Chapter 071 Sitting in the auditorium
"I have heard about this case today...
What? Are you there? "
Huang Weican looked at Song Boxian in disbelief, with curiosity on his face: "Master, you..."
Song Boxian said: "There are some things that I can't explain at the moment. I know only a little about the law, so I can only think of you."
Huang Weican looked hesitant. Song Boxian thought that he didn't want to get involved in such a small case that had been officially classified in the eyes of big shots, so he interrupted his thinking: "Uncle Huang, I am willing to contribute 50,000 yuan to your activities for this matter. Funding.”
Huang Weican laughed and waved his hands: "Young Master is joking, this is not about money. Besides, with the relationship between Young Master and Young Master, if I accept Young Master's money, Young Master will definitely remove the door of my house."
Song Boxian laughed twice, and Huang Weican sat down. He found the internal website from somewhere, and soon saw the complete file.
Only then did Song Boxian sigh at the strength of Han Guang Law Firm. It was really a law firm that served the Ming Dynasty. It could even get the files sent by the police station and the procuratorate. This relationship was really extraordinary.
As expected, he is a senior barrister. It would take an average person more than half an hour to read the file. Huang Weican could only read it for ten minutes before he nodded repeatedly, then looked up at Song Boxian and said, "I don't know what result the young master wants."
Song Boxian thought for a while and was about to blurt out, but he felt that his current status was not suitable for talking nonsense, so he cleared his throat and said calmly: "If it is my case, what I hope most is that a person be sentenced according to the law. justifiable defense."
After Song Boxian finished speaking, he was afraid that Huang Weican would laugh at him, but Huang Weican nodded thoughtfully, and then wrote lightly: "It's just self-defense, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Song Boxian was excited when he heard this. He thought that Xu Jiaying did have some background. He even knew that people from Hanguang could litigate. He also recommended that he try to find someone from Hanguang to help. However, Song Boxian still secretly sighed that he was lucky. There is a way, otherwise there would be no way to find people like them.
"Uncle Huang, is there any conclusion to this case?"
Huang Weican looked at the file for the last time, and then said: "It's not that there was a conspiracy, it was very much a conspiracy. Moreover, when the police collected evidence, they violated the fairness of the law. Just this loophole was able to completely defend the client. Acquittal, let alone defence.”
After speaking, Huang Weican looked at the file again, but shook his head: "No, it seems that the Jiangning Procuratorate has joined the Jiangning Procuratorate in recent years with experts who are familiar with the law. This loophole is not enough to defend innocence..."
Huang Weican muttered to himself, paying no attention to Song Boxian who was standing aside. After waiting for two or three minutes, he finally said: "Okay, legitimate defense can be established."
With Huang Weican's words, Song Boxian let out a sigh of relief, and then said: "Uncle Huang, shall we take the initiative to defend the client?"
Huang Weican rubbed his chin and thought: "According to the procedure, the client should hire a lawyer, but this kind of murder case involves multiple lives. At least a criminal lawyer with the barrister level is required. It is a waste of money to hire a general lawyer, but in Nanzhi There are only 13 people above the criminal barrister level, including me, and I believe the client cannot hire these people."
"That's it?"
"In other words, his defense lawyer is likely to be the prosecutor's lawyer appointed by the procuratorate. These people generally hate evil and wish they could be imprisoned for a few more years by the defense lawyer."
Song Boxian was shocked: "Is there such a thing?"
Huang Weican said seriously: "I remember that when I first entered the industry, it was also a criminal case. As a result, the defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison. I later read the file. If I were asked to defend, I would be sentenced to five years at most. Year."
hiss...
Song Boxian took a breath. Wasn't this exactly what he said: "After I argued hard, the court ruled that my client should be exempted from all fines and sentenced us to 20 years in prison."
"so?"
"So if my prediction is correct, if the trial starts this afternoon, the defendant will most likely be sentenced to death."
Song Boxian's eyes widened, and then he said anxiously: "Uncle Huang, what should we do?"
Huang Weican took out his senior barrister's ID card from the drawer and looked at Song Boxian: "Let's go, let's go to the auditorium first and wait for the critical moment before taking action."
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Jiangning People's Court is located outside Fengtai Gate. It was located in the inner city at that time. It was moved outside the city when the inner city was rebuilt more than a hundred years ago. No. 1 East Road, Fengtai District, is the location of Jiangning People's Court.
Due to the special nature of this case, the identities of the people who could enter the auditorium were unusual. The bailiff stopped Song Boxian, looked at Huang Weican and said, "Lawyer Huang, who is this?"
Huang Weican has a lawyer's certificate in hand. Even if he is a paralegal, he still has a lawyer's certificate: "Brother, this is my newly recruited data assistant. He is still studying. He came with me today."
The bailiff looked Song Boxian up and down, and then for Huang Weican's sake, he ran the scanner up and down. Behind Song Boxian's waist, the scanner beeped.
Song Boxian was shocked. Only then did he realize that he had gone out of his way to pretend to be competitive in the past few days. The pistol was still hanging in the holster on his waist. This...
The bailiff was startled, and then looked at Huang Weican suspiciously: "Lawyer Huang, ask your assistant to go to the security inspection machine."
In order to avoid revealing his secret, Song Boxian said: "Uncle Huang, you go in first, I will come in to find you right away."
Seeing this, Huang Weican also felt that passing the security check machine was a waste of time. He wanted to help Song Boxian with a few words, but did not want to offend the bailiff, so he nodded: "I'll wait for you at the door."
Seeing Huang Weican enter, Song Boxian took out his ID under the gaze of the bailiff, opened it and held it in front of the bailiff. He imitated Wei Xinlan's tone and said in a cold voice: "I have been ordered to come and observe..."
When the bailiff saw the big brocade word, he was shocked and quickly handed over his hand: "Big..."
"Eh..."
Song Boxian put away his ID and said seriously: "I know what your responsibilities are, so I'm going in."
Sheriff Nafa took a breath and raised his hands: "Please..."
Song Boxian walked into the door and saw Huang Weican waiting aside: "What contraband is the young master carrying?"
"It was only during lunch that I remembered to put two safety fingers on my waist. I asked the bailiff to hold them for me first."
"Why are you bringing that thing?"
Song Boxian pointed at the corner of his eye and said, "It's been a bad time for me to go out recently, so be on guard."
Huang Weican laughed, not doubting that he was there, and then led Song Boxian into the trial court.
The two deliberately sat behind the defendant. At this moment, there were already a hundred or ten people sitting in the courtroom. With this number of people, the courtroom would be full.
"Uncle Huang," Song Boxian whispered, because he knew not to make loud noises in the court: "When will the court begin?"
"No..." Huang Weican moved his mouth diagonally upward.
Song Baixian looked up, and the number above showed that there were still 11 minutes left.
At the 5-minute mark, the public prosecutors and judicial officers came in one after another and sat down in their respective seats. The seat of the presiding judge was empty. Not long after, a middle-aged man walked in. All the people who had entered before stood up. A bailiff shouted, "Here we go." People in the auditorium also stood up.
It was the first time that Song Boxian experienced this kind of situation, and he followed Huang Weican's lead, only to hear Huang Weican whisper: "This kid..."
After the judge said, "All in court," the defendants and plaintiff's family members entered one after another.
The man who committed the crime entered and sat down. Song Boxian looked at his father again. He was already haggard. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot in the detention center.
Only then did Song Boxian discover that the man's son was being taken by a middle-aged woman in front of them. Both of them were in their thirties and forties, so it was not an exaggeration to say that they were old enough to have a son.
"dad..."
The child burst into tears and was quickly comforted by his mother, because the bailiff who was maintaining order nearby had come to remind him.
"The court is in session..."
With the sound of the gavel from the presiding judge, the entire trial officially began.
First, the plaintiff's family stated the situation, but then the procuratorate gave a detailed description of the file sent by the police station, including the time, location, and specific process of the incident. The only thing Song Boxian knew was that the police station hid the person he shot to stop. process, but attributed the process of catching the assailant to the patrol police.
This is a loophole, what Huang Weican calls a loophole that can be exploited, an irregularity that he calls "procedural legality".
"Defendant Xu Hong, when you knew your son was taken away, you held a knife to stop him, and Victim A blocked him. Why did you continue to commit murder at that time?"
Only then did Song Boxian find out that the middle-aged man's surname was Xu. Xu Hong said, "My son was robbed. They have accomplices. Why can't I stop him?"
"Defendant Xu Hong, after victim A was stabbed to the ground by you, victim B came to stop him, and you continued to stab victim B with a knife. Is this true?"
"It's true..." Xu Hong's voice was pale and weak.
"Defendant Xu Hong, after victims A and B were stabbed to death by you, although victim C took away your child, he finally put the child on the ground. It has been confirmed by many parties that victim C directly begged you for mercy. You Why do you continue to commit crimes so that the victim C dies under your knife?"
"Human traffickers should all die..."
As soon as Xu Hong said this, the whole place was quiet except for the family members of the three deceased people who cursed. Fortunately, there were many bailiffs and they were stopped in time.
"Defense lawyer, do you have a statement?"
The defense lawyer, who had high hopes for Xu Hong and his family, said without surprising Huang Weican: "Dear judges and fellow judges of the trial court, I believe that the beginning, process, and outcome of this case are all true. I I think it agrees with the standards for homicide cases and asks the judge to consider the sentencing.”
As soon as these words came out, Xu Hong's family members burst into mourning. Only the child who was inexperienced in the world didn't know why the family members started crying.
"Uncle Huang, do you know this guy?"
Huang Weican nodded thoughtfully: "I know him. He is a very fair lawyer. However, in my eyes, he is still just a fool."
"What is the sentence imposed by the prosecutor's office?"
"According to Article 55 of the Ming Dynasty Law - Criminal Law, the defendant Xu Hong should be prosecuted for intentional homicide, sentenced to death according to the law, deprived of political rights for life, and sentenced to pay compensation to the three deceased persons totaling 3.6827 million yuan."
"I'm not convinced..."
"quiet..."
"This court declares that the facts of the Xu Hong case are clear, and the procuratorate's sentencing is correct. This court declares that the defendant Xu Hong is guilty of intentional homicide, sentenced to death and executed immediately, and compensates the three victims for a total of 3.6827 million yuan..."
As the presiding judge's gavel was about to fall, an inappropriate shout resounded throughout the courtroom...
"Wait a moment..."
