This is the short story of the only case lawyer Petrocelli lost.
A famous football player was accused of killing his wife. The player was caught. But the body of his wife was gone. The trial was like in American movies. The football player was sitting in the dock. His lawyer, whom he hired with a lot of money, was trying to persuade the jury:
– “Dear jury, I wholeheartedly believe that my client is innocent. You will soon believe that, too… Why? Look, I’m going to count from 1 to 10 now, and my client’s allegedly murdered wife will walk through this door.. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10…”
The entire jury froze at the door. Nobody got in. The lawyer was a defense genius; He made the killing move.
“Look, you don’t believe the woman is dead either. Because you all looked at the door to see if they would come in. Here is what I want you to trust when making the decision.”
The jury declared that the famous football player was found guilty and the case ended in this way.
At the exit of the court, the lawyer approached the female jury president:
– “When I counted to 10, you looked at the door like the other members. Why did you sign such a decision?”
– “True,” said the head of the jury; “I looked at the door too, but your client wasn’t looking at the door…”
