I Became a Law School Genius – 119



I Became a Genius Law School Student Episode 120

“Aha something has arrived!”

“The issue structure is simple.”

Kim Gap-dong escaped before the arson was actually committed saying he was not confident he could handle the consequences.

“Here if the time of his escape was before the start of execution ‘departure from the collusion relationship’ should be considered and if it was after the start of the execution ‘attempt to stop’ should be considered.”

In the latter case although the aborted attempt is reviewed it is difficult to actually recognize Kim Gap-dong as an aborted attempt.

This is because in order for an attempted suspension to be recognized in an accomplice relationship one must not only stop the criminal act but also stop the actions of other accomplices to actually prevent the consequences from occurring.

In other words since Lee Eul-nam actually caused the death of Hyeonju building arson the attempted suspension was also denied. Kim Gap-dong along with Lee Eul-nam must bear the guilt of the Hyeonju building arson killing.

However in the former case the story is different. If Kim Gap-dong had made a leading contribution his departure would be denied and he would be guilty of arson of the Hyeonju building but if not his departure would be acknowledged and he would be guilty of preliminary crime of arson of the Hyeonju building.

“I submit evidence.”

I named a series of evidence.

A half-burnt piece of wood with Lee Eul-nam’s fingerprint on it.

And the National Forensic Service’s analysis request circular that analyzed the point in time when the piece of wood caught fire and the fact that the fire spread from this piece of wood to A’s residence.

CCTV footage of Kim Gap-dong leaving the scene.

Suspect interrogation report of Kim Gap-dong and Lee Eul-nam.

According to all of this evidence the time when the piece of wood caught fire was around 9:37 p.m. Kim Gap-dong left the scene of the crime before 9:30 p.m.

“Precedents believe that the start of the crime of arson is when the medium that is the means of arson is ignited.”

A series of evidence and case law all seemed to point to one conclusion.

Kim Gap-dong refused to participate in the crime and left the scene before Lee Eul-nam started setting the arson.

Before I could add any commentary Hwang Seung-su attacked.

“In other words whether there is a departure from the collusion relationship! In other words the issue is whether defendant Kim Gap-dong made a leading contribution or not!”

“I will submit additional evidence. “This is the content of the phone call conspiracy between defendant No. 21 Kim Gap-dong and defendant Lee Eul-nam.”

One after another Seungsu Hwang’s teammates provide support.

– Hey Eulnam. I can’t live like this….

A recording of the call which I had already confirmed was played in court. This is ambiguous content that can be interpreted either as acknowledging the leading contribution or not.

“This is ambiguous! “Isn’t that right?”

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Seungsu Hwang asked me as if he was happy.

“I provided information about the fence but that was it. Defendant Kim Gap-dong neither proposed the crime nor planned it! The act of putting it into practice is nothing more than tearing down a wall and throwing oil on it!”

“What is the conclusion?”

“It is clearly difficult to say that defendant Kim Gap-dong made a ‘leading’ contribution!”

This is an expected objection.

“Especially because Kim Gap-dong hesitated until the end and eventually left the scene. It was Lee Eul-nam who prepared the wooden block as a means of committing the crime and actually set it on fire. Considering that Kim Gap-dong even warned Lee Eul-nam that it would be better for him to stop committing crimes before leaving I think we should be cautious about admitting his leading role!”

“It is a valid argument.”

Being predictable also meant that it was a reasonable and valid objection. The judge who was listening to the story also nodded and expressed a positive opinion on Hwang Seung-soo’s argument then turned his arrow toward me.

“What do the prosecutors think?”

‘come. ‘It’s a matter of victory.’

What would happen if we tried to refute Hwang Seung-soo’s claim here?

Regarding the same facts I have to create a logic that acknowledges my side’s leading participation and fight. However it is a path into mud where victory or defeat cannot be guaranteed.

There is no precedent that fits my position. Therefore which side’s argument is considered valid ultimately depends on the judge’s conscience and reason or in other words ‘the judge’s heart.’

‘You can’t do that.’

Leaving the outcome to factors beyond my control is not my style. In the first place Hwang Seung-soo’s goal was to create a half-battle that way so there was no reason to cooperate.

‘therefore.’

The board must be completely turned over.

“The argument made by the defense attorney now has no meaning.”

“yes? “What do you mean by that?”

“It’s a simple story.”

The truth I found.

“The reason whether leading participation in a complicity relationship is an issue is because we are reviewing whether leaving the collusion relationship can be recognized. Is that correct?”

“Of course!”

“The reason we are considering leaving the conspiracy relationship is because the defendant Kim Gap-dong left the scene before the crime was actually committed… that is before the ‘beginning of execution’ of the arson of the Hyeonju building.”

In the end there is only one reason for discussing the issue of proactive participation.

This is because there was an assumption that Kim Gap-dong left before the start of execution.

“You’re stating the obvious from earlier!”

“then.”

I grinned.

“What if that premise were flipped?”

“…yes?”

For the first time Seungsu Hwang’s eyes contained emotions other than his crazy passion for law.

“If we say that the time of Kim Gap-dong’s departure was after Lee Eul-nam started arson.”

That’s for sure.

It was something that could be called embarrassment.

“Evidence number 29. “I am submitting an analysis request circular for the ash and corresponding evidence of a piece of wood found in the corner of the site.”

“Ash… powder?”

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“Please check for yourself.”

What was reflected on the screen was pitch black ash.

And it was a single paper document containing the analysis results.

“According to the analysis results the composition of this ash matches the wood chips used by Lee Eul-nam. “The embers that started from this piece of wood also spread to A’s house and caused a fire.”

Hwang Seung-soo looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“And the time of combustion was… around 9:26 p.m.”

The expression soon changed to astonishment.

“This was before Kim Gap-dong left.”

“yes? uh? “No way?”

“What you think is correct.”

I blurted out the conclusion.

“In this case the start of arson was not when the embers were set on fire.”

Then he pointed to the ash on the screen.

“This is when we ignited ‘another piece of wood’ that became the source of this ash.”

“Another piece of wood…?”

We believed that the wood chips listed in the evidence list were the only arson medium used to start the fire.

Since the piece of wood was set on fire around 9:37 Kim Gap-dong who was seen in the yard earlier at 9:30 left the scene before the start of the execution.

But what if there was actually another piece of wood at the site?

And the time when Lee Eul-nam lit this piece of wood on fire was 9:26. This is before Kim Gap-dong leaves the scene.

If so the content of the case is completely reversed.

Kim Gap-dong left after the start of the project not before it.

What needs to be reviewed is not ‘departure from the collusion relationship before commencement’ but ‘attempted suspension after commencement’.

And as already concluded the guilt in that case is determined.

“Attempted suspension cannot be recognized unless there are consequences. Kim Gap-dong along with Lee Eul-nam should be punished for causing death by arson at a Hyeonju building.”

“No no. Huh?”

Hwang Seung-su opened his mouth with a puzzled expression. There was a lot I wanted to say but I felt like I couldn’t organize it properly because I was overloaded.

“no. However there was no information about other pieces of wood in Kim Gap-dong’s suspect interrogation report…”

“You probably didn’t see it.”

I answered immediately.

“What role did defendant Kim Gap-dong play at the scene? While Lee Eul-nam was preparing the pieces of wood he sprayed gasoline everywhere to create an environment that was easy to burn. “There’s no way you could have seen what your accomplice was doing from start to finish while you were busy spraying oil.”

What actually happened at the crime scene is as follows.

As planned in advance Kim Gap-dong sprinkled oil throughout A’s house. Meanwhile Lee Eul-nam first took out a piece of wood lit it on fire and threw it in the corner.

I thought Kim Gap-dong who came back right after that had not set the fire yet so I left saying I couldn’t do it.

“…Then what about Lee Eul-nam?”

“I don’t know. He may have hidden the truth to lessen his colleague’s guilt or he may have had other intentions. It doesn’t matter either way.”

Because there is a simple way to find out.

“I request an interrogation of the defendant Lee Eul-nam.”

“I give permission.”

Court staff adjusted the screen. The scene shown on the screen is a courtroom that looks similar to where we are. At the defendant’s table there was an NPC wearing a nameplate that read [Defendant Lee Eul-nam].

‘Well this guy is not a real person but an NPC. Originally only designated lines were output repeatedly but….’

It’s as if hidden lines or scenes are played when certain conditions are met in a game. If you show evidence related to the truth to an NPC who is lying or hiding the truth you can hear the NPC’s ‘confession’.

This defendant newspaper is a system that also appeared in the original work. None other than Shin Seo-jun used it to secure victory in the finals.

Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to use it myself until now but I never thought I would be using it in the finals like this.

‘It’s a really well-made simulation.’

“Please present evidence number 29 to defendant Eul-nam Lee.”

– You found it.

‘yes!’

In the screen Lee Eul-nam seemed to hesitate for a moment but then nodded his head loudly as if he had made up his mind and revealed the truth. It was a needlessly realistic production.

– …you’re right. The first thing I lit on fire was that piece of wood. Immediately after that Kim Gap-dong came running to me said he couldn’t do it and ran out.

– The reason I didn’t tell you was because I thought Kim Gap-dong’s guilt would be lessened that way.

“Did you hear?”

The defendant himself even confessed. Now there was nothing left to argue about further. Seungsu Hwang looked at the screen me and the record he was holding with a bewildered expression for a while then barely opened his mouth.

“how.”

It was a pure question.

“How do you know?”

“What are you talking about?”

“It is true that this competition is not a breeze just because you know the law well.”

Only by laying down knowledge of legal principles as a foundation and making serious efforts to carefully analyze the evidence and discover the truth can a proper answer be reached.

Almost all contest questions were designed that way. And Hwang Seung-su also overcame this and made it to the finals.

Naturally he would have great expertise in tracing the existence of necessary evidence from legal issues.

“But no matter what there were so many clues this time! Where on earth did you notice that ‘leaving the collusion relationship’ was not an issue?”

“There was. proviso.”

“yes?”

“That’s two things too.”

I explained the basis of the idea.

“The first clue was the ambiguity of the ‘departure from collusion’ issue itself.”

We are not holding a trial over an actual case. It deals with problems created for the competition.

The created problems are designed so that the criteria for winning or losing are clear. Therefore if the answer to the core issue seems ambiguous there is only one conclusion.

“That wasn’t the issue in the first place.”

They say it’s a trap made to look like an issue.

“What was the other one?”

“This is it. Exhibit 16. “CCTV video taken in the yard of A’s house.”

To be exact it is a video of Kim Gap-dong and Lee Eul-nam entering the house for the first time to set fire to the house.

“Please enlarge the video. “By focusing on Lee Eul-nam’s lower body.”

At my order the focus of the video shifts to Lee Eul-nam. As the man’s lower body expanded to fill the screen Hwang Seung-su let out a groaning sound.

“Do you see it? “Both of Lee Eul-nam’s pants pockets were bulging.”

Two pieces of wood sticking out of both pockets.

“From the beginning Lee Eul-nam prepared two pieces of wood. But strangely there was only one piece of wood listed in the evidence list.”

weird. There were clearly two pieces of wood brought to the site but where did one go?

“I was tracking that direction.”

They could have just taken it back with them so they also checked Lee Eul-nam’s home. After going here and there the last thing I came back to was the entrance of A’s house. It was a place where arson was committed.

After patient investigation I discovered mysterious ash that had not been recovered from the front door.

“Do I need further explanation?”

Instead of answering my question Seungsu Hwang raised his hands.

“…I lost!”

Needless to say it was a clean declaration of surrender.