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So, Bucky has decided to turn himself in to the Justice, but without lawyers to defend him he's likely going to lose and be sentenced high treason (punished by death or life imprisonment). Knowing is almost an impossible case, many lawyers have declined to defend him, but when everything seems lost, Steve finds Matt and Foggy, who are, as always, willing to see justice done.

Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but until this gets filled, this fic looks to be going in that direction: http://archiveofourown.org/works/3717559/chapters/8231527

Bless you!!

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A small fill for you while until that fic gets where it's going. Mostly a bunch of scenes from a fic I do not have time to write...

Karen's heart jumps as the person entering their office opens the door and Matt finds himself rising, trying not to fall into a defensive crouch. He failed but found himself straightening when he heard Foggy's delighted, not terrified gasp.

'Holy cow you-'

'Steve Rogers.' The man interrupted and Matt took this as his cue to enter.

Foggy bounced to his side. 'Matt, this is umm, Steve Rogers. Captain Rogers sir, this is my partner, my business partner, Matt Murdock.'

Matt held out his hand, succeeding in hiding his reaction to Captain America being in his office. Unlike Foggy, he'd never worshiped the man and a part of him was holding a grudge for the 'incident'. 'Pleased to meet you.'

'Wish I could say the same.' Rogers sighs and takes the hand. 'But I'm only here because I've nowhere else to go.' There's a shift of air as he shrugs. 'I'm getting a bit desperate.'

The mood in the room changes instantly. 'You need a lawyer?'

'A friend does. But no one will take his case.' Rogers shuffles a bit but his heartbeat is steady. He's not lying.

'What's the case?' Matt asks.

********

'It's an impossible case,' Foggy says a half hour later in Matt's office. Steve is still in Foggy's office with Karen and Matt can hear them from here. He's sure Steve could probably hear them too.

The fact he's become Steve in the last half hour has not escaped Matt's notice.

'I know.'

'It's not just an impossible case, it's the impossible case. Ninety odd year old, prisoner of war who happens to be a mass murderer. Matt, this is an impossible case.'

Matt takes his glasses off, so Foggy can meet his eyes. 'We're going to take it, right?'

'Are you kidding me, of course we are.' Foggy sounds outraged at the thought they might not. 'He was a prisoner of war for seventy years; the fact this is even going to trial is a monstrosity.'

'We're going to need evidence. We're going to need experts.'

'We're going to need to talk to our client,' Foggy finishes. 'Okay. Client first, then evidence.'

Matt nods. 'Steve?' He doesn't bother raising his voice and a moment later his suspicions are confirmed when his door opens. Foggy's heartbeat races as he realises Steve could hear the entire conversation.

'How did you know? That's not usually something the history books mention.'

'Lucky guess.' Matt smiles. 'Where's Sergeant Barnes now?'

********

'Did Steve dig you up from the bottom of the barrel or did ya lose a coin toss?' James 'Bucky' Barnes says as Matt and Foggy are led into an interrogation room by Steve. Matt has to hide a grimace at the sound of handcuffs when Barnes shifts, especially as Steve as informed him Barnes currently only has the one arm.

'Bottom of the barrel I'm afraid.' Matt smiles as he sits. 'But I hope I can say it's the bottom of the best barrel. We're happy to help.'

A silence then, 'He's giving you the best look right now,' Foggy narrates.

'So those aren't for show?'

Matt shrugs. 'No, they're not.' Foggy takes the seat beside him and Steve settles into a corner. 'I'm Matt Murdock and this is my associate Foggy Nelson-'

'Foggy?'

Foggy straightens up. 'You're Bucky, like Foggy is that weird.'

Barnes hums an affirmative. 'Fair enough. I'm... I'm Bucky.'

Matt nods. 'Mr Barn-'

'No. I. Am. Bucky.' There's something like fear in his voice, as if his name will slip away if it's not used correctly. Perhaps he's not wrong. Matt, not for the first time, wishes he could meet Hydra as Daredevil.

'Of course. Now, we're going to have to hear your side of this. Please.'

'I don't remember a lot of it.'

Matt wants to punch someone. It's beginning to become an issue. 'Just tell us what you can.'

As Bucky speaks, Matt realises it's going to take a lot more than just one someone to make this anger go away.

********

Foggy's voice breaks on the third page and Matt can taste the salt from his tears. It's mingling with the taste and feel of his own but they can't stop. There's no time to get a braille copy of this file printed and Matt needs to know what it says. He'd be flying blind without it.

No pun intended. Matt hasn't been in a mood for puns for a while.

'Matt-'

'I know. I'm so sorry. I-'

Foggy shakes his head. 'I just shook my head. Oh wait, you knew. No, it's not about this. Matt, we have to make sure this is in evidence. No one could convict based on this.'

Matt nods. 'Ask Steve in the morning if it's legit. I'll get Karen searching the S.H.I.E.L.D dump for more files in the morning.'

'I'll do it tonight.' Foggy sighs. 'I don't think I'll be sleeping.'

'I won't be either.' Matt admits and he hears Foggy nod. 'Come to my place then. We can go through the files together.'

There's a long pause. 'Sorry, I'm glaring at you right now. You're going to go out aren't you?'

'No.' Matt shakes his head. 'I can't. I... The mood I'm in right now Foggy, I'd kill someone if I went out.'

Foggy reaches his hand over and grabs Matt's hand. 'At least you're honest pal.'

********

'James Buchanan Barnes is not a murderer. James Buchanan Barnes is not a traitor. James Buchanan Barnes is not a monster.' Foggy paces before the jury and Matt can hear each heart skip as he makes eye contact. They're all clearly aware of the importance of this trial and anxious at the thought of being here.

'Instead, he is Bucky Barnes. A friend, a Sergeant and a prisoner of war finally returned to the ones he left behind over seventy years ago. Bucky Barnes is a victim of circumstance, a mistreated and devastated man, trying to regain a sense of self that was stolen from him.' Foggy pauses and makes a gesture, most likely at Bucky. 'The defense intends to prove that the man sitting there did not commit the crimes that he is accused of. We intend to show you the facts that the man sitting there is as much a victim of these crimes as those lying dead. We are going to show you the facts of his torture and conditioning and prove, beyond a reasonable doubt that Bucky Barnes is not the same man as the Winter Soldier.'

The jury is hanging onto Foggy's every word. It's not a 'not-guilty' plea, but it's a start.

********

Matt shows the only video of Bucky's torture they could recover. It's grainy he's told, but still recognisable.

Two jurors start to cry in the first two minutes. Matt has to swallow hard to avoid throwing up again at Bucky's nearly inaudible whimpering noises.

A third juror sheds a tear. Another looks away.

********

The prosecution tries to accuse Bucky of being a Hydra agent during World War Two.

The judge nearly throws Steve out, he's cursing that much.

Foggy has no problems dismantling that line of questioning.

********

'Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,' Matt starts before pausing. He holds it for a long moment, until most of the jury is shifting in their seats and continues, 'I wonder if you could tell me what the difference between right and wrong is?'

There's a long, awkward silence. Matt smiles. 'I know, it seems a pointless question but I have to ask. Is it right to kill a man? Of course not. Unless it's to defend your life. Or your property. Then it is legally right to kill a man. Does that mean that killing is right? Bucky Barnes was a soldier, killing for his country. Is that right? I know some who would argue it isn't. But in the eyes of the law, it is legal.'

Matt closes his eyes, aware no one else can tell. 'This case does not need you to decide if it is right for Bucky Barnes to kill. We're not asking you to make a judgement on if the actions performed by the Winter Soldier were legally or morally right. Because they weren't. That fact is not in dispute. What is in dispute, what you need to decide, is if Bucky Barnes is the Winter Soldier. Was he aware, in any kind of way, after months and years of torture and conditioning, of his actions? Was he capable in any sense of refusing an order?'

'Because we have proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he was not. We have shown that Bucky Barnes was not capable of so much as deciding what weapons he took on an operation yet alone if he wanted to follow an order.'

The jury is hooked on his words, Matt can tell. Every single heart is beating faster, at the pressure of what they have to do. 'Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you now to find my client not guilty because it is the right thing to do. The legally and morally right thing. Bucky Barnes is not the Winter Soldier. He is a prisoner of war and I beg you, please, let us finally bring him home.'

********

'Well they're not hung.' Matt whispers as the jury comes back in. He feels Bucky shift beside him.

'How can you tell?'

Foggy huffs a laugh. 'He's Matt Murdock. He can tell.'

The judge hands the verdict back to the forewoman. 'On the first account of the indictment, high treason, how do you find the defendant?'

The woman stands, her heartbeat steady and her hands shaking. 'We find the defendant-'

*********

'NOT GUILTY!' Foggy roars and Josie's roars in delight for the fourth time that night. Every time the verdict has come up on the t.v screen, Foggy has screamed it out again followed quickly by-

'A round for everyone, on me!' Steve cries, holding up his glass to touch Bucky's. Matt hears the clink and has to smile at the delight in Steve's voice.

Karen starts to laugh. 'Oh man, I don't think I can take another. How are you still upright?'

'Super soldier. Can't get 'em drunk.' Bucky sounds disappointed and Matt nudges him with an elbow.

'Have you tried?'

Bucky throws his right arm over Matt and Matt can hear the clench of his newly returned left arm. 'Nope. And thanks to you guys, I think I might get the chance.'

'We were happy to help.' Matt pats at the hand on his shoulder. 'It was the right thing to d-'

'NOT GUILTY.'

'Foggy!'

this was wonderful. im in tears but it was also really cute?? i love this.

LOVE IT!!

FINALLY a fic about avacados at law defending bucky in court, THANK YOU. this was wonderful and i loved matt's sympathy to bucky and AGH. very very nice.

This is so so awesome

This is amazing.

Glorious. XD

This fic has it all: http://archiveofourown.org/works/4053394

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