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Chapter 97 Impotent Rage, The Defendant's Breach of Defense

The meetings that the court can convene are generally divided into three levels.

These are the collegial panel, the court affairs committee, and the adjudication committee.

Among them, the former are meetings for judges involved in the cases, the court affairs meeting is a regular working meeting, and the adjudication committee is the highest-level meeting of the court!

All the top executives gathered in a small office to discuss the case. The review committee is usually only convened when something major happens.

Case 18 was naturally considered a major case, so the judicial committee held an overtime meeting to discuss it at the outset.

But... there's no reason to drive it twice, especially with such a short interval!

However, Clerk Li still chose to do his job well.

Not long after...

A notice about two days later was delivered through the court office to every judge in the court.

This abrupt action naturally aroused suspicion among some people.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Court hours after get off work.

Judge Zhang Bingxin showed no signs of leaving get off work. He held some documents in his hand and checked them repeatedly with Zhao Xing and others before picking them up to commission the judicial authorities to re-examine them.

Just as he was preparing to entrust the matter, Qian Hu, the vice president of the court, came to Zhang Bingxin with a notice.

"Judge Zhang, what happened in the case in the Second Court?"

"Why are those reporters outside acting like they're crazy, asking everyone they can get their hands on?"

Inside the lobby on the first floor of the courthouse.

Qian Hu frowned and asked Zhang Bingxin, who was walking out.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Bingxin, who was walking ahead, stopped in his tracks, opened his mouth as if to speak but then stopped himself, hesitating to speak.

The reporter has gone mad.

Of course, this is just a description of their behavior, but in reality, it's almost like they're crazy.

In theory, judges are not allowed to disclose any information in cases involving minors. Only some temporary workers might say a few things just to satisfy their curiosity.

But the words came back again.

The courtroom has poor soundproofing, so all of the above is irrelevant!

Those people were staking out outside the second courtroom. Although they weren't actually in the audience, they still managed to get a pretty good idea of ​​the case.

In other words, those people are very likely...

I learned about some of the things the victim's legal representative did to the defendant, Liu Jingqi!

"I felt something was off about what those people were saying..."

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Qian Hu frowned, walked to Zhang Bingxin's side, and asked suspiciously, "What exactly happened in the Second Court case? Didn't the Judicial Committee already give its final verdict?"

"You didn't accept it!?"

The adjudication committee sentenced him to 18 years, which is theoretically reasonable and would be adopted regardless.

If you give a light sentence, it's only 15 years; if you give a heavy sentence, it's still 20 years. Either way, it's reasonable.

Or is it...?

"Life imprisonment?"

Qian Hu frowned.

For a 16-year-old defendant, a 20-year sentence is extremely rare. If it is not related to the proposal of the adjudication committee, then life imprisonment is the only option, but this is almost never used.

but...

Zhang Bingxin took a deep breath, stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at the somewhat overweight middle-aged man beside him.

A hint of bitterness appeared on his face as he said, "Dean Qian...didn't sentence him."

Qian Hu was taken aback. "No verdict?"

Zhang Bingxin nodded and sighed, "The court is adjourned... The 'Case No. 18' being heard in the Second Court is now adjourned and suspended."

Upon hearing this, Qian Hu frowned deeply and immediately said, "Adjournment?! This case is a hot potato. The judicial committee has already made a decision, why adjourn it?"

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Criminal homicide cases involving minors are all hot potatoes.

If you give a lenient sentence, public opinion will not forgive you.

Even if you sentence someone too harshly, public opinion still won't let it go. Why? Because even the harshest sentence can't be too severe!

However, judging from his tone...

"There's nothing we can do."

Zhang Bingxin, however, was somewhat helpless. He spread his hands and said in a bitter tone, "The agent launched a surprise attack on the court."

"The defendant Liu Jingqi's age is in doubt, and he has provided several crucial pieces of irrefutable evidence... Before this, he remained silent and did not provide the court with any information!"

"He completely disrupted the pace of the entire trial, making it impossible to continue!!!"

A surprise attack targeting specific age groups!?

Qian Hu frowned, a chill running down his spine.

What is the core of cases involving minors? It lies in the words "minor," which essentially means age.

If the other party can make their move from this point...

That could completely achieve a fatal blow and turn the tide of the entire case!

only...

"That's not right. The review committee did review Liu Jingqi's information."

"While her information does suggest she is an adult, there is no direct evidence, let alone any crucial, irrefutable proof."

"No matter what the agent says, all they can do is bring up the issue of the welfare home setting the age."

Qian Hu became restless, his heart raced, his blood boiled slightly, and he paced back and forth.

Liu Jingqi's age is a concern not only for the prosecutors but also for the court!

But... just as Huang Shi said to Xu De back then.

No evidence!

There is no evidence to prove that Liu Jingqi's age is actually problematic. The only suspicion is a subjective conjecture without any supporting evidence.

If it were just a normal age falsification, that would be fine.

Hospitals, birth certificates, household registration, and social information can always provide clues and countless breakthroughs.

But all the defendants were orphans... What are orphans? Orphans are people with "no information" who are even harder to investigate than those who have been abducted!

"The agent can't possibly find out the defendant's biological mother, can he?"

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"That's unrealistic. How could an orphanage possibly have conclusive evidence?"

""

Qian Hu stopped in his tracks, his tone agitated.

Zhang Bingxin suddenly spoke up: "Yes."

Qian Hu: ?

"What?"

"The attorney brought the defendant's biological mother to the court."

Zhang Bingxin closed his eyes, feeling utterly exhausted.

"Now, the attorney has the defendant's biological mother, with the household registration book and paternity test report, to testify regarding Liu Jingqi's age..."

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Qian Hu: ?

Did they find...the other person's mother?

Qian Hu was suddenly choked and stood there, as if his computer had crashed, but in reality his brain was still thinking.

After a long silence, Qian Hu hesitantly spoke, "You mean... the defendant is an orphan... and there are no leads, and the police are helpless..."

"In order to convict her...the agent brought in her biological parents?"

Zhang Bingxin kindly reminded him, "Not parents, only mother."

In a daze.

Qian Hu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but the words wouldn't come out. His lips moved for a moment, and then he swallowed them back.

Searching for relatives?

In order to convict the defendant, the agent sought out the defendant's relatives?

He actually found the key!

Wait... is this still Dongguk language? I recognize every single character, but when they're put together, it's a bit hard to understand.

Qian Hu fell silent.

See here.

Zhang Bingxin took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Dean Qian, I'll go and verify the matter concerning the Judicial Committee..."

"Please inform them."

After saying that, he strode out of the courthouse. He probably hasn't even had enough time to eat in the last two days.

Putting aside the evidence collection itself, just considering Liu Jingqi's subsequent trial after being deprived of her "minor" status...

How should you determine the sentence?

Who would dare to convict her of a serious crime?!

In short, this case... is going to be difficult to judge!

Of course, these two are not the only ones who feel distressed by this case.

at the same time.

"Are you kidding me...?"

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"Are you kidding me!?"

"Damn it...damn it! Why are there lawyers like this? Why are there such shameless scoundrels!"

"Who issued him his license, and what gives him the right to practice?"

Inside the Zhenghe Law Firm in Green Forest City.

Inside the project meeting room.

The once quiet law firm was suddenly awakened by bursts of angry shouts, accompanied by sounds of smashing and looting. The lawyers, who were preparing to leave work, were immediately drawn to the source of the noise.

"Bang!"

A chair was slammed against the wall, shattering the blackboard in the meeting room and breaking the information about Xu De into pieces.

Zhang Wei erupted in rage in the deliberation room, clearly losing his temper.

It's obvious that he's not in a good mood right now.

Indeed, this was the case. After returning to the law firm from the court, Zhang Wei entered this state, and the entire conference room seemed to become his venting ground, where he constantly smashed and destroyed props.

"Attorney Zhang, Attorney Zhang, please don't get agitated."

"This matter has nothing to do with us... Even if it were someone else, even those lawyers from Yanjing, they couldn't do anything. These kinds of unexpected events are beyond human prevention..."

Lawyer Sun Bing stood to one side, hesitantly offering a reminder.

Our strategy, in fact...

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"No problem!"

The strategy is indeed sound.

In the first trial, their radical defense, namely that it was justified in self-defense or excessive self-defense, was rejected, which meant that Liu Jingqi would definitely be convicted.

If you've been convicted, you can't just confront the irrefutable evidence head-on, can you?

Therefore, the strategy naturally changed to a defensive approach during the second court hearing.

That is, to focus on reducing sentences!

They have no other way to go but to reduce their sentences; this is the only thing they can do. But the problem is...

"Tell me, how am I supposed to calm down?"

"Do you know how long the clients will be sentenced to?!"

Jiang Yu and Qiao Wang, as accomplices who did not commit major offenses, will likely not be sentenced for too long, probably around 15 to 20 years.

It is very likely to be 18.

but...

Liu Jingqi is different.

"Twenty-five years!"

Zhang Wei roared, slamming his chair onto the table as he spoke. Before the other person could respond, he roared again, "The lightest sentence is twenty-five years!!!"

Most people may not be familiar with the different levels of sentencing in the legal system.

In the judicial system, prison sentences are generally divided into 10 years or less, 15 years or 20 years, with the maximum term of imprisonment generally being 25 years.

The maximum sentence for a single offense is 20 years, and the maximum sentence for multiple offenses is 25 years.

What about 30?

If it doesn't reach 30 years, it's usually life imprisonment, and above life imprisonment are two death sentences.

"Do you even know what it means that the lightest sentence is twenty-five years?!"

Zhang Wei had lost his composure; he was spitting as he spoke.

He caught a glimpse of the words "Xu De" written on the broken pieces of the blackboard on the ground, which enraged him so much that he kicked it.

The crimes Liu Jingqi committed, taken together, will be treated leniently...

It will take at least 25 years.

Even a slightly lighter sentence could result in life imprisonment!

What if we were to deliver a slightly more normal, fairer verdict? Two death sentences await you!

One option is immediate execution, the other is a suspended death sentence; neither is acceptable.

To know.

When Zhang Wei took on the case, the client was a minor!

For a minor client, this is almost a guaranteed victory. The judge will at most sentence them to 10 years, and after a reduction, they can serve five years and be released...

The case suddenly took a dramatic turn, becoming a high-probability death sentence!?

Five years for the death penalty...

How could anyone possibly accept this?

Not to mention Zhang Wei, the top lawyer, who brought a 10-year case to death... If you didn't know better, you'd think he was the prosecutor.

"The most urgent task is to reduce the sentence."

Sun Bing reassured them repeatedly, while also outlining what they needed to do at the moment.

There are currently only two paths to sentence reduction.

First, Liu Jingqi's attitude is better. Although she can give it a try, it's too late now.

2... Obtain a letter of understanding!

"I just interviewed He Miao, the state guardian at the Civil Affairs Bureau," she said, adding that her personality leans towards realism.

Therefore, matters such as understanding are very likely to be renegotiated.

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Sun Bing spoke up and pulled out He Miao's personal information evidence.

They had checked once before, but didn't investigate thoroughly.

But as things stand... if we can get the other party to help us fight for it, then this case isn't entirely hopeless.

but...

"And what about the litigious lawyer!?"

Zhang Wei gradually calmed down, but still spoke through gritted teeth.

"That lawyer, would he really let us negotiate with the victim's family so easily?!"

State guardians do indeed have a great deal of rights.

But that doesn't mean Xu De didn't have it!

If the other party disagrees... there are ways to stop them from doing so.

They might even mock and ridicule them...

"Or should we just do nothing?"

Sun Bing sighed and said in a deep voice, "Attorney Zhang, we... have no other choice but to back down."

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Wei opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, and remained silent for a long time.

After a long silence, he sighed, as if his spinal cord had been drained, and said weakly, "Then... let's contact them by phone."

After saying that, Sun Bing breathed a sigh of relief.

She was still quite worried that Zhang Weizhen might be blinded by the case, causing the other party to become unyielding and refuse to cooperate.

As for why Sun Bing wasn't so angry...

Naturally, it's because this case wasn't under her jurisdiction.

Zhang Wei was in charge of the case, and he bears the primary responsibility for the loss!

At first, Sun Bing was somewhat resentful that Zhang Wei had gotten such a good case, but now she refuses to take it over no matter what, and just wants him to handle it quickly.

joke.

Give the client a ten-year prison sentence. Anyone who wants a resume that goes all the way to the death penalty can have it, but she doesn't!

Sun Bing quickly took out her phone, thought for a moment, and then dialed the number of He Miao, the state guardian at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

"Beep beep beep~"

The sound of dialing echoed in the conference room.

At the entrance, several lawyers held their breath and observed quietly.

In the blink of an eye...

"Beep~!"

The dial tone sounded in my ear.

"Feed?"

A woman's voice came from behind.

Sun Bing quickly replied, "Hello, Mr. He, we are from Zhenghe Law Firm, the defendant's defense lawyers."

"The main reason we contacted you today is...to discuss the matter of reaching a settlement regarding the case."

"So, do you agree?"

Let's talk about understanding...

Although He Miao is a realist.

But that's only when the family's demands cannot be met.

When the defendant had the upper hand, Zhang Wei and his group were quite emboldened to negotiate, and He Miao could only watch Yang Huan suffer if he disagreed.

So, right now...

She might not actually agree.

If they disagree, then... they really have no other options.

Thinking of this, everyone's breathing became heavier, and they couldn't help but feel their hearts in their throats.

After a long while, a voice suddenly came from the phone.