Prosecution (Legal Party)

Judicial Prosecution and Courtroom Advocacy in Civil/Property Litigation

Description

The Prosecution functions as the formal legal party arguing that Data constitutes property rather than a person. Represented in the hearing by Riker and Maddox, the group marshals evidence, stages forensic demonstrations (including structural tests and tactile inspections), and pursues an adversarial courtroom strategy that reduces Data to engineered components. Operating within judicial procedures, the Prosecution directly opposes the Defense and Starfleet advocates, exerts coercive rhetorical and demonstrative pressure on witnesses, and acts as the primary antagonistic force driving the trial's moral and procedural stakes.

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S2E9

Turning Off the Witness

In a high-stakes hearing to determine whether Data is property or a person, Picard demands Data's full Starfleet record be read aloud to humanize him …

S1E14

The Execution Lands on the President's Desk

Leo briefs Bartlet that the Supreme Court has denied the final appeal and the federal death sentence for Simon Cruz is now a White House …

S3E4

Charlie Defiantly Rejects Leo's Immunity Offer

In Leo's office, a fatherly yet firm Leo urgently presses Charlie to accept an immunity deal from a partisan prosecution, warning of bankruptcy and ruined …

S3E8

Abbey Corners Josh on Treaty Flaws After Donna's Bad-Timing Intrusion

Donna barges into Josh's office, drawing his sharp rebuke for interrupting his focus with 'banality.' Abbey Bartlet, wheeled in unexpectedly, asserts her authority as 'the …

S3E8

Abbey Demands Josh Address Treaty Flaws with Amy Gardner

Fresh off irritation with Donna, Josh faces Dr. Abbey Bartlet, who wheels in to confront him over Amy Gardner's letter decrying the UN prostitution treaty's …

S4E1

Fitzwallace's Hague Warning

Admiral Fitzwallace quietly informs Leo that the U.S. military has actively covered its tracks in the Qumar missing‑plane investigation — ELTs dismantled, wreckage scattered, SEALs …

S4E16

Impunity for Aid: Nzele's Staggering Ultimatum

In Leo's office late at night, Robbie delivers President Nzele's jaw‑dropping terms—$500 million in undirected aid, a guarantee Nzele stays in power, and immunity for …

S4E18

Immunity Panic: Burt's Criminal Jeopardy

In Toby's office at night, a technical whistleblower meeting explodes into a legal crisis when Mike coldly establishes that Burt initialed falsified EPA reports. Mike's …

S4E18

Toby Confronts Burt About Trading Truth for Immunity

At the DAR reception Toby finds Burt loitering near the doorway and confronts him directly about his motives for coming forward. Burt admits fear of …