Pierre Laval's lawyers knew that the Garde des Sceaux had called the Batonnier to urge Laval to return. In an extraordinary trial, the most extraordinary document was the judgment and sentence of the Court. It found Laval guilty and condemned him to death on a charge that the Attorney General had voluntarily withdrawn. The judgment continued that Laval had been restored to government by German pressure; that he had sent a telegram to the Germans congratulating them on repelling the Dieppe raid. In an extraordinary trial, the most extraordinary document was the judgment and sentence of the Court. The judgment then cited the massive deportation of workers to Germany. Quite the contrary, the judgment found that although Laval had maintained that his policies furthered the interest of France, in a sweeping dismissal it concluded that France had received not one benefit of any kind from his policies and actions.