Court Proceedings in Haelun'or

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Court Proceedings in Haelun’or

5th of the Sun’s Smile, Year 68 of the Second Age

 

In accordance with the Silver Law, a proper court proceeding must be taken in order to absolve or convict an accused of their crimes. Below will describe the court proceedings for Haleunorian court:

 

Article One: Every citizen has the right to call for a fair trial when accused of committing a crime. 

 

Article Two: Every citizen has the right to an unbiased jury, known as the pariran’tir.

 

Article Three: Every citizen has the right to form their own defense. In the Haelun’or court of law, lawyers are nonexistent and cannot be appointed, the accused must be their own defense.

 

Article Four: Every court proceeding must have a judge. This judge must be an appointed member of the Sillumir, the Okarir’tir, or the Sohaer. Court cannot proceed without a proper judge.

 

Article Five: Every citizen has a right to a public trial, for the public can claim bias of the jury.

 

Article Six: The pariran’tir shall consist of three people, who cannot have a relation to the accused. 

 

Article Seven: Evidence can be brought forth to the judge and the pariran’tir in the form of testimonial, physical, and confessional.

 

Article Eight: The judge has the ability to override the decision of the pariran’tir on the basis that enough evidence has been accumulated against the accused. 

 

Article Nine: If a pariran’tir has been called out for bias, they may not return to the jury and will be replaced. 

 

Article Ten: All those participating, (aside from the onlookers), must swear to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth. 

 

To begin the proceedings, the judge will call for order, state the date, the crime, and the name of the accused. The accused will then be given a chance to plead guilty or not guilty to their crime. 

 

In the event that the accused pleads guilty at the beginning of court, the pariran’tir will be dismissed, and the accused will be asked a series of questions pertaining to the crime before the judge decides on a sentencing.

 

In the event that the accused pleads not guilty, pariran’tir will lisen to the accused make their defense, then the judge will ask a series of questions pertaining to the crime. Witnesses may also be brought in, for the use of accumulating further evidence. 

 

Below will be a simplified version of how proceedings should work:

 

1. The judge will announce themselves, the jury, and the accused. The judges, the accused, and the pariran’tir will swear to an oath of truthfulness for the duration of the trial.

 

2. The judge will then ask if the accused pleads guilty or not guilty.

 

3. The accused will plead.

 

4. The accused will then state their defense. ((This emote is not allowed to be longer than 2 full paragraphs.))

 

5. The judge will ask a question, and the accused will answer. This will repeat several times.

 

6. If there are any witnesses, they shall be brought in to testify, as well as any physical evidence. 

 

7. The judge will then ask if the pariran’tir requires more evidence before convening. 

 

8. The pariran’tir have ten elven minutes to convene, and in the meantime, recess will be held. The accused is not allowed to leave the building. 

 

9. The pariran’tir will return with the verdict once the recess is over, and the sentence will be carried out by a judge. 

 

Maehr’sae Hiylun’ehya

Signed, 

Okarir’tir Iphys Catullus