Lawyer

Chapter 353
As the gavel fell in the hands of the male judge, the trial was over.The judge did not announce the verdict in court.

Fang Yi was exhausted from the verbal battle.Because of his high concentration during the trial, he forgot his thirst and fatigue. When the gavel sounded, his mind and body suddenly relaxed. At this time, he seemed to be drained dry, unable to hold his hand. I took several gulps of mineral water in a row to moisten my throat that couldn't swallow saliva.

"Lawyer Fang, look at this case..." When Fang Yi walked out of the court tiredly with a briefcase, Liu Huashan and Liu Shanshan walked over, and Liu Huashan asked.

"It might be a good thing that the judge didn't pronounce the verdict in court. Let's go back and wait for the news. I'll call you after the verdict comes out." Fang Yi said weakly.

"Lawyer Fang, it's already one o'clock. Let's have a meal together, and you can go back!" Liu Huashan looked at Fang Yi and said.

"Yes, Lawyer Fang, let's treat you to a meal." Liu Shanshan saw Fang Yi's performance in court. In all fairness, she was very satisfied with Fang Yi's performance. Not as expected, she will still curse people behind their backs.

"No need, I have to go back. I have an appointment with the client in the office this afternoon, and I'm a little tight on time. Let's do it next time." Fang Yi said politely.

It was false that he had an appointment with a client in the office, but it was true that he had no appetite to eat. He had been fighting with each other all morning, and he was so tired that he had no appetite at all.

After driving the car for a certain distance, Fang Yi pulled over and stopped. With mineral water, he forcibly swallowed the leftover bread from the morning, then lay down on the car seat for a while, and just remembered to continue on his way when his phone rang up.

"Lawyer Fang, it's me, Ouyang Jie. Are you at the law firm?" Ouyang Jie's voice came from the phone.

"No, I came to the next city for a court hearing this morning, and I'm on my way back. What's the matter?" Fang Yi sat up straight and asked.

"I want to talk to you about something... Let's talk about it tonight. I'll treat you to dinner tonight, the old place. Can you come back at seven o'clock in the evening?" Ouyang Jie asked.

"No problem." Fang Yi said.

"Okay, that's the deal. See you soon!" Ouyang Jie hung up the phone after finishing speaking.

After Fang Yi put away the phone, he suddenly smiled and said to himself: Did I open my mouth or something?I just told Liu Huashan that I had an appointment in the afternoon, but Ouyang Jie called on the way,... It seems that I have to be more careful in my words in the future.

In the city, the temperature at night is lower than that during the day, but it is still a bit stuffy. The air conditioner is turned on in the private room of the private restaurant, and the cold wind is blowing. As soon as Fang Yi enters the door, he immediately feels a burst of cold air, and has goose bumps all over his body.

To Fang Yi's surprise, there were two people sitting in the box, two acquaintances, one was Ouyang Jie and the other was Bai Hai. He didn't expect Bai Hai to be there.

Seeing Fang Yi enter the door, Ouyang Jie stood up and said with a smile: "Lawyer Fang, you and Brother Bai both know each other, so I won't say much, let's get together today."

After Bai Hai got up, he greeted Fang Yi with a smile, but the smile was a bit awkward. Fang Yi guessed that it might be because of Cheng Wu's case.

"Mr. Bai, hello. I kept you guys waiting for a long time. Today, I went to the next door city to open a court for a long time. When Ouyang called, I just walked back." Fang Yi explained after entering the door.

"It's okay, we don't have anything urgent anyway, let's get together." Bai Hai said and glanced at Ouyang Jie.

"Lawyer Fang, let's order first. I secretly took out the Moutai that my dad has treasured for more than ten years, and I'll give it to you two to taste." Then, Ouyang Jie took out two bottles of Moutai from a bag and put them on the table on the table.

After a while, the food and drink were put on the table, and the three chatted absently for a while. Fang Yi waited for the other party to get to the point. Ouyang Jie kept looking at Bai Hai. After another drink, Bai Hai said seriously: "Lawyer Fang , What happened last time is really embarrassing.

This time I asked Ouyang to invite you out for dinner. There are two purposes. One is to apologize for what happened before. Li Hua actually didn't want to do this, she was also fooled.He wanted Cheng Wu to come out as soon as possible, so as to avoid the pain of prison. "

"It's okay, I can understand the mood of the client's family. I quit the case first, and I can't blame her. I told Ouyang before this matter that if the two defense lawyers disagree, it will be very harmful to the client. Unfavorable." Fang Yi said.

"Thank you for understanding! The second purpose of asking you out today is to consult you about Cheng Wu's case again." Bai Hai said and took out a criminal judgment.

"Cheng Wu's case has been judged so quickly?" Fang Yi asked in surprise after taking the verdict and glanced at it.

"Well, the court held that Cheng Wu illegally deprived others of their personal freedom in order to collect debts. In the end, he was found guilty of illegal detention and sentenced to three years in prison.

Let me see, is there any hope of overturning this case in the second instance? "Bai Hai finished speaking and looked at Fang Yi.

"This case is my previous opinion. Cheng Wu did not constitute the crime of illegal detention, but constituted the crime of provoking trouble. I think the facts determined by the court of first instance were unclear and the law was wrongly applied." Fang Yi said after reading the verdict.

Before he met Cheng Wu, he also read the case file, so he dared to draw such a conclusion.

"How many years will Cheng Wu be sentenced according to the charges you mentioned?" For Bai Hai, the charges are not important, but how long it takes to get out.

"I can't say that. After three years of imprisonment in the first trial, if the procuratorate does not protest and Cheng Wu appeals, according to the principle of no additional punishment for appeals, the worst result is to uphold the original sentence." Fang Yi thought for a while.

It doesn't matter if the lawyer can be sentenced for several years. All the lawyer can do is explain the facts of the case in favor of the client and the laws and regulations that should be applied to the collegial panel, and then give a suggested sentence.It is up to the judge how the collegial panel will determine and how to determine the sentence.

"What did that lawyer Gao say?" Fang Yi asked suddenly.

"After the first trial, lawyer Gao said that Cheng Wu should be acquitted in this case, and the second trial insisted on defending his innocence." Bai Hai said.

But from the bottom of his heart, Bai Hai did not trust that lawyer Gao. Cheng Wu's daughter-in-law Li Hua trusted that lawyer Gao because the other party said that Cheng Wu was not involved in a crime and should be released without charge.

But after the judgment of the court of first instance came down, Attorney Gao was very embarrassed. He said that he could continue to represent the case in the second instance. He believed that the law was fair and he would give Cheng Wu justice.

Whether the law is fair or not, Li Hua doesn't know, but she has no confidence in whether Cheng Wu will be treated with justice as Lawyer Gao said, because she has lost confidence in Lawyer Gao, and she already has the heart to change the situation.

In fact, this is also normal, it is not easy to gain trust, but it is easy to lose trust!

"Well, if the family members of the parties want to try it, that's fine too!" What else can Fang Yi say, money can't buy people's happiness.

(End of this chapter)