Yoriki

Yoriki are the assistants to a magistrate or Emerald Magistrate, performing investigative and police work for their lords. They find witnesses to crimes and record their testimonies, handle prisoners and conduct questioning and they oversee the doshin in their master's service. The yoriki are the samurai who actually enforce the laws and prepare the cases instead of rendering judgment. However, the yoriki do not enjoy the diplomatic immunity that magistrates have from local daimyo. As such, they must be careful in the execution of their duties, lest they run afoul of local law enforcement. Despite this, yoriki have a great share of autonomy in the execution of their assignments.