Chapter 95: The Case Concludes, and a Supervisory Review Is Requested Regarding the First Instance Judgment!
At the moment Ma Li heard the court’s judgment, her inner world collapsed.
She had really been sent in?
Four years of fixed term imprisonment, if she truly went in, everything would be ruined!
“Presiding Judge, I object, Presiding Judge!”
“I do not agree with this judgment, Presiding Judge.”
From the respondent’s seat, Ma Li shouted anxiously.
On the bench, at the presiding judge’s seat, when the presiding judge heard Ma Li’s voice, he looked toward the respondent’s seat.
He frowned slightly.
When you were asked just now, you said nothing, and now that you have been sentenced to four years of fixed term imprisonment and the judgment has already been issued, now you object?
Are you questioning the result of the judgment?
Or are you questioning my adjudication?
Regarding Ma Li’s words, Xu Chunxing felt a trace of impatience in his heart, but he still spoke.
“The judgment has already been rendered, if you object, you may subsequently submit for supervisory review, or file an appeal.”
“After the judgment takes effect, objections are invalid.”
Xu Chunxing spoke calmly.
Upon hearing this, Ma Li’s heart immediately sank into despair, objections were invalid?
Then she really was going to be sentenced to four years of fixed term imprisonment?
No.
She could still appeal!
Ma Li turned her head again to look at Wang Manting.
“Lawyer Wang, what the Presiding Judge said just now, that I can file an appeal or request supervisory review, does that mean I may not have to go to prison?”
Wang Manting let out a light sigh and spoke.
“Do not think about it anymore, you should know very clearly in your own heart what was going on with that large sum from an unknown source.”
“There is basically no possibility of the judgment being changed.”
“Unless you can obtain Guo Xiaojun’s forgiveness, if you continue to appeal, there may perhaps be some possibility of sentence reduction.”
After Wang Manting finished speaking, he also felt a trace of relief in his heart.
If he had insisted just now on helping Ma Li, perhaps he would have gone in together with Ma Li.
Fortunately.
That was worth being thankful for.
Wang Manting turned his gaze toward Su Bai at the litigation seat.
This Lawyer Su was truly capable!
On the other side, after hearing Wang Manting’s words, a trace of hope rose again in Ma Li’s heart.
Any reduction in sentence would at least be something good.
At the same time.
Outside the courtroom.
At the moment the judgment was announced, a wave of discussion erupted in Luo Daxiang’s livestream room.
Damn!
What a pity, that woman Ma Li was only sentenced to four years of fixed term imprisonment, why was it not the death penalty?
Exactly, under such circumstances I think a death sentence would be entirely reasonable.
…
Brother, I know you are angry, but calm down first, the death penalty is absolutely impossible at present unless the crime is especially heinous.
Sigh.
What a pity, but fortunately the final outcome was good, if Guo Xiaojun had still been found guilty in the second instance, that would truly have been disgusting. Now that compensation has been awarded, that is at least a good thing.
But the compensation was only a little over one million, that is somewhat disgusting, after all this matter caused Guo Xiaojun such enormous losses, I think that Aibao Milk Powder ought to go bankrupt.
Bankruptcy? That is a good idea!
That Aibao Milk Powder? I think this court case could absolutely be exposed to the media!
These controversial court cases and events are precisely what the media likes most!
Exactly! Expose to the media not only that the milk powder produced by Aibao Milk Powder has problems, but also that when faced with a claimant they maliciously accused him and sent him in. Be direct! Report the milk powder issue to the relevant authorities, and publicly expose this enterprise’s problems to society!
Destroy them directly!
Well said! I am going to set out the court video and the entire course of events in detail and send it to the 108 media outlets I follow!
Hahaha, absolutely brilliant!!!
Looking at the comments, Luo Daxiang smiled, the legal awareness of this group of viewers was truly strong.
Of course.
The reason he had Su Bai apply for a public broadcast of the trial.
Was not only to avoid any unexpected incident during the livestream of the trial, but also because he knew what kind of legal awareness this group of his viewers possessed.
He had also intended to expand the influence of this trial.
At present.
Everything still seemed rather good.
Exposing unscrupulous enterprises is a responsibility toward many families!
At the same time.
In the general manager’s office of Aibao Milk Powder.
After watching the court’s judgment, Dong Cheng stood stunned for several seconds.
It had been decided?
The lawyer hired by Guo Xiaojun had actually won one against three?
Four years of fixed term imprisonment.
This!!!
Was that not far too severe?
Moreover, had not this Wang Manting whom he hired been described as a first rate criminal lawyer?
How could he still allow Ma Li to be convicted of perjury?
Dong Cheng let out a long breath, a light layer of sweat had already spread across his face, now that Ma Li had been convicted, then he, as the one who gave the money.
Would he also be investigated?
If he were investigated, then would not both his enterprise and he himself.
Be completely finished?!
No, he absolutely had to think of a way to keep Ma Li quiet!
And he also had to think of a way to eliminate the impact of this lawsuit on Aibao Milk Powder.
In the courtroom.
The corner of Su Bai’s mouth rose slightly, this lawsuit could be considered won, one against three had been a complete success!
At his side, Li Xuezhen’s small face was excited.
“Lawyer Su, in this lawsuit, we won one against three!”
“One lawsuit against three!”
“Lawyer Su, you are truly amazing!”
Li Xuezhen’s eyes were full of little stars as she looked at Su Bai with excitement on her small face.
Su Bai smiled slightly and nodded.
“Yes, we won.”
This lawsuit had been one against three, and the reason it could be won was because there had originally been major problems in the first instance.
Judging from the first instance judgment.
Filing a lawsuit to seek compensation, no matter how much Guo Xiaojun asked for, did not constitute extortion.
The judgment in the first instance had been far too outrageous, so it was entirely normal for the second instance judgment to prevail.
It was described as one against three, but in reality the true difficulty lay in accusing Ma Li of perjury.
Of course, he could also see.
That in this trial, with respect to the accusation of Ma Li for perjury, the presiding judge had actually shown leniency and had leaned toward their side.
Otherwise.
They would not have won this lawsuit so easily, and Ma Li would not have been sentenced to such a severe four years of fixed term imprisonment.
Of course.
From the standpoint of legal procedure and the interpretation of legal provisions, Ma Li’s conviction for perjury was already a certainty.
Only certain procedures still needed to be supplemented.
Li Xuezhen’s small face was proud, and she murmured inwardly, hmph hmph, whoever I glare at loses.
Su Bai turned his head and noticed Li Xuezhen’s expression, and could clearly tell what she was thinking in her heart.
At the same time, he also murmured inwardly.
Little Li was going farther and farther down the crooked path!
Although the fact that Little Li had grown crooked was not something he had caused.
Cough.
As Little Li’s supervising lawyer, however, he had the obligation to straighten her back out.
Straighten her back out!
He absolutely had to straighten her back out properly!
Su Bai murmured inwardly.
“Alright, the court session has already ended, pack up and prepare to leave, we still have one final matter left.”
Li Xuezhen looked puzzled.
“One final matter? Lawyer Su, has the trial not already ended?”
Then.
Li Xuezhen seemed to remember something, and her eyes immediately became bright.
“Alright, Lawyer Su!”
After speaking, Su Bai walked directly out of the courtroom.
Li Xuezhen recalled that there was still one final matter left, and her small face filled with excitement.
She quickly packed up the materials on the table and followed after Su Bai with hurried little steps.
Her little Pikachu eyes darted about.
After Guo Xiaojun was found not guilty and released in court, he quickly came before Su Bai and thanked him as they walked outward.
“Lawyer Su!”
“This time I must thank you all the more, if not for you, the second instance judgment might not necessarily have turned out this way.”
“In particular, your accusations against Aibao Milk Powder and Ma Li not only cleared my injustice, but also allowed the guilty parties to receive punishment!”
“Lawyer Su, thank you!”
Guo Xiaojun’s eyes were red as he bowed deeply to Su Bai.
Su Bai smiled and helped Guo Xiaojun up, then spoke.
“This is what I, as your entrusted lawyer, ought to do.”
“After all.”
“I accepted your legal fee, so I must certainly consider your case with full dedication, there is no need to thank me.”
After helping Guo Xiaojun up, Su Bai noticed Guo’s father and mother in the spectator seats, the elderly couple’s eyes were red, and they were looking directly toward Guo Xiaojun.
From five years of fixed term imprisonment to a finding of not guilty.
The elderly couple had also gone throughout the whole of Beidu seeking law firms, and finally found Luo Daxiang.
The two elderly people in their seventies did not understand the law, and no one knew what setbacks they had experienced in the process.
It could be said.
That in order for Guo Xiaojun to be found not guilty today, they too had paid a great deal.
Su Bai’s gaze fell behind Guo Xiaojun, and then he smiled and made a small gesture pointing behind him.
Guo Xiaojun looked behind him, and then spoke.
“Lawyer Su, then I will first go see my parents.”
“Yes, go ahead.”
Su Bai smiled and nodded, but at that moment, from the respondent’s seat, Ma Li suddenly shouted loudly.
“Xiaojun. Xiaojun, I was wrong, Xiaojun, I cannot live without you, Xiaojun!”
“Will you forgive me?”
“Could you give me your forgiveness?”
“I truly was only confused for a moment! Even if you do not think for my sake, you should think for our daughter, should you not?”
Upon hearing Ma Li’s voice, Guo Xiaojun’s expression became stern, and his face instantly turned cold.
When you committed perjury, why did you not think of the feelings between us as husband and wife, why did you not think of our daughter?
Yes!
Their marital relationship had not previously been good, and Ma Li had raised divorce, but he had not agreed.
The reason was that Ma Li wanted to divide most of the property and demanded custody of their daughter.
But!
He believed that he had done nothing wrong in any respect, and also that he had done so in order to give their daughter a complete family, which was why he had never agreed to Ma Li’s divorce.
However!
He believed that in no respect had he ever failed his wife.
What he had not expected was that when Aibao Milk Powder accused him of extortion, his own wife would come forward to commit perjury!
It was chilling.
Strictly speaking, although the affection between them as husband and wife had somewhat broken down, it had not reached such a degree.
He truly could not understand why Ma Li had done this.
But as matters stood now, he no longer wished to understand why Ma Li had done this.
Because there was no need to continue understanding.
Since the facts had already occurred, once Ma Li stood in the first instance proceeding and submitted the accusation letter, there was no room whatsoever left for reconciliation between them as husband and wife.
Guo Xiaojun said nothing, he understood very clearly the reason the other side wanted him to offer forgiveness.
He only turned back and looked once in a detached manner, then walked directly toward his parents.
Meanwhile, at the respondent’s seat, the procuratorial lawyer and Fang Xuan were both watching the spectacle cheerfully.
It had to be said.
One was a procuratorial lawyer, and the other was a lawyer proficient in economic disputes.
They had seen many strange cases, but something like this.
Everyone understood what had happened.
Today they had truly consumed the whole spectacle.
Quite satisfying.
After the second instance judgment, Su Bai contacted Guo Xiaojun.
“Regarding the four points previously raised to you in the detention center, the first three have now all been completed, as for the fourth point, do you wish to continue?”
Guo Xiaojun replied.
“Yes!”
“Regarding these matters, Lawyer Su, you may handle them in full, I trust Lawyer Su!”
“Mm!”
“Alright!”
After obtaining Guo Xiaojun’s consent.
Su Bai immediately submitted to the relevant authorities a request for supervisory review of the first instance judgment in Guo Xiaojun’s case.
The relevant authorities also replied immediately that they would conduct a strict supervisory review.
After receiving the reply, Su Bai let out a long breath.
All that remained was to wait.