You know what confuses me about the whole case?

Afterwards, when Pearlmia talks to you, and flashes back to when you were about to say that, she then says 'Your decision that you made then shows what you really are, and what you think an attorney is all about.'

Now, I chose Not Guilty for lulz, so does that mean I'm a shit lawyer who does things for lulz?

I was wavering between the two until I finally just said, "Eh, I don't like Maya much anyways and Enguarde's a bastard who needs to go die in a fire." and hit guilty.

Not Guilty.

I've always believed it's better to let a criminal get away than let an innocent person die.

Except then Adrian would be the one dieing

Just on a side-note - I can't remember who posted it and where, but someone pointed out that following the dialogue at that point you get...

: My client... Matt Engarde is...
(Franziska comes in)
: Franziska von Karma!

It's silly but now every time I go through that bit I can't help but laugh.

Actually, the logical thing to do there would be to say "Not Guilty."

If Franziska hadn't burst in, saying Guilty would've gone like this.

Phoenix: He's guilty!
Judge: ...Do you have any conclusive proof?
Engarde: Like, lawyer man, I dunno what you're trying to pull, but, like, if you're going to be like that, I can manage the rest of this without you. *opts for self-defense*
*Phoenix gets ejected from the courtroom*
*de Killer kills Maya for Phoenix breaking the rules*
*Adrian is convicted*
*Engarde does the evil laugh*
*The miracle never happen*

I imagine it as such...

WTF R U DOIN N00B WHER DID MAT GO

I am prepartoraly enclothing myself as the late Matthew Brontosaurus Enguardical.

Miss! Miss!

What would you be inquiring after?

H-How did that Arn Gard man die? Also, c-can I go to the bathroom?

WER IN A TRYUL U N00B

W-W-WAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!

He proceeded to grab a sharp utensil known as a forkula and gouged at his eye socket until his vision was so impaired he bled to his rest.

OMGWTF HU IS THT THEN

YOYOYO I CAN TAKE MAH HOMIES IN THA HOOD AND DRESS MAHSELF LIKE A PROPER BAD BOY YO

I'm depressed that I chose "guilty," honestly... *is pathetic*

I chose guilty.
I think it was because I thought that was what the game wanted. In real life, I almost certainly would have chosen not guilty, especially with Mia standing right there. Plus, there's a chance that Adrian's lawyer would have been able to get her declared not guilty, so... yeah.
I'm depressed that I chose "guilty," honestly... *is pathetic*

That's impossible! I saw them in the same room the other day! There's no way they could be the same person.

*pulls off Engarde mask* I told him this wouldn't work...

Huh?

Matt Engarde is dead. He stabbed his eyes out with a plastic fork in the detention center. Since we have no way of proving this to de Killer, someone has to show up as the defendant.

If you're Franziska, then who is that wearing your clothes?

Like, I'm a total master of disguise!

Oh, man.
stabbing his eyes out with a plastic fork... I can see it. I can.
Though I can't help but replace the fork with a spork... because sporks are made of awesome.