Sharpe's Court Trial Begins | Sharpe 

So they are saying he robbed the gold because his wife stole his money... but they intercepted the letter telling him that. So how would he have even known he was poor at the time of the robbery? Brilliant case guys

Why did Sharpe do it? - he lost his wealth Says who? - his wife in a letter we stole before it reached him Big brain moment

Frederickson is that lowly common guy that actually spends his time reading good wikipedia articles and ending up being a decent expert at something unexpected

Forgoing personal hygiene in order to prioritize Law studies. That's soldiering.

Sharpe: "What do you know about the law?" Famous last words which saved his arse

"We intercepted a letter, telling us his wife took all his money." Intercepting your opponent's motive. Now that's filibustering!

"We intercepted a letter, telling us his wife took all his money." Me: Well then, you just proven that Sharpe still believed himself a rich man, there for the argument still stands. :D

Hasn’t Sharpe suffered enough!? God bless Fredrickson!!! Achievement Earned: *Bad Ass Law Man*

Frederickson is actually a gentleman and has received a gentleman’s education, he is also a fighting officer which is why him and Sharpe hit it off so easily, but in this story he gets exasperated with Sharpe who is in awe of his language ability which to him was the result of what he saw as a normal upbringing.

Slicing your hand to prove a point before judges, now that's Sweet Williaming!

William is my fave character in the series, a hard-core veteran and intelligent officer with several wounds but won't give up his duty to serve his comrades either in the field or courtroom. Wish there was an independent series about him.

Wait. Let me get this straight. So Colonel Mayo (lol) in charge of guarding the treasure convoy got attacked. He went home after that and nobody has seen him since. After the treasure convoy got attacked, the treasure fell into the hands of Major Ducos who guarded it henceforth. But now Major Ducos and the treasure have gone missing. Colonel Mayo, whom nobody has seen, writes a deposition stating that Sharpe attacked the convoy and stole the treasure despite the treasure falling into Major Ducos' protection. Major Ducos also happens to have a history and a personal vendetta against Sharpe for consistently foiling his plans in the previous war. Major Sharpe also is poor, although he doesn't know about it yet because the letter that was meant to tell him that he was poor was intercepted. So therefore Sharpe must be the one that attacked the convoy, killed the missing Major Ducos and stole the treasure for himself. Only to go back to the army in order to get shot at. Is that right?

Understanding Latin.... ....that's lawyering.

The second use of "Prima facae" in the series. That's Latin ing.

frederickson could never have been the all-around bad ass he is if it weren't for the magnificent acting of philip whitchurch.

4:37 very inconspicuous character. he probably has nothing to do with anything going on.

4:13 Considering how limited information was back then over long distances, and that the army intercepted the letter detailing the information that COULD give Sharpe motive... what logically follows is that Sharpe has no motive because he still thought he had the money, he didn't know. Unless of course the army claims the wife sent 2 letters in case one of them got snatched by somebody else.

Frederickson knows his way around a courtroom. Now that's lawyering.

A lawyer should never ask a question in court that he/she does not already know the answer.

Ladies and gentleman of the supposed jury, this... is Chewbacca.

Okay who is uploading clips from Sharpe actively in the year 2020? I wish to meet this man and shake his hand firmly.

So it fell under the command of Major Duco 2 weeks ago, 1 week ago Sharpes wife withdrew the money, they intercepted the letter that was going to Sharpe stating that his wife withdrew the money. How would Sharpe know that he was broke, and according to what they said, it would take 2 weeks to get the Colonel, meaning 1 week trip down, 1 week trip back up, meaning Major Duco should of already been in France before Sharpes wife withdrew the money.

If they intercepted the letter before Sharpe read it how could Sharpe have known he was poor? The motivation did not exist until he learned of his financial status, at the tribunal.

Frederickson: Defends Sharpe in the trial of his life. Sharpe: Runs off with the woman that Frederickson fancied. Now that's soldiering 😆

Really wish we had seen more of Frederickson. He's a great character.

Fredrickson has a way of proving a point. Now that's soldiering.

Sweet William is one of many characters folks will remember.

Fredrickson is my absolute favorite - loved him in my hero too

Napoleon is not "the First" here. He only became The First after his nephew Louis Napoleon became the emperor and his son was retroactively made Napoleon II.

Man, I wasn't expecting "William Frederickson, Ace Attorney"

Never having watched the whole series, I assume the letter would be rendered moot as potential evidence for the prosecution, since it was intercepted and there was no way Sharpe would have been privy to such knowledge, thereby eliminating his motivation?

This guy is a better lawyer than the one I pay for...

Man, Fredrickson was one of the greatest characters of the series.

Fredrikson i love you, you might be scary and be the worst dentist in the world but by god sir you are no fool this episode really did his character justice

I know everyone here is focused on Sharpe's story, but I can't help but be reminded of how tragic Napoleon's story had become at this point. The Peninsula War had gone on for seven years and not once did the Emperor set foot in Spain because he couldn't bear to leave his new wife. And two years prior to when this story is set, he instead decides to lose half a million men in an invasion of Russia. He manages to escape exile a year after Sharpe's trial only to lose France again at the Battle of Waterloo. I bring this up because in the dialogue of this show, the British characters always refer to Napoleon like he's actually there, commanding the French army from just off screen. Such a pity the Emperor marched east instead of west. I know it wouldn't have been good for Spain or Wellington or Sharpe, but I'd rather soldiers to die in a battle where there is a chance of victory, instead of starving and freezing to death in a doomed winter march.

And so the now that's soldiering jokes begin

Cutting your hand to help prove a point somehow? That’s not soldiering, that’s just hardcore-ing.

Sharpe is the GOAT. Edit: Fredrick is the GOAT

Oh am I glad you can skip ads, the one before this was 2 hours long! At this rate the trial will take all year.

I like the way he rasps with pain when he stands up the bastard. 04:32 That will remind you pip squeek.

BUT HOW WOULD SHARPE KNOW HE WAS POOR IF YOU INTERCEPTED HIS LETTER

Considering that Ducos had a known beef against Sharpe and had in fact framed him before a few years prior, surely *someone* would have been just a bit suspicious at his involvement?

Frederickson coulda just tied his fingers, but he had to draw blood because he's a goddamn CHAD

You bring me the rumors of a traitor halfway across the world and call it fact

3:44 A Writ of Habeus Corpus; just about THE fundamental doctrine in British Common Law and it's descendant in the United States; genius!

3:33 honestly so much meaning to this that shit hit me no pun intended lol

Frederickson was such a bro to Sharpe. I really hated how things turned out between them.

The older the book looks, worth saving it better.

Now that's Lawyering!

Cpt. Frederickson is an OG/ one of my favorite characters.

I'd pay good money for a show about Captain Frederickson Ace Attorney'ing his way through pre-unification Germany.

"Habeas corpus" has to do with ordering the release or transfer of a prisoner, not with demanding the presence of a witness. Sharpe's in trouble if his judge doesn't know that.

this series is underratted

I remember watching this years ago...and it wasn't just Sharpe who was the appeal....it was his officers who made it.... Fredickson was a legend in this

I need to quit watching clips from this show before I watch the show itself. I’ve got season 1 on hold at my local library now.

What was the actual reason that he cut his hand? Surely the bandage demonstration on its own would have been enough... I guess Fredrickson just likes to be extra dramatic at all times.

Fredrickson be rolling nat 20s on his persuasion checks.

Cutting your hand before disinfectants have been invented, even though it's not necessary for the demonstration - that's lawyering!

0:09 ah yes, 19th century with light stand and power cables outside the window :) oops hahaha

Discovery during trial. How lovely...

We intercepted a letter telling him he’s now poor. So obviously without knowing that he tried to steal treasure even though he had no idea he was poor. That’s very shaky

4:30 no matter how small a gavel is it's still loud

Better call Saul? No, Better Call Frederickson.

Get yasen someone like Capt Frederickson... what a giga-chad.

Bloody brilliant man Frederickson is.

Very theatrical display by Perry "Frederickson" Mason, but why cut his hand as part of the demonstration?

Cutting his own hand to save his client? Thats not lawyering..

Ol "Sweet William" never ceases to amaze me. He kicks ass on the battle field and in the court room. When that wig comes off and those teeth come out many men will die...

Fredrickson is a friggin badass dude

Sharpe should be a Colonel and Frederikson should be a Major already, they deserve it.

For crying out loud I can't figure out which eye is the lazy one.

How did Wigram become Chief Magistrate of that tribunal? He challenged Sharpe to a duel and got shot in the ass for it, Personal Bias would be off the charts there

3:10 i bet colonel brand begs to differ 😂

They don't come harder than Fredrickson. Born 50 years too early for Holmes, sadly.

Now that's lawyering!

Holding a watching bref over your friend. Now that's soldiering.

0:55 - Is that Pooh Bear?

I'm no subject of common law and maybe wrong, but Habeas Corpus doesn't mean that you have to produce a witness. It means that you have to produce the detained before the court (instead of just keeping him locked unlawfully).

For my first witness I call: The Prince of Orange.

Is this a real room they are using or just a set they built?

Worst thing Sharpe ever did was marry that woman, and considering the list of crazy things he's done that's saying something.

that is not what Habeus Corpus is, by the way. It's a way you can ask a court to determine whether someone's imprisonment is lawful or not (if someone is being held in jail you can appeal to decide if it's lawful to imprison you, or do so for someone else). it isn't about the authorship of written evidence

Wiping your arse with a law book ....... Now that IS soldiering.

It’s no use Sharpe, we have the preliminaries sketches!

0:24 the hand of the king

Sticking up for his buddy, now that's Captian Fredericksoning!

What episode is this from?

Educating yourself in military law? Now that's soldiering.

Captain Frederickson = Underrated

Why did he cut his hand?

Thanks RU-vid.

Now thats lawyering

Withholding evidence as a means to do a “gotcha” moment. Spoliation of evidence is the intentional, reckless, or negligent withholding, hiding, altering, fabricating, or destroying of evidence relevant to a legal proceeding. dismissal of the claim, entry of judgment against the mediator (judge), the exclusion of testimony of expert or other witnesses, or instructions to the jury to draw adverse inferences against the noncompliant party. I.E. the judge and the other officers.

Why is it that almost every clip of Sharpe that I find in RU-vid somehow always involves Sharpe getting screwed over by his superiors.

Bruv a lot of Stuff going on especially with major sharpe and his wife then he deals with troops he needs a promotion.

Where can we watch full episodes of this in the UK?

sweet william made a top notch lawyer

Ah yes, Colonel Mayo. Colonel Mayo Naise.

sharpe is so hard and will not die even if he is played by sean bean. well done sharpe.

My Cousin Freddy