A cikin Mexico-Tenochtitlan, kamar a biranen da ke makwabtaka, an sami zaman lafiya da jituwa tsakanin mazauna saboda kyakkyawan tsarin tsarin shari'a, wanda aka hana, tsakanin wasu abubuwa, sata, zina da maye a cikin jama'a.
Dukkanin bambance-bambance na al'ada ko na mutum wanda ya taso ya yanke hukunci ta manyan alƙalai a kotuna daban daban waɗanda suka halarci mutane bisa ga matsayinsu na zamantakewa. Dangane da rubutun Uba Sahagún, akwai wani daki a cikin fadar Moctezuma da ake kira Tlacxitlan, inda manyan alkalai da dama ke zaune, wadanda ke warware koke-koke, laifuka, kararraki da wasu matsaloli da suka taso tsakanin mambobin Tenochca. A cikin wannan "ɗakin shari'a", idan ya cancanta, alƙalai sun yanke hukunci ga manyan mutane masu laifi don shan azaba mai kyau, tun daga korar su daga fada ko ƙaurarsu daga birni, zuwa hukuncin kisa, kasancewar hukuncin su ne a rataye su, jifa ko duka da sanduna. Daya daga cikin mafi munin takunkumi da mai martaba zai iya karba shine a aske shi, ta haka ne ya rasa alamun adon da ya nuna shi fitaccen jarumi ne, don haka ya rage kamannin sa da na macehual mai sauki.
Akwai kuma a cikin fadar Moctezuma wani daki da ake kira Tecalli ko Teccalco, inda dattawan da suka saurari kararraki da koke-koke na macehualtin ko kuma mutanen garin suka hadu: da farko sun sake nazarin hotunan hoton inda aka rubuta lamarin cikin rashin jituwa; da zarar an yi nazari, an kira shaidun don ba da nasu ra'ayi na musamman game da gaskiyar. A ƙarshe, alƙalai sun ba da 'yancin yin laifi ko ci gaba da yin amfani da gyaran. Tabbas an gabatar da kararraki masu wahala a gaban tlatoani don shi, tare da shugabanni uku ko tecuhtlatoque - masu hikima sun kammala karatu daga Calmécac - na iya yin hukunci mai ma'ana. Dole ne a warware dukkan shari'un ba tare da nuna bambanci ba kuma yadda ya kamata, kuma a cikin wannan alƙalai sun yi taka-tsantsan musamman, tun da tlatoani bai haƙura da cewa jinkiri ba da hujja ba bisa adalci ba, kuma ana iya hukunta shi idan an yi zargin rashin rashin gaskiya a cikin aikinsu, ko duk wani haɗin kai tare da ɓangarorin da ke rikici. Akwai daki na uku da ake kira Tecpilcalli, wanda a ciki ake yawan tarurrukan mayaƙa; idan a cikin waɗannan tarurrukan an koya cewa wani ya aikata laifi, kamar zina, wanda ake tuhuma, koda kuwa yana shugaban makaranta, an yanke masa hukuncin kisa da duwatsu.
Source: Nassoshin Tarihi Na 1 Masarautar Moctezuma / Agusta 2000
