EM Announcement (OOC INFO) The Trial Against Lady Amandine, trial mechanics and signup criteria.

The case against Lady Amandine has finally come to a head after her being in jail for two months. Dupre's charges against her are not in dispute, although the legal, moral and political implications are a matter of hot debate. This knights trial will be judged by a simple majority, NOT by unanimous vote.

Trial Members:

Judge: EM Tiberies

Prosecutor #1: PLAYER
Prosecutor #2: PLAYER
Defender #1: PLAYER
Defender #2: PLAYER
Juror #1: PLAYER
Juror #2: PLAYER
Juror #3: PLAYER
Juror #4: PLAYER
Juror #5: PLAYER
Juror #6: PLAYER
Juror #7: PLAYER

Lord Dupre will discuss the charges against the defendant before she is brought in.
The Judge will address Lady Amandine.
Prosecutor #1 will have 10 min to bring his/her case against the defendant, with an additional SMALL period of Q&A.
Prosecutor #2 will have 10 min to bring his/her case against the defendant, with an additional SMALL period of Q&A.
Defender #1 will then have 10 min to bring forth his/her defense for the defendant, with an additional SMALL period of Q&A.
Defender #2 will then have 10 min to bring forth his/her defense for the defendant, with an additional SMALL period of Q&A.

Once the case has been fully defended/prosecuted, each of the Jurors will have the opportunity to ask 3 questions each. These questions can be directed at Lady Amandine, the Judge, the Prosecutors, or to the Defense.

The Judge will then have a small period of Q&A.

Lady Amandine will speak.

The Judge will ask each of the jurors the following Questions/Charges:

#1: Did Lady Amandine commit unlawful murder, or was it a just killing under the protection of Martial Law?
#2: Were the actions of Lady Amandine immoral, and unbecoming of an officer of the Knights of the Crux Ansata?
#3: Have the actions of Lady Amandine damaged her standing within the Crux Ansata and in Britannia as a whole?
#4: Is Lady Amandine still fit to lead the Knights of the Crux Ansata?

Upon a not guilty verdict, the defendant will be dismissed and free to go.

Upon a guilty verdict on one (or more) of the four charges/questions the each of the jurors will be given the option of one of these four punishments.

#1: Death, public execution, entire Amandine estate given to Reddish's two brothers.
#2: Retirement, permanent retirement and removal from the Knights of the Crux Ansata, and reparations paid to Reddish's brothers.
#3: Censure, public condemnation of her actions by the Crux Ansata and possible demotion, and reparations paid to Reddish's brothers.
#4: Reprimand, public apology and reparations paid to Reddish's brothers.

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We have 11 spaces for player participants in this trial.

To sign up, you will need to send an email to em.bennu@gmail.com with the following information:

#1: Your character's name.
#2: Verify you are available for at least 3 hours starting at Thursday July 19th, 2012 @ 8:30pm EST and will not be late.
#3: Your choice of positions in order of desire. This is NOT a guarantee.
#4: The ability of your character/yourself to fulfill the role appointed, even if it is contrary to your own opinion.

IMPORTANT: Signups will open at 8:30pm EST on July 18th (24 hours before the trial starts), any emails received before this date/time will be ignored.

Positions will be filled at EM's discretion based on email TIME STAMP starting at 8:30pm EST on the 18th.

Those not chosen will be in the audience, as this will be a public trial.

Fiction will be released prior to the trial.

Awesome! Sadly I can't guarantee I'd have 10 uninterrupted minutes to present any sort of case...

Maybe I'll sign up for juror... We'll see.

So, so... words cant express my excitement. This is the only appropriate emoticon I could find:

The 10 min limit is more of a maximum, so that this trial doesn't last 5 or 6 hours like trials have on previous shards.

Tiberies and I are going to try our hardest to have this take no longer than an hour and a half, we will be very strict with time limits.

a 5 hour trial would be no fun for anyone.

I really hope Danica gets freed

Can we bribe the jurors and/or the judge?

The Judge will be my character Viscount Raymond of Minoc, whom you all met during the "The Awakening: Night of the Mutilator" event.

He is uniquely qualified to judge this matter because he is an old knight with years of experience both at field-fighting (you may or may not have noticed him right in the thick of the battles at the mines against the minions of the Mutilator, doing damage right along with you all) and government/public administration, yet is also considered a man of the people and a champion of their cause. He also has a reputation for fairness and has pledged to, if Lady Danica is to be executed, volunteer to do the deed himself, even if he disagrees with the verdict.

He follows the old ways and believes that the Knight who kills through others soon forgets what death is.

Cool!!!!

Not sure what my work schedule will be because it has been "one arm drummer" kinda busy (to keep with Tib's Metalmania themes lol). Seriously hope I will be around

Somewhere in the distance, I hear the bells ring. Darkness settles on the town, as the children start to sing.

Singing the song of angry men...

Let's hope so

Very interesting indeed. Sing out in amazement you say? Let us just hope for honesty ...

I haven't seen you in awhile, what rock did you slither out from under?

Well young one, I have been around. However I am always in the shadows lurking, watching and gathering tidbits of information here and there.

Dont worry everyone, this shall play by the end of the trial

I don't know... That depends on how good the prosecution is at convincing the jurors of her guilt.

I was thinking something a little more like this...

<<Is glad we don't have to pay YouTube royalties

And using those tidbits to weave fantastical tales which you try to pass off a truth?

The court room is a big place, so those who switches back and forth in both clients at times, remember the enhanced client can zoom out, so you can sit in the back and see the entire courtroom. While classic has it's little window and more than likely all be bunched up in front.

How goes your defense?

I want to let anyone who is going to become a juror something: I have a great opportunity to make gold for you. Just PM me for more info

*sighs*

Isn't bribing the jury a crime?

As Lady Amandine can attest too, much like murder, bribery is only a crime if you are caught.

*mouse pointer over send button watching the clock*

Ditto.

lol

I seriously hope he does not use that old AOL deal. He is gonna get tired of hearing "You've got mail" if he does. hehe

As of right now there are still some spots open.

The timestamp on mine is a minute behind my clock... Boo. I hope it still counts

Well resend it just in case silly

He never said only one entry *goes back to look for small print*

Again, any jurors, I have a great money opportunity.

20m Per Juror, for more details PM me

Just returned to UO. I have no idea what the current storyline is for the events, but I hope my application for juror gets accepted. It has been so long since I have been involved in some UO roleplaying! *crosses fingers*

I sent email right at 8:30 eastern. And Promathia, what are you getting at? lol

Still some slots open, and my spam folder is empty.

Just sent out 'confirmations' to those that I have emails from, if you didnt get a confirmation yet. Email me again.

Private message me my friend, you will have the opportunity to make lots of gold.

My friend, as tempting as that sounds. I have sworn to be as honest and an open heart in the trial as i can be. Gold is an item in this game which can be obtained so easily, trust and friendship is something hard to obtain once you betrayed so many.

*wears his new juror badge*


I figured if I tried to be a prosecutor, it might ruin my reputation in the future if things don't go as I hope...

Oh lord, are you serious? Poor Nythrax won't get his wish then.

Real talk for a second, if anyone thinks I'm actually going to PAY people to vote a certain way, you are a moron. Sorry to be harsh, but I don't like being INSULTED in game.

In fact, I doubt ANYNOE votes guilty. I mean really? Who is going to help get rid of our MAIN EM character? It just isnt going to happen, no matter how you want to roleplay it.

No, they didn't. Someone took you seriously? lol

Oh wait a second... does that mean we are free to insult ya on the boards?