Death sentence turned into acquittal? Who told him to be a detective!

Chapter 35: The Logic of Traps!

You bastard, do you even know what you're saying?!
What do you mean, "Chen Wei himself killed Chen Wei?!"

I killed myself?

Zhang Cheng was stunned.

He stood frozen in place, completely bewildered, his eyes staring blankly at Xu Liang, unable to fathom what the other was thinking to say such a thing!

Not to mention him, even Yang Ruoxi, who was in the audience, felt the same way.

"Is that right!?"

Yang Ruoxi was awestruck. She looked at the tall figure standing in the defendant's dock, her eyes filled with amazement.

For the first time, she felt the gap between herself and the other person.
At least she would never have imagined hearing that!

Xu Liang ignored their reactions and turned to look at Judge Zhao Yi on the stage.

"Your Honorable Judge."

"These are the case files provided by the police, as well as the analysis of the cause of death of the deceased Chen Wei by a third-party authoritative institution."

"According to the case file, what did our client, Chen Dong, do on the night of the incident, June 1st?"

As he spoke, Xu Liang asked a question, pulling everyone back to reality.

Zhao Yi hesitated slightly, wanting to say something, but the other party did not give him any chance.

"What they're doing is nothing more than a hypothetical defense during a mental illness episode!"

"He simply stabbed Chen Wei in the abdomen with a knife!"

Xu Liang's confident words caused everyone present to hesitate.

What he's talking about... does seem to be a case file.

The clerk paused several times, feeling that something was amiss, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Xu Liang continued:

"Our client realized something was wrong after the knife was inserted, and he tried to pull the knife out of his abdomen!"

"But at this moment, the deceased Chen Wei reached out and grabbed Chen Dong's hand holding the knife, preventing him from pulling it away!"

"During the struggle between the two parties, the blade went out of control, resulting in the abdomen of the deceased Chen Wei being cut open."

"After that, our client showed no signs of harming him or causing him further injury!"

Finished.

Xu Liang looked around and loudly retorted:

"Excuse me, if Chen Wei hadn't used his hand to engage in a struggle, would the other person have died?"

can you?

No, Chen Dong's first stab did not penetrate any vital organs.

Chen Wei could have easily made a phone call on the spot to get himself to the hospital for treatment.

so.
Zhang Cheng was startled for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening. His face hardened, and he immediately shouted to stop him:

"Your Honor, the opposing lawyer is distorting the facts. The deceased, Chen Wei, merely acted out of a sense of desperation!"

“He is taking things out of context. I propose that the opposing lawyer be expelled from the courtroom!”

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang remained expressionless and retorted:
"Ha, everything I said is true, just as the information provided by the police did!"

"Is the opposing lawyer questioning the authority and impartiality of the police?!"

That's a huge hat.
Enraged, Zhang Cheng disregarded all decorum and pointed his finger at Xu Liang.

"According to you, Chen Dong only stabbed our client once, and therefore does not have the subjective intent to commit intentional homicide."

"Then what about the injury on Chen Wei's face!?"

The moment those words were spoken.

Everyone present realized what was happening and turned their attention to Xu Liang.

indeed.

In addition to the abdominal laceration, the murderer also stabbed Chen Wei directly in the temple with a knife, making his death extremely gruesome. Otherwise, it wouldn't have attracted so much attention.

Presiding Judge Zhao Yi frowned, pondered for a long time, and suddenly spoke:

"Defendant's lawyer, please answer."

Regardless, such deliberate harm cannot be denied the suspicion of intent.

only.
Xu Liang smiled faintly, looked at Zhang Cheng, and replied:

"According to the police file, this injury was added after Chen Wei's death and is unrelated to Chen Wei's death."

"Therefore, Chen Dong did not target Chen Wei, who possessed human rights, but rather he desecrated the corpse of someone who had lost his human rights!"

"According to Article 302 of the Criminal Law, at most it's a crime of insulting a corpse!"

The rights a person enjoys before and after death are completely different. The moment a person dies, their human rights are immediately lost; even if you remove the head from the body, it will only last for a maximum of seven years!

Even if someone is alive, barely clinging to life, you can still take their head. The maximum penalty is death.

The secondary wounds on the body appeared after Chen Wei died!
After saying this, Xu Liang stopped looking at Zhang Cheng.

He straightened up and addressed Judge Zhao Yi with righteous indignation:

"Your Honorable Judge."

"In summary, this forms the basis of our demands!"

"The opposing lawyer's claims of intentional homicide and intentional injury are unfounded and cannot be established."

“Our client is a 17-year-old boy suffering from severe mental illness. He acted in self-defense during a mental breakdown at the time of the incident and did not pursue or kill the perpetrator.”

"Chen Wei's death was due to Chen Wei himself. The wound was not fatal, but he deliberately enlarged it, ultimately leading to his death!"

"It was Chen Wei who killed Chen Wei, not Chen Dong!"

In other words.

Chen Dong faces at most two charges.

Which two items?
First, negligent homicide!

Second, the crime of desecrating a corpse!
"Therefore, I request that the first-instance judgment be overturned!"

Xu Liang's tone was firm and resolute.

"We request that the verdict be changed to Chen Dong!"

The courtroom fell silent for a moment after he finished speaking.

In an instant, it boiled over again.

Reporters inside and outside the courthouse were already whispering among themselves, unable to contain their impatience.

"Wait a minute, I'm starting to feel like there's some truth to what they're saying."

"Could Chen Dong really be innocent?"

"Wait, where did this lawyer come from?! Can he even argue this?"

"Who did Chen Dong kill? Who killed Chen Wei? Did Chen Wei kill Chen Wei? Then what about Chen Dong? His head is itching."

"I knew it! The charge of intentional homicide in the first trial is completely untenable!"

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In an instant, a cacophony of discussions erupted.

Hearing these sounds, Zhang Cheng's face grew increasingly grim and gloomy.

He stared at Xu Liang, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, and in the end he couldn't utter a single word.

The other party's logic
It may seem like a robber's logic, but there are countless pieces of evidence to support its existence!
Of course, it's not that he can't find a point of attack.

It's nothing more than legitimate self-defense, but focusing on that point is itself a trap.

Xu Liang deliberately presented the argument of legitimate self-defense, his intention being to make Zhang Cheng deliberately refute it, thereby retreating to the point of negating the intentional homicide by the presumption of self-defense!
As long as the word "self-defense" is established, even if Chen Dong is not 17, the sentence in the first instance can be reduced by half!
Judge Zhao Yi could not possibly use legitimate self-defense, but Zhang Cheng countered that he would inevitably use hypothetical self-defense.
The best approach is to guide everyone to overlook the issue of self-defense.

'Damn it, where did this brat come from?'

"Didn't the intelligence indicate he just graduated?!"

Zhang Cheng gritted his teeth, cursing inwardly. He couldn't believe which school had produced such a cunning lawyer.

Zhu Hong, standing behind him, seemed flustered and tugged at Zhang Cheng's sleeve.

"How to do?"

Hearing the voice beside him, an inexplicable anger surged in Zhang Cheng's heart.

He suppressed his anger, glanced at Zhu Hong, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Do not talk!"

It was this woman who, with just one sentence, made him bound hand and foot, rendering the other party's arguments completely unyielding!

What a terrible teammate! What a terrible teammate!

Just now.

A dull thud of a hammer rang out.

"Bang bang bang!"