[WP] You're a defense lawyer almost exclusively assigned to defendants that aren't physically present. You somehow win every case. (literature.cafe)

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[-] Unique_Emerald_Sol_I@literature.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry I don't have an actual story reply but my mind immediately went to the animal trials of the late Medieval and Early Modern eras. Quoting Wikipedia for one that comes to mind:

A notable French jurist, Bartholomé Chassenée (1480-1542), successfully defended the rats of Autun through various largely procedural arguments. He won an extension for the rats (who had failed to honour a summons and appear in ecclesiastical court) by arguing that they did so because they feared for their lives. He used similar arguments in defense of woodworms in Mamirolle.[4]

[-] ComicalMayhem@literature.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago

I had not heard of this before. That's amazing actually.

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