Shotgun Trial, coming to an Exsilium near you!

[feyted]

What is this?

Either something to ignore or something to stare at, but the two lawyers wrangling some concept of law into order are about to get their first case -- unintentionally. With the official start of the Transport Police Officer Wing coming soon, it's time for the lawyers to also get into the thick of it and start applying what they know.

Which, as it turns out, is probably a grand load of nothing.

What will happen?

On the day after Christmas, Jesse Pinkman will be found high on meth at the site of a murder. JOHN DOE, one of the NPC citizens of Exsilium, has been shot and killed, and all immediate evidence points toward Jesse being the culprit.

As there's currently no means of handling murderers long-term, Jesse can look forward to an indefinite detention at the Exsilium Police Department. With no bail system, trial system, or even a super-efficient bribery system in place, the situation would look dire. But there's hope! In the form of the reluctant and antagonistic law-team of Miles Edgeworth, former prosecuting attorney, and Mia Fey, former defense attorney.

As Jesse is one of the Transports, the lawyers will approach the Chief of Police in a bid for running an exemplary trial to prove or disprove Jesse Pinkman's innocence. They will be granted one week to try, take testimony, cross examine, and present evidence in front of an elective judge and (something neither have had previously) jury of Transport and Exsilium native peers.

Jesse will ultimately be found innocent, though the whole of the trial system will likely crash and burn due to logic in the process.

Timeline of Events:

December 26th: A call is placed in to the Police Department. Gunshots have been heard in a given section of the city, and a patrol of Transport Officers are in the area. They respond to the call, find Jesse Pinkman at the scene of a crime, and take him in for questioning.

Later that day, the lawyers enter their plea to the Police Chief for an opportunity to run Jesse through a proper trial. He agrees to this insanity. Mia Fey takes on Jesse as his defense attorney. As the most experienced prosecutor currently known to Team Lawfingers, Franziska von Karma is assigned as the prosecuting attorney.

December 27th: The investigation for witnesses, evidence, and relative sanity begins. A search for jurors is initiated.

December 28th-December 31st: Trial proceedings occur. Witness testimony, evidence display, and ongoing police investigation.

January 1st: Conclusions speeches and jury deliberation.

January 2nd: Verdict announced. Reactions commence.

Where do we come in?

+ We need at least one to two police officers from the Transport Wing to respond to the call and bring Jesse in for questioning. Further police officers are invited to assist in gathering witness testimony, questioning the locals, combing over the crime scene, and anything at all they wish to do! It's free and open for those who are interested in this.

+ Any other PCs who people would like to have come up as suspects for the "actual" murderer.

+ A trial by peers means we're definitely looking for people who'd be interested in having their characters listen to this trainwreck and pass judgment on what actually happened when JOHN DOE was killed.

+ We would also love character witnesses for Jesse, as in any PC willing to testify on his behalf! Or against him.

+ And we would love, love, love people to be in the "audience" and pointing out how insanely stupid the shenanigans are. The "law" used in the Ace Attorney universe starts with "everyone is guilty" and ends with "surprise witnesses on stand and evidence introduced mid trial and convoluted murder stories and wild supposition" as the rule of the day.

This is meant to be fun and also demonstrate how little prepared anyone is to have a strict body of law from the past carried over to the present where the standards of everything have significantly changed. It'll be publicly broadcast in a few areas to citizens of Exsilium, but not on the intranet used by the Transports. It's only as visible as folks want it to be!

Oh, and Merry Christmas! God bless us, every last incompetent fool!

Comments

[perfectionisms]

What

[feyted]

what i fixed it

Specific Questions and/or Comments

[feyted]

Re: Specific Questions and/or Comments

[acemedium]

Maya's still assistant, right?

[breakablegirl]

Claire would be in that audience. Someone may need to keep her from being disorderly though. She can and would be a character witness to testify on his behalf.

[perfectionisms]

As stated above, Franziska's prosecuting for this foolish trial. Plot foolish plots foolishly plotting around in the foolish field of plots with me and so and such.

p.s. foolish fools

[bratworth]

He's putting his faith in you, little sister. Don't fuck things up.

[bratworth]

Edgeworth is going to ask to have Franziska assigned to the case, because he wants to see how good she is but still trusts her enough to do a good job. (And what he considers a 'good job' is a guilty verdict...welp.)

That being said, he'll be mostly free and trying to gather information about everything related to the trial during the week -- he'll be biased towards helping Franziska, as a fellow prosecutor, but he might try and nose about and find out what the defense is up to, as well (because, come on, Ms. Fey, weren't they just working together)?

I am happy to have him annoy anyone related to the trial and get all in their business, although he's going to be more subdued (but a lot angrier!) during the trial itself because... anniversary of his father's murder and all.

WHO WANTS TO INTERACT WITH JERKWORTH??

[aceordisgraced]

Well because jerkworth up there is being a jerk, Nick is going to loiter around help Mia as much as he can as well as observe how the jury system works out for this trial here. He doesn't have any badges to flash at anyone, but if Mia wants a question asked or something that's what he'll do.

Besides, who doesn't like rubbernecking?

[hostage]

Any plotting for the accused?

[breakablegirl]

um. Claire's just gonna wanna ask him if he did it or not. And believe him 100% when he says no.

[got_it_memorized]

LMAO Axel's far from an impartial party, and he's. actually killed people back home. but he could totally sit on the jury if you want. he likes passing judgment on other people. XD

also Sergeant Calhoun will be signing on with the force in the near future, so if you need someone to drag Jesse in by his ear she volunteers gleefully.

[fe_male]

can i volunteer for audience turned 'actual' murder suspect

is that possible

honestly I would love to be a character witness since tony does that pretty well but i have made the basically fatal flaw in having not gotten to know jesse that well, so

also like really a great plot; this is cool regardless

[perfectionisms]

Would he be a witness for or against Jesse?

[onemoredeath]

I vote Takegami for a murder suspect for many many reasons, one of them being that there are a few NPCs that think he's capable of killing with just a look (they also have been on the receiving end of one of his many wild fights).

[realady]

As the Hero of Truth^* and someone who doesn't know anyone doing the judging, nor the judged, Hilda would be pretty well-founded to be on the jury. I have also volunteered her for the police force, so that could be a way to rope her in.

*does not grant cool Truth Seeing powers, despite the incredible title

[idealord]

Oooh, oooh, Hilbert loves listening to trainwrecks! He'll definitely want to see this, since he's never actually seen a trial before they don't exist in Pokémon and generally has a good judge of character.

[sharpe]

you know who carries a gun everywhere? THIS GUY.

volunteering sharpe as a murder suspect because that would totally make him think of home.

[priad]

Priad will also make a hilarious murder suspect since he's constantly got a gun and hates everyone.

[shoesfitperfectly]

Zagreus is a thing wot destroys other things. And kills people. And is generally a nasty nogoodnik. He's got murder suspect written all over him and I submit him as such.

[neveraskedforthis]

SNOOPER ADAM GOTTA BE INVOLVED YO

[bravelyrunsaway]

GET IN GET INVOLVED

IGNORE THIS ACCOUNT THOUGH HI

[skyentific]

did someone say "testimony"?

fun fact: typed "gestimony" at first. i don't think anyone said that.

[bravelyrunsaway]

i want you simme

also you have perhaps the only scientist volunteering to do anything wanna get in on dis (in any way you fancy)

.... ignore this account i swear i am ishmael

[imperfect]

So late OTL, but can I volunteer this jerk for... dang IDK, but something sciencey? He doesn't know any of you losers and most of this probably isn't even in his field, but he's totally a scientist, okay.

...and also really judgmental at the best of times, so I guess the jury otherwise? It would involve less ~science~ though. :(

[firstroar]

HELLO ARE PEOPLE STILL INVITED
are
psychics invited

[feyted]

everyone is still invited
blue is super duper invited
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE HIM TO DO, LADY DEAREST?

[chittybang]

Oh I'm late this looks good o/ On hiatus until the 29th :C BUT hey, 29th-31st, I would love for Asami to be involved in trial proceedings if that stuff's available.

IF NOT THAT'S COOL SHE WILL SAY WORDS ON THE SIDELINES |D

[perfectionisms]

Whatchu have in mind?

also later than late to the reply of lates.

[thenormalsquint]

I am totally late for this but can Angela get involved? She will call shenanigans on the legal stuff because she knows her evidence shit even if she doesn't know any of the people involved lol

[whatsupcroc]

SHE CAN INDEED

so yes please have her it's all good by me, be it to end up prompting our npc judge to call order in the court or otherwise, it's good to have more critical examination!