

Judge Jake: Mr. Mouse, how do you plead.
Mr. Mouse: On the advice of my lawyer, I plead Nolo Contendere.
Judge Jake: Oh you do do you? You must be one of those slick city mice. That stuff may wash in the big city, but around here it's just a plain old fashioned Guilty or Innocent. Now what is it?
Mr. Mouse and his defense council Princess StarrySpark huddle close and whisper.
Mr. Mouse: In light of the choices your honor, I plead not guilty.
After opening remarks, by both the prosecution and defense, the prosecution called its key witness, Queen Molly.
Prosecutor: Queen Molly, in your own words, can you describe the events 30 March.
Queen Molly: Sure. It was about 7AM. I know this because I was getting ready for work. I just happened to look in the spice cabinet and notice that one of the Victor live catch mouse traps had been sprung. I opened the trap and saw Mr. Mouse.
Prosecutor: Would you please point out the mouse that you saw?
Queen Molly points at Mr. Mouse.
Prosecutor: If it would please the court, I would like the record show that Queen Molly pointed at the defendant. Then what happened Queen Molly?
Queen Molly: I screamed of course. Then after a fierce struggle, I managed to subdue the beady eyed little creep.
Princess StarrySpark: Objection Your Honor. Malicious and slanderous characterization of the defendant.
Judge Jake: Sustained. Please refrain from calling the defendant a beady eyed little creep. Even though he is kind of beady eyed.
At the end of the trial, Judge Jake received the verdict from the jury.
Judge Jake: Madam Foreman, have you reached a decision.
Guinea Pig #1: We have your honor.
Judge Jake: And how do you find?
Guinea Pig #1: Your honor, we find the defendant guilty on all counts.
Pandemonium in the court room.
Mr. Mouse (Yelling): I'll get even with you stupid guinea pigs. You think you're so much better than me. You live in a cage and squeak for food all day.
Judge Jake: Order....Order..... Mr. Mouse, you have been found guilty by a jury of your peers. Before I pass sentence, are there any mitigating circumstances I should know about?
Mr. Mouse: I don't accept those guinea pigs as my peers. They are doing exactly what the king wants. Do you think they would do anything to jeopardize their cushy little existence? I think not. I've had a hard life your honor. Sure, I've done some bad things, but I had to do them to survive.
Judge Jake: I appreciate the fact that you've had some tough breaks Mr. Mouse. That's is why I'm going to be lenient. I lieu of other punishment, I hereby banish you from the Kingdom of Pohick, sentence to be carried out immediately. Bailiff, carry out the sentence.
Mr. Mouse is carried away from the Kingdom of Pohick. Tune in tomorrow to PNN to see Mr. Mouse's expulsion from the Kingdom of Pohick.