At around 9:40 in the morning, Jiang Bai took a taxi and arrived at the Binjiang District People's Court in advance.
"Hey, young man, it's you again."
As soon as I walked into the courtroom, I met an unknown acquaintance.
The reason why he said he didn't know her was because Jiang Bai didn't know her name, but why he said he was an "acquaintance" was because Jiang Bai had seen her seven or eight times in court.
This man is also a frequent visitor to the court and often comes to observe court hearings.
It was the aunt who scolded Zhao Liping when she made a big fuss in front of the court last time.
Those remarks at that time left a deep impression on Jiang Bai.
"Auntie, are you here to listen again?" Jiang Bai asked with a smile.
"Yes, yes, I just sent my grandson to kindergarten, and my son and daughter-in-law have gone to work. As an old lady, I have nothing to do, so I came here to observe the trial. This is much more interesting than the TV series."
The aunt took Jiang Bai's wrist enthusiastically and asked in a low voice: "Young man, how many people are you going to send in this time?"
This aunt...
Jiang Bai's mouth twitched.
He slowly raised his two fingers and made a gesture.
"Only two..."
"Young man, you are still young, so you have to work harder. There are a lot of bad people in this world now. Try to send them all in!"
The aunt gave Jiang Bai an encouraging look, "Come on, young man! I'm optimistic about you."
"Hehe, hehe, I will try my best." Jiang Bai smiled awkwardly.
Auntie's enthusiasm is really unbearable.
After a few casual remarks, Jiang Bai separated from his aunt and sat at the plaintiff's table.
As a reporter and a victim of one of the infringement incidents, he naturally needs to appear in court and cooperate with the prosecutor in the prosecution.
Less than ten minutes later, Zhang Wei walked in.
Sitting in the defendant's seat opposite, he smiled and nodded to Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai smiled back.
As long as the defense lawyer is Zhang Wei, Jiang Bai will feel at ease.
It's not that Zhang Wei is incompetent, but that he lacks a little bit of luck. The client he represents will always perform a series of tricks that no one can understand at critical moments, and successfully add to his sentence...
"Hello, Teacher Zhang."
At this time, a young lawyer also walked into the trial court and greeted Zhang Wei.
Seeing him, Jiang Bai really couldn't hold himself any longer.
Isn't this Zhou Chaoqun?
He has a good attitude towards learning and good professional qualities, but he has the same problem as Zhang Wei, both of them lack a little bit of luck.
Seeing these two people meet together, Jiang Bai knew that this game was really stable.
Soon, the prosecutor entered the scene.
They are still old acquaintances, prosecutor Shen Tianci, and an assistant prosecutor accompanying him.
Then, the two defendants were also escorted by bailiffs and brought into the courtroom.
Liu Mingliang always lowered his head, slumped his shoulders, and was in a depressed mood.
Wang Peng, on the other hand, looks like a quail, with a strange walking posture.
His legs were spread wide apart like compasses, his abdomen was tucked in, and he moved carefully.
Seeing Wang Peng like this, Jiang Bai did not laugh.
Instead, I saw myself in him when he was young and had just completed a certain operation.
All I can say is that it’s hard to look back on the past...
"Son of a bitch!"
As soon as he saw Jiang Bai, Wang Peng gritted his teeth and his eyes turned red.
That look seemed to kill someone.
My little brother was almost crippled. This hatred is irreconcilable!
"Mr. Wang, please control your emotions. The trial will begin soon. Don't let the judge and jurors see you like this!" Zhang Wei reminded in a low voice.
"Yeah, I'll try my best." Wang Peng nodded, his voice hoarse.
But his eyes remained on Jiang Bai the whole time without moving.
Regarding this, Jiang Bai had no fluctuation in his heart and even wanted to laugh a little.
At ten o'clock sharp.
"winter!"
Chen Zhonghan banged the gavel.
"Today, in accordance with the provisions of Article 274 of the Criminal Law, the Criminal Tribunal of the Binjiang District People's Court of Longcheng City, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province publicly tried the defendants Wang Peng and Liu Mingliang for extortion in accordance with the law."
"I, Chen Zhonghan, will serve as the presiding judge and form a collegial panel in accordance with the law."
"Now, the court officially opens!"
Suddenly.
Everyone in the court fell silent.
The clerk stood up and began to read the court discipline.
Then the identity of the defendant, defense lawyer, prosecutor, victim, etc. is confirmed.
After everything was over, Chen Zhonghan looked at the plaintiff's seat: "Please ask the prosecutor to read out the indictment."
The words just fell.
Shen Tianci stood up from the plaintiff's seat and spoke in a deep voice:
"Defendant: Wang Peng, male... Defendant: Liu Mingliang, male..."
"Liu Mingliang signed a contract with an online car-hailing platform to act as a driver. On X day of this month, he received an order to drive from the entrance of Huasheng Hotel to Tianshui Xiangquan Community."
"When Liu Mingliang drove to the gate of Tianshui Xiangquan Community, he suddenly ended the order in advance on the grounds that his mother fell down and asked the victim Jiang Bai to drive home by himself."
"The victim did as he was told, but was rear-ended by a Camry driven by Wang Peng."
"Wang Peng extorted 300,000 yuan from the victim on the pretext of drunk driving..."
"Later, after investigation and trial by the Changhe Street Police Station, the two criminal suspects confessed to what they had committed and confessed that they had used the same routine to carry out extortion nine times in the past six months."
"According to statistics, the total illegal income of the two people has reached 300,000 yuan!"
"The investigation was completed by the Changhe Street Police Station and transferred to this court for review and prosecution."
"This court believes that the defendant's behavior violated the provisions of Article 274 of the Criminal Law and constituted the crime of extortion, and the amount was extremely huge. We are now filing a public prosecution in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law."
"The litigation claims are as follows:"
"1. According to the law, the criminal defendants Wang Peng and Liu Mingliang were convicted of extortion and sentenced to fifteen years in prison."
"Second, the incidental civil defendant is ordered to return all illegal gains in accordance with the law, and to compensate the ten victims for mental losses, vehicle repair costs, vehicle depreciation, etc., totaling 50,000 yuan."
Shen Tianci's voice was loud and loud, echoing in the courtroom.
The words just fell.
There were whispers in the auditorium.
"Fifteen years, tsk tsk tsk, they will be almost retired by the time they come out. It's great to get there in one step and enjoy retirement life."
"Isn't it so exciting? It's been fifteen years since I started, but thinking about what they did, I can only say one word, deserve it!"
"I have seen similar tactics in Shou Shou. These people really lack moral integrity. If I were a judge, I would definitely sentence them to life imprisonment!"
"..."
The elders and aunties in the auditorium started whispering to each other in low voices.
Use drunk driving to deliberately cause traffic accidents and then extort money!
And it's not the first time I've done this.
A total of ten times in half a year, making a profit of 300,000!
Even if the victims know that they have been cheated, they can only grit their teeth and swallow it.
Sentencing them to fifteen years is really not unjust at all.
This means that Luo Dazhuang did not become the prosecutor, otherwise it would not be a simple extortion. Want to know more about attempted intentional homicide?
I have to say that the method written in the criminal law will make money quickly.
This is also the reason why many people take risks even though they know that their actions violate the law.
But there is another saying: the legal network is wide open, and there are no omissions!
"Fifteen years... the property manager was only sentenced to 17 years. I just don't know how Zhang Wei plans to defend himself."
Looking at Zhang Wei opposite, Jiang Bai couldn't help but be full of expectations.
However, compared to Zhang Wei's defense ideas, Jiang Bai was more looking forward to what tricks the defendant could pull off this time.
By the way, do these defendants really have no creative bottlenecks?
There's something new every time.
"Ask the victim to make a statement."
At this time, the judge's majestic voice came, interrupting Jiang Bai's thoughts.
He immediately stood up and said slowly: "On X day of this month, I called a driver at the Huasheng Hotel, and it was the No. 2 defendant..."
"..."
"When I just started driving, defendant No. 1 drove up to me in a blue Camry and deliberately caused a rear-end collision. Then he extorted 200,000 yuan from me and said he would call the police if I didn't pay."
"..."
"I believe that the behavior of the two defendants has seriously violated my personal safety and personal property and is of a bad nature. Moreover, they are not first-time offenders. I request the collegial panel to give the two defendants a harsher sentence and recover compensation for all those who have been harmed by their tricks.
justice!"
After speaking, he bowed deeply towards the judge and then took his seat.
Chen Zhonghan nodded lightly and said: "Please give the defendant's statement in turn."
Wang Peng stood up, glared at Jiang Bai fiercely, and clenched his hands into fists. His finger joints were all white from the excessive force.
Seeing him like this, Zhang Wei knew something bad was going to happen and immediately coughed.
This cough made Wang Peng regain some sense.
The corner of his mouth twitched twice and he spoke slowly: "I, Wang Peng, confessed to the charges charged by the prosecutor... I deeply regret what I have done, and I sincerely apologize to everyone who has hurt me."
As he spoke, he slowly bowed to Jiang Bai.
"I am willing to compensate the victim for all losses..."
"I just hope to get the victim's forgiveness, and I also ask the judge to give me a chance and give me a lenient sentence. I will change my mind, change my past, and be a new person."
"Thanks."
Zhang Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Wang Peng was not blinded by hatred and regained his senses at the critical moment.
This is a good start.
Zhang Wei felt that after defending Luo Dazhuang, he should be in luck.
You can’t meet pig teammates every time, right?
As soon as Wang Peng sat down, Liu Mingliang couldn't wait to stand up and said: "I, I also plead guilty!"
"...deeply regret...apologise..."
"But I have something to explain. Regarding the blackmail, it was actually Wang Peng's idea!"
"Whoosh!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Peng turned his head violently and looked at Liu Mingliang in disbelief.
The latter continued: "One day half a year ago, when I was having dinner with Wang Peng, he suddenly mentioned that he was short of money recently. He also said that there was a good way to get money quickly and asked me if I wanted to join him."
"I refused at first, but I couldn't stand Wang Peng's repeated encouragement, so I finally agreed..."
"And in the whole incident, I was just driving, and then I found a reason to end the order and leave early. The specific blackmail was all done by Wang Peng..."
In line with the principle of "a dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist", Liu Mingliang frantically poured dirty water on Wang Peng.
Zhou Chaoqun smiled and nodded slowly, very satisfied with his performance.
These were naturally taught to the client by Zhou Chaoqun.
Liu Mingliang's actual participation in the entire crime process was relatively low, and according to his confession, the person who first proposed the idea was Wang Peng.
In other words, Wang Peng is the principal criminal and Liu Mingliang is the accessory!
Generally speaking, accomplices should be given a lenient punishment, taking into account their status and role in the joint crime, and reduce the base sentence by 20% to 50%.
This is also Zhou Chaoqun's main defense idea.
"...In the entire case, I am an accomplice, and Wang Peng is the mastermind! Please judge, your honor." Liu Mingliang bowed deeply to the judge.
"You fart on horseback!"
Wang Peng immediately followed his neck and shouted: "Liu Mingliang! Stop farting there! You are obviously the mastermind!"
"What I said at the beginning was a false way to make money, but you said that many cars are equipped with driving recorders and are monitored everywhere. It is too risky to do so. Then you said that you can use driver services to make a fuss!"
"You were the first to propose this method! Now you actually bite me back? Are you still a human being?"
Liu Mingliang immediately retorted: "You're the one who farted! It was you who suggested it! I have always been honest and honest, and I have never dared to do such illegal things. If I hadn't been bewitched and instigated by you, how could I have gone astray?"
!”
"Are you honest about your duties? Damn you! When you were in elementary school, you peeped at the female teacher going to the toilet. You are such a bastard! In high school, you even stole money from your roommates. You told me all this when you were drunk! Take a look.
You have a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a sinister look on your face. Are you honest?"
"Wang! Don't change the subject. You are the main culprit in this matter, and you are the one who broke the news!"
"I'm going to fuck you!"
"F*ck you!"
"Fuck you!"
"..."
The two defendants had a heated argument in court, and there were even faint signs that the verbal dispute had escalated into a physical fight.
"Winter! Winter winter winter!"
Chen Zhonghan banged the gavel with a livid face.
"Quiet! Pay attention to the order of the court!"
The bailiff immediately stepped forward to control the two people.
It took a long time to get the situation under control.
The two men gasped and stared at each other fiercely.
The two brothers used to have each other's backs, but now they have turned against each other and stabbed each other.
This is human nature.
Zhang Wei hid his face and remained speechless.
Zhou Chaoqun also looked helpless.
Arguing in court will undoubtedly leave a very bad impression on the collegial court.
This will affect the sentencing to some extent.
It's so uncool.
But things have come to this, and there is no way to change it.
Now we can only try to find ways to make up for it from other places.
"Please control your emotions and abide by the order of the court!" Chen Zhonghan glanced at it and said expressionlessly: "Now we will enter the court debate."
Wang Peng immediately looked at Zhang Wei.
In this session, the agent will speak on his behalf.
Zhang Wei cleared his throat, stood up and said: "The prosecutor has determined that our client's behavior constitutes the crime of extortion stipulated in Article 274 of the Criminal Law. The facts are clear and the evidence is sufficient. Our client has no objection."
"But I believe that our client has statutory and discretionary mitigating circumstances, as follows:"
"First, after returning to prison, our client actively cooperated with the police, took the initiative to explain the facts of the crime, and had a good attitude of admitting guilt and accepting punishment. He also confessed to circumstances that the police did not know at the time, so it should be deemed that there was a confession."
“Second, our client deeply regrets the crime he committed and is willing to do everything he can to make up for the harm and losses caused to the victims, and has already obtained the forgiveness of eight victims including Zhao Qingtong, Chang Sheng, and Li Changjiang.
"
"Third, our client's behavior did not cause bad consequences..."
"Fourth, our client is an accessory..."
Zhang Wei is articulate and has a loud voice.
“According to the notice issued by the Supreme Court on the Sentencing Guidance Opinions on Common Crimes, our client’s situation should be reduced by 40% of the base sentence!”
"I hope the collegial panel will seriously consider my opinion, thank you."
Zhang Wei's theoretical basis is the sentencing guidance issued by the Supreme Court in 2021.
According to him, Wang Peng met many of the statutory and discretionary mitigating circumstances and should be given a lighter sentence.
After hearing Zhang Wei's defense, Zhou Chaoqun's expression changed slightly.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei actually went with him, hoping to identify his client as an accessory in order to reduce the punishment.
As expected of you, Teacher Zhang.
Zhou Chaoqun gritted his teeth.
At this moment, Shen Tianci stood up and refuted Zhang Wei's defense: "Objection!"
"The defense lawyer said that defendant No. 1 confessed, but the actual situation is that when interrogating defendant No. 1, the police had already obtained the confession of defendant No. 2 and basically mastered all the criminal facts of the two people...
"
"Therefore, I believe that defendant No. 1 does not have the circumstances to confess..."
"In addition, defendant No. 1 deliberately caused traffic accidents not only for extortion, but the behavior itself seriously threatened the lives of others and endangered public safety, and was extremely bad in nature!"
"..."
Shen Tianci's voice was also extremely loud, refuting Zhang Wei's remarks point by point.
Zhang Wei did not hesitate to make more concessions and fought hard based on reason.
The two engaged in a fierce court debate.
Zhou Chaoqun was stunned.
There is a feeling that a bronze player mistakenly enters the king's game.
I tried to interrupt many times but couldn't.
However, he did get a lot of inspiration from the prosecutor's remarks, which he could use to help his client.
For example, the first person the police interrogated was Liu Mingliang. He was the first to plead guilty and took the initiative to explain more criminal facts that the police had not yet mastered.
This will be extremely beneficial to Liu Mingliang.
"These two people are so quick to talk. If they were unemployed and talked about tongue twisters in cross talk, they would definitely not starve to death."
"It's a pity that little baby, he looks quite fair, but he is a little silly. I don't know if he didn't wake up or something."
"This is no more interesting than the TV series."
"Who says it's not..."
"..."
The elders and aunties in the auditorium all discussed with great interest.
After repeated warnings from the bailiff's eyes, he reluctantly closed his mouth.
The court debate between Zhang Wei and Shen Tianci lasted for more than half an hour.
You come and I go, it's extremely intense.
It is definitely an audio-visual feast.
Jiang Bai sat on the front line of eating melons and watched with great enthusiasm.
"winter!"
Chen Zhonghan banged the gavel, stopped the debate between the two, and asked Zhang Wei: "Defender, do you have anything else to add about the situation of defendant No. 1?"
"No more." Zhang Wei bowed slightly and then sat down.
Everything that needs to be said has been said, and so far, the results are pretty good.
You should be able to obtain a considerable reduction in sentence.
"good."
Chen Zhonghan nodded, looked at Zhou Chaoqun, and said, "Defendant No. 2, defender, what do you have to say?"