Lawyer's character

On Zhou Kaidong's way back, there was a heavy fog. The fog was so thick that he couldn't see anything one meter away. Even if he turned on the fog lights and didn't face each other, he wouldn't know there was a car on the other side.

Zhou Kaidong did not dare to drive. For the safety of his family, he slowed down the car, turned on the front and rear fog lights, moved the car to the side of the road, and parked in the outermost bus lane without pulling over, hoping to wait for the fog to dissipate or lighten up slightly. Click and go.

Not long after he stopped the car, there was a "bang", followed by a huge force, and the car shook. His wife Zheng Qiuna and her child were sitting in the back seat, neither of them fastened their seat belts. Nothing happened, Zheng Qiuna bumped into the front seat, covered her head and started to groan.

Zhou Kaidong got off the bus and saw a large bus behind him with double flashes and rear-ended him.

The bus driver also got off. Several passengers were sitting on the bus. Seeing the rear-end collision, they could only sit in the bus and wait. Fortunately, the vehicle was moving slowly in the fog. The rear bumper of Zhou Kaidong's Audi had some paint peeling off. The bumper was cracked, no other issues.

The bus driver called the police directly and waited for the traffic police to handle the matter.

Zhou Kaidong felt that he was the one being rear-ended, and it was nothing serious. He just wanted to waste time. He didn't say anything more and waited for the traffic police to determine responsibility.

After a while, the fog subsided a little, and the bus coming from behind took away all the passengers on the bus involved in the accident. After investigating the scene, the traffic police determined that both parties were equally responsible for the accident.

When the traffic police passed by Zhou Kaidong, he smelled the smell of alcohol and then tested him. After identification, Zhou Kaidong's blood alcohol content was 97.12 mg/100 ml, and he was in a drunken state.

As soon as the results came out, Zhou Kaidong was immediately confused. He explained to the traffic police for a long time that he really didn't drink in the morning, but drank last night, but the traffic police didn't care, took away his driver's license, and pulled him to the side of the road to sober up.

When Zheng Qiuna heard this, she felt dizzy and hurriedly looked for connections. However, she didn't know anyone in the local area, so she could only save the country. After she contacted her acquaintances, the traffic police had already reported the situation, and there was a record of it online.

After Zhou Kaidong was taken away, Zheng Qiuna hurriedly contacted a lawyer she knew and released him on bail the next day. Zhou Kaidong was released on bail that afternoon.

Afterwards, Zhou Kaidong and his wife went to the bus company on the advice of their lawyer, found the driver, apologized and apologized, and finally paid 4,200 yuan in compensation and obtained the understanding of the driver and the bus company.

After that, the case was quickly transferred to the court.

The court held that Zhou Kaidong drove a motor vehicle while drunk on the road, and his behavior constituted the crime of dangerous driving. The motor vehicle driven by Zhou Kaidong was involved in a traffic accident with other motor vehicles, and he was equally responsible for the accident.

At the time of the incident, Zhou Kaidong's blood alcohol content was 96.06 mg/100 ml, he was not drunk and the crime was minor. Zhou Kaidong was able to truthfully confess the crime, and he had actively compensated the other party's economic losses and obtained understanding: he could be given a lighter punishment according to law.

Accordingly, in accordance with Article 133-1, Article 67, Paragraph 3, Article 42, Article 44, Article 52, and Article 53 of the Criminal Law, the court found Zhou Kaidong guilty of dangerous driving and sentenced him to one month of detention. , and fined one thousand yuan.

After receiving the verdict, Zhou Kaidong did not want to go to the detention center, so he asked his lawyer to help draft an appeal. He believed that his blood alcohol content was not high, his dangerous driving was less harmful to society, and it did not cause serious consequences. He also took the initiative to plead guilty and actively compensated the other party for the economic losses. His subjective malignity was not great, and he requested the court of second instance to give him a lighter punishment.

"Mr. Zhou, you said it was heavy fog that day. Apart from the weather forecast and your confession, is there any other evidence to prove the weather conditions that day?" Yun Qiao asked.

Fang Yi intends to let her handle this case, so naturally he wants her to communicate more with the parties involved so that they can communicate later.

"Yes. It is recorded in the traffic accident certificate issued by the traffic police that the weather conditions on the day of the incident were 'fog'." Zhou Kaidong took out the traffic accident certificate and handed it to Yun Qiao.

"Mr. Zhou, your case is relatively simple, but the simpler the case, the harder it is to defend because there are not many opportunities. We can only give it a try and defend the case with a lighter crime." Fang Yi said after reading the verdict.

"Well, I understand, my expectations are not high. Anyway, the drunk driving will definitely not be erased, and the driver's license has been revoked. I just feel wronged." Zhou Kaidong looked helpless.

"Well, we will fight for a suspended sentence for you. This is the best result we can think of." Fang Yi said seriously.

Zhou Kaidong knew that Fang Yi was a criminal law expert specially hired by the group. Since he said so, this was the only way to go.

"Okay, a suspended sentence is fine, as long as you don't go in. Lawyer Fang, are you handling my case?" Zhou Kaidong looked at the two people opposite.

"I will participate. The sponsoring lawyer is this lawyer Yun. Don't worry, I will check the defense plan." Fang Yi explained.

"Okay, then how much money should I give you?" Zhou Kaidong didn't know if Fang Yi would be able to speak loudly. During the first trial, he asked a lawyer he knew and he asked for 20,000 yuan. Fang Yi was more famous than that lawyer, so he felt The cost will not be small.

"This case is sponsored by Lawyer Yun and has a relationship with Mr. Lu. You can pay 20,000 yuan in legal fees. In addition, because the trial is held in the next city, not in this city, you need to pay another 2,000 yuan in travel expenses." Fang Yi replied.

The jurisdictional court is the county court in the next city, and the court of second instance is the city intermediate court. It takes more than two hours for Zhou Kaidong to drive there, so he thinks it is normal for Fang Yi to ask for travel expenses, and the lawyer's fee of 20,000 yuan is not high, so he nodded and agreed. .

After completing the entrustment procedures and paying the fee, Fang Yi sent Mr. Zhou and his wife to the elevator. After the elevator closed, he and Yun Qiao returned to the office.

"Yun Qiao, I'll leave this case to you. Make good preparations when you get back. Let's discuss the case and defense plan before the trial." Fang Yi arranged.

"Okay. Master, is it possible to change the sentence to suspended sentence in this case?" Yun Qiao was unsure.

"Just do your best to obey fate and do what we should do. There are many things that you won't be able to win just because you are reasonable. It also depends on luck." Fang Yi said with a smile.

…

There was a knock on the office door. Fang Yi and Xie Youhe were discussing the assignment of cases, and Du Yong walked in.

"Lawyer Fang, are you looking for me? Lawyer Xie is here too!" Du Yong came closer and said with a smile.

The verdicts of several recent criminal cases handled by Du Yong were in line with expectations, so he was in a good mood.

"How is your apprentice Cheng Du doing?" Fang Yi asked with a smile.

"The little fat guy is not bad, he has quick reflexes and good understanding. He helped me a lot." Du Yong really thought Cheng Du was good, otherwise he wouldn't have said this, and he wouldn't have to brag on his disciple's behalf.

"Well, that's good. Recently, someone has added a trainee lawyer to our team. Do you want to bring another one?" Fang Yi looked at him and said with a smile.

"Male or female?" Du Yong blinked and asked.