The longest in the history of lawyers

in history •  7 years ago 

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Lawyer Louis Bernard French nationality was born in 1788 and was a lawyer until he became one of France 's most famous lawyers
He hit the record at the time of one of his pleadings, speaking for 120 hours in a row to save the life of his client, General Jean Travo, who was accused of treason and sentenced to death.
As soon as the verdict came into effect, attorney Luis Bernard filed a request to the court to request a postponement of the execution pending an attempt to obtain an amnesty from the king.
However, the court rejected the petition and submitted a request to the court to enable him to explain the reasons and arguments of the petition. The court agreed and continued to plead for 120 hours without interruption or sleep.

The court sentenced the wife of the defendant, who holds the royal amnesties and funny, that the court sentenced the lawyer to imprisonment on charges of deceiving the court and preventing it from performing its duty.

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