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judicial-procedure
The adjudicator's role and courtroom dynamics illustrate the formal judicial process and skepticism toward unconventional scientific explanations.
1 chapter across 1 book
Hominids (2002)Robert J. Sawyer
Chapter 37
In this chapter, Adjudicator Sard interrogates Jasmel and Scholar Adikor Huld regarding the mysterious disappearance of Ponter Boddit, who is suspected of being murdered. Adikor presents a quantum physics-based explanation involving parallel universes, which is met with disbelief and hostility by Sard and the audience. Despite the outlandish defense, Sard rules that there is sufficient circumstantial evidence to proceed with a formal tribunal, signaling a tense judicial process ahead.