pcl_0535_020_09_02

Puddleby Court Log: 20 Winter, year 535 of The Ascendancy. 09:02

In the matter of Meriin v Cat, accused of “for killing my kudzu when I told here not to”

Before the jurors: Malkor, Ace Rimmer, Shadowfire, Aldernon, Ptolemy, BonTemps, Gimli, Pharazon, Koric.

The Honourable Judge Haengemie, presiding.
With Bellafae serving as Bailiff.
To all who read these precepts, the following transcript of this trial is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge.
Clera, reporting.

[Haengemie] <standard pre-trial court briefing>
[Meriin] well
[Meriin] I was in town
[Meriin] plantying my kudzu
[Meriin] to make a salad
[Meriin] when cat
[Meriin] comes and kills it
[Meriin] and then I told her enot to
[Meriin] so I planted anouther one
[Meriin] she killed it
[Meriin] witness : telan
[Meriin] witness: telan
[Haengemie] Thank you, Meriin
[Meriin] bah
[Haengemie] Telan, please approach the witness railing, to the Northeast of the jury box. You have 15 seconds.
[Haengemie] Thank you, Telan. You have been called to testify in this matter, please state the pertinant facts to the jury.
[Haengemie] Telan, you have 90 seconds to speak.
[Telan] Ok, so I was with another character, who will remain anonymous, sleeping
[Telan] I was watching Meriin plant his stuff, and I admit, I was waiting for a chance to swipe a seedling :D
[Telan] But I saw cat, and she killed meriins kudzu before they could grow
[Telan] Now, I know this sounds petty, as I said with a case before, but in a way, killing of kudzu is stealing
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Telan] It may not have cost him alot, but that is beside the point
[Telan] We need to nip stealers in the bud :D
[Haengemie] Thank you, Telan
[Telan] done
[Haengemie] Cat, you have 90 seconds to speak.
[Cat] Well first of all
[Cat] I am sorry that your time was wasted with this pointless case
[Cat] I did kill 2 of his Kudzu
[Cat] Both were plannted right in town center
[Cat] The first he planted and then took off some where
[Cat] so I assumed he needed inventoty space
[Cat] so I killed it like anyone would
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Cat] I then recived 2 bk from him
[Cat] sorry more to come
[Cat] done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Cat
[Haengemie] Meriin, you have 120 seconds to speak.
[Meriin] only one
[Meriin] bk
[Meriin] but still
[Meriin] you saw me plant it
[Meriin] you could have at least ask
[Meriin] you could have at least asked
[Meriin] and this being a pointless case is wroung to
[Meriin] telan I have anouther witness
[Meriin] witness: kaiji
[Haengemie] kaiji isn't in the courtroom. Your witness must be present to be called.
[Meriin] witness: telan
[Haengemie] Thank you, Meriin
[Haengemie] Telan, please approach the witness railing, to the Northeast of the jury box. You have 15 seconds.
[Haengemie] Thank you, Telan. You have been called to testify in this matter, please state the pertinant facts to the jury.
[Haengemie] Telan, you have 120 seconds to speak.
[Telan] Meriin, its Kaija :D
[Telan] Well, ok
[Telan] Now, Meriin shouldn't have planted in town center, that was stupid
[Telan] But should we have to hid our farms in order to harvest them?
[Telan] er hide
[Telan] People should be free to farm and do other things where ever they want
[Telan] Why people insist on destroying Kudzu when more then 4 people can see it I don't know
[Telan] But meriin has a fair right to sue cat, and others if he could, for keeping us from doing anything in public
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Telan] Well, your honor, with a name like that...oh ok, done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Telan
[Telan] done
[Haengemie] Cat, you have 120 seconds to speak.
[Cat] well first of all make that 3 bk
[Cat] 2nd of all when some one stand in town center and plants a kudzu and runs off
[Cat] what would you do?
[Cat] If he would have sit there and watched it ok fine
[Cat] Now if 2 whole kudzu really matter to him I'll give him 2 whole kuzu
[Cat] They don't cost anything to get so whatever
[Cat] Done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Cat
[Haengemie] <standard jury verdict briefing>
[Bellafae] Bellafae hands Haengemie the jury's verdict.

[Haengemie] Meriin this court has found your case frivolous.
[Haengemie] <standard jury sentence briefing>
[Haengemie] On Summer 187 of 534, Meriin was found frivolous, having charged Stacey

[Haengemie] Jury, please note: 2 prior convictions in the past year.
[Haengemie] And, because I find the friviolity of this case to be contemptuous,...
[Haengemie] I'm going to double the maximum penalty (240 min/2000 c)
[Haengemie] I suggest that the jury recommend a stiff sentence.
[Haengemie] Jurors, you should take Meriin's record into account when deciding what sentence to recommend.
[Bellafae] Bellafae hands Haengemie the jury's sentencing recommendation.

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Total recommended jail time: 960 min
Total recommended fine: 8000c
Total jurors: 8
Avg recommended jail/fine: 120 min/1000c
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[Haengemie] Because of outstanding fines still owed from previous convictions...
[Haengemie] I'm going add 35 minutes to the sentence.
[Haengemie] Meriin, you are hereby sentenced to spend 155 minutes in the Puddleby jail,
[Haengemie] and fined 1000 coins.
[Haengemie] As you cannot afford to pay your fine, the clerk calculates the balance (347c) as additional jail-time of 45 minutes.
[Haengemie] Also, Clera will help you arrange a payment plan.
[Haengemie] Judge Haengemie bangs his gavel
[Haengemie] This court is adjourned.
Court adjourned at 10:32 on 20 Winter, 535