment, which they cannot accept.
So after the recess, we saw people constantly entering and leaving the lounge of the Rockefeller Consortium. The lounge was even more messy.
At 2 p.m., the second round of trials officially began.
DreamWorks is still the first. Coolidge criticized the Rockefeller Consortium's behavior with endless eloquence. Our biggest weapon is the status of canned food in the minds of the American people. The Rockefeller Consortium used such a despicable approach to destroying the hope of the entire United States and seriously violated relevant professional ethics, so naturally he did not have the qualifications to engage in this industry.
The Rockefeller Consortium naturally cannot agree with the accusations and claims of DreamWorks. The main task of Bard and Clarence is to prove that cans are not the hope of Americans, but a horse.
However, even when they say this statement, they are not confident, because the location of canned food is obvious in the minds of the American people. Otherwise, an ordinary stimulant case would never be able to go to the Supreme Court.
The court opened from two o'clock to 5 pm. The two sides not only had a fierce confrontation, but also invited a large number of people. Among these people, there were all kinds of people, and the witnesses from both sides combined, as many as 50 people.
At five o'clock, the case returned to the court.
"Dear members of the jury, respectfully, the justices. The game a week ago was definitely not an ordinary game, and the horse that died was definitely not an ordinary horse! It is the hope of all Americans! Especially in this era of doomsday, it has brought everyone the motivation to move forward! But the Rockefeller Consortium used despicable methods to destroy our dreams and our hopes! They are not qualified to engage in this industry at all! On behalf of DreamWorks, I beg the court to make a reasonable judgment!" Coolidge's closing statement made was imposing.
"Dear jury members, dear justices, the Rockefeller Consortium admits that its actions violate the law, but does not accept the judgment that the death of canned food is related to us! We believe that the punishment imposed on us by DreamWorks is unreasonable! It has sinister intentions. Therefore, we beg the court to give us a fairness!" Bud's statement of closing the case was as aggressive.
The court entered the peace talks.
First, the judges obtained the jury’s opinion. On this issue, almost all the jury members had an unusual attitude, that is, they believed that the Rockefeller Consortium was guilty and deserved.
When he saw the jury's opinion, John Rockefeller Jr. almost slipped down from the chair.
In the federal court, although the final judgment power was decided by the judge, the jury's opinion was also very powerful and greatly affected the judge's judgment. Now the jury unanimously believes that the Rockefeller Consortium is indeed guilty, which inevitably means that the Rockefeller Consortium will not have any good results in the subsequent final trial.
At 6 pm, after a full 8 hours of trial, this case that attracted the attention of all Americans finally reached its final stage.
Originally, according to legal procedures, the judge should have a date for his judgment, but because the case is special, there is no need to delay it until the next day.
Thomas Breyer appeared in the court with several justices and all members of the jury. Thomas Breyer stood up, looked at me, and then looked at John Rockefeller Jr. In a nearly trembling voice, he said: "The behavior of the Rockefeller Consortium seriously violates the relevant laws. Because of the particularity of canned food, it greatly harms American society, seriously violates the American free and fair legal spirit, and has extremely bad influence. Therefore, this judge declared the verdict: Rockefeller Consortium
, the party should bear full responsibility for the death of canned land, and the party John Rockefeller, the old party should be severely punished by law. However, because the party has passed away, he will no longer be punished. Starting today, the Rockefeller Consortium must dissolve the horse racing company, and all the property under the horse racing company will be nationalized, and the Rockefeller Consortium will be permanently prohibited from operating the horse racing business. In addition, the Rockefeller Consortium's gambling company is dissolved and cannot operate the gambling industry alone, but other methods can be used to operate on a small scale!"
Bang!
Before the result of Thomas Breyer's trial was finished, a muffled sound came from the right side of the court, and John Rockefeller, little, fainted.
Such a verdict was undoubtedly a big fist for the Rockefeller Consortium.
Although the court did not punish the Rockefeller Consortium completely as we requested, it was basically 90%.
It can also be seen from the verdict that Thomas Breyer made such a decision after comprehensive consideration. He basically obeyed public opinion and would not agree to the Rockefeller Consortium if he did not punish the Rockefeller Consortium severely. For the sake of legal justice, he had to take care of some of the Rockefeller Consortium. Therefore, he did not prohibit the Rockefeller Consortium from entering the gambling industry forever, but had some restrictions. This could be considered as a release to the Rockefeller Consortium.
Our DreamWorks basically accepted Thomas Breyer's judgment. Although the Rockefeller Consortium was very reluctant, there was no way. After all, this is the Supreme Court and it cannot be changed once it is decided.
After John Rockefeller was rescued by all means, he cried loudly in the courtroom. Such a powerful man could even cry. This was the first time I saw this.
I walked out of the court with a group of people from DreamWorks in a relaxed mood. At this time, each of us felt like we had completed a big task and completely relaxed.
"Boss, this time, we have given cans a complete comfort." Kava looked at me and finally laughed.
This is the first time I saw him laughing after he died.
Coolidge and Truman were quickly surrounded by reporters. While I was hiding beside me, I happened to meet Thomas Breyer who had just walked out.
"Mr. Corleon, congratulations to DreamWorks for winning this game." Thomas Breyer politely stretched out his hand after seeing me.
I held his hand and laughed: "Mr. Breyer, thank you very much. "Don't thank me, don't thank me, I didn't do anything. I'm just a legal enforcer, even if someone else is changed, I will be like this." Thomas Breyer smiled.
He looked at me, then looked around, and saw that no one was paying attention, so he walked up to me and whispered to me: "Mr. Corleon, I am actually a super canned fan. It is impossible for me to let canned food die with my eyes."
His words made me nod hard.
"Can is my favorite horse racing. It is the pride of our Americans. Mr. Corleon, all I can do is this. You know. It is impossible to follow your proposal completely, and I hope you can understand me."
The old man means that he must take care of both aspects.
I naturally understand this.
"Mr. Breyer, our DreamWorks understands your difficulties. But for us, you are indeed our friend, canned friend!" I held Thomas Breyer's hand hard.
"Go back to Los Angeles and offer a bouquet of flowers to me in front of the canned grave. I am old and I can't see the canned food in person. All I can do for canned food is that. Goodbye Mr. Corleon, I wish you good luck." The old man waved his hand at me, turned around and walked into the depths of the corridor.
Looking at his back, I couldn't help but feel awe. The canned case was completely over.
Chapter completed!