The Case of Jerome vs. Caso

Photo of blockminer88 and Judge JerryDZH in the courtroom during the Jerome vs. Caso case.

### Verdict

blockminer88 was found guilty of Jerome's death (overturned)
Etheri was required to give ownership of Jerome to the Taftia government.

**The Case of Jerome vs. Caso** was a trial held in the Turtle Town court on April 28th, 2020. The case was between EtheriDuckhead and blockminer88, with JerryDZH serving as the judge (and the jury).

The case started because Caso said that Etheri's pet artificial intelligence fox, Jerome had died. Etheri accused Caso of killing Jerome because Caso said "I didn't say I killed him, but I was for sure involved in it".

The Jerome vs. Caso case is quite notable for being the first court case held in TaftCraft history.

## History

### Before the court case

EtheriDuckhead was evicted from his house due to various crimes he committed. Jerome had to be left at the house, since he was under government control. blockminer88 was tasked with keeping an eye on Jerome while Etheri was away

One day, Etheri asked Caso how Jerome was doing, and he responded by saying that Jerome was killed due to being an artificial creature, since Turtle Town has laws prohibiting artificial creatures from existing. Etheri was very upset over this news and decided to hold a court case against Caso.

### The court case

The court case officially began, with JerryDZH serving as both the judge and the jury. Etheri and Caso were both self-represented as they did not have lawyers. Following a long debate, Judge Jerry officially decided that Caso was guilty of the murder of Jerome, and was sentenced to jail.

### After the court case

After the case had closed, Etheri asked for permission to legally visit his house to double-check if Jerome was truly dead. Judge Jerry permitted Etheri to do this. Jerry and Caso decided to go along with Etheri. Upon arriving home, Etheri began hearing fox noises coming from his chimney, and after investigating the noises, they found Jerome, still alive, inside of Etheri's chimney. Caso admitted that he was simply just joking about Jerome's death the entire time.

After Jerome was found, the three returned to the courtroom, and Judge Jerry officially overturned the result and Caso was found to be innocent. Jerry also stated that Etheri must hand ownership of Jerome over to the Taftia government since Etheri is not legally permitted to own an artificial pet, however, Jerome was still allowed to live in Etheri's house.

## Controversy

Some people found the court case to be quite biased in EtheriDuckhead's favor, with many people beginning to question if Jerry is a trustworthy judge or not. Etheri had been proven to kill several artificial intelligence creatures in the past, and he did not receive any official legal punishment and was instead required to pay 64 diamonds to the Taftia Animal Foundation, however, Caso was required to spend jail time after "killing" just a single artificial creature.

Other people found it suspicious that Etheri was given zero charges, despite owning an artificial creature as a pet, which is considered to be an illegal offense in Turtle Town. Many began questioning if Jerry and Etheri were working together, and Etheri may have bribed Jerry to make Caso guilty. However, many say that this rumor is most likely false, since it has yet to be proven, Caso ended up winning the case anyways, and Etheri ended up losing ownership of Jerome.