Martur is charged with Public Disorder - Discharged

Judge - Jellysnail

http://www.renaissancekingdoms.com/Proces.php?affaire=13500

Verdict

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Martur I discharge you and please accept the courts deepest apologies. You have been found innocent because of the excellent and clear evidence provided.

Martur provided a way for me to see into his characters events and so I could see for myself that truly his drawing (OOC: screen shot) is not fake.

You did however wounded the robbers and left them to die in a cows field, but as it states in the Worchester County laws:

3. Whoever wounds or kills another person in the defense against an immediate and unlawful attack, is not punishable.

So I clear this allegation against you.

Bill of indictment

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Martur, you are being charged with Public Disorder.

On 13/02 04:08 you robbed Kazgorath, a crime punishable with a fine, imprisonment or death, at the discretion of the judge.

You have the right to legal representation. If you wish a lawyer, I recommend contacting the Law Society of England.

This indictment has been written by his excellency the Public Prosecutor of Worcester,under the terms of the judicial treaty binding Worcester and Somerset.Evidence has also been provided and can be seen here:
http://forum.renaissancekingdoms.com/viewtopic.php?t=23196&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105

I bring to the attention of the witnesses that will be called to testify here that they have to do so under oath,as dictated by the Legal corpus of Somerset:
"Art. 1.4.10. : Testimony from witnesses are admissible in court. Witnesses must swear to state the truth only."

And also keep in mind this provision as well.:
"Art. 2.4.4. : An act of falsification of proof is defined as the creation of false evidence or modification of actual material evidence for use in a trial and that can affect the result of the trial.
An act of false testimony is defined as the act of stating false information or the omission of information as testimony before the court during a trial.
The falsification of proof and false testimony are light crimes. If these acts are committed to make false accusation, the accuser exposes himself/herself to receive the same degree of sentencing that the accused would have received. The sentences associated with this crime are set in Article 2.1.3."

It is with great sadness that I bring this case before you your Honour. Martur is a highly respected citizen of Somerset that has been sitting behind your august desk for some time. Nevertheless, it is the duty of every Public Prosecutor, not to confer justice but to bring alleged criminals before justice. So,it was my duty as Public Prosecutor to press charges against him, since this obscure case of robbery has to be resolved via a proper trial. Cause ,given the rule of interdiction of double jeopardy, this way Martur will have the opportunity to clear his name once and for all, if found innocent. And the alleged victims of him will have the opportunity to prove their allegations.

As to me, I will speak my mind in my 2nd bill of indictment, after the defendant and the essential witnesses will have testified. I also request our Constable, Ellsbeth to conduct a survey over the matter.

First defence pleading

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Your Honor,
I was but travelling across the counties trying to sell my meats when Sevrin and Kazgorath attacked me. I found them off and reported to the athorities when I reached the next town. They will claim that I took corn from them, but my inventory nor my sales orders show any. my events show nothing about recieving any goods from the encounter. One of them admitted to changing his screenshot in the forums, though he says it was only to protect his clientele. I give the following screenshots as evidence.

http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fullimageru8.png
http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=me2ft8.png
http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=me3kv1.png
http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=me5cm0.png

Prosecutor indictment

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Your Honour,

As I argued before you in the cases of Kazgorath and Servin (
http://www.renaissancekingdoms.com/Proces.php?affaire=13428
http://www.renaissancekingdoms.com/Proces.php?affaire=13427
),Martur can't have possibly intented to rob Kazgorath. So I drop the charges and offer the county's apologies to the defendant for all the trouble caused to him.

Last defence pleading

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No second pleading is necessary I believe. I am satisfied with my defense. No apology necessary from the courts, you were just doing your job.

The defence called Sajanzv

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Since the County has stated the intention to drop charges against Martur, I do not see a need for me to present a long testimony. Hence I shall keep it short.

Regarding the alleged falsification of proof by Martur, it can be easily verified from SAS records that Martur arrived in Gloucester on the 13th of February. Hence he could not have robbed Servin and Kazgorath on the 12th (OOC These are two actions, robbing the travelers and traveling and you cannot do two separate ingame actions on the same day. It is clear that Martur could have either traveled on the 12th to arrive at Gloucester on the 13th or he could have robbed on the 12th in which case he wouldnt have arrived in Gloucester on the 13th, but he couldnt have done both.) Since Martur showed up in Gloucester on the 13th, it is clear to me that he has presented no false proof here. Further investigation of SAS records show the fact that Martur arrived in Bridgewater (his home town) on the 15th of February, making it very possible for him to have produced meat at the dawn of the 16th of February as shown in his proof.

Hence the proof he has presented is legitimate and is supported by SAS records which track people who arrive in each town of Somerset daily.

I humbly ask the Judge to dismiss this case. Thank you.

Sentence: Discharged