Lawyer's character

"After Zhou Long jumped into the courtyard, who made the first move?" Inspector Zhang asked.

"At that time, he jumped into the courtyard and ran directly to me. He was the first to move, and then the two of us were torn together. I don't know how the knife stabbed his chest." Ding Dashan said.

"Presiding judge, I'm done asking." Prosecutor Zhang said.

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"The court investigation is over and the court debate is now underway. Before the debate, the court draws the attention of both the prosecution and the defense that the debate should mainly focus on determining guilt, sentencing and other controversial issues.

The appellant represented himself. "The chief judge said.

Ding Dashan still said the same words, saying a few simple sentences and then ended.

As a defender, Fang Yi still insisted that Ding Dashan was guilty of excessive defense. The court of first instance found that the facts were unclear and the sentence was too harsh. It recommended that Ding Dashan be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of less than three years.

"The prosecutor will now speak," the presiding judge said.

The prosecutor's speech was the highlight. Fang Yi looked at Inspector Zhang nervously, wondering whether he would speak foreword.

"Presiding Judge, Judge: Based on the facts ascertained by this court and the provisions of Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, Ding Dashan's behavior was excessive defense and he should bear criminal liability, but it should be mitigated or exempt from punishment, so we believe that Ding Dashan's appeal grounds are valid and recommend that Ding Dashan be given eight years' imprisonment. The reasons are as follows:..." Prosecutor Zhang said expressionlessly.

Fang Yi did not listen to a word of the specific reasons Prosecutor Zhang gave. He was very excited and a little disappointed. The procuratorate supported his defense opinion. This is what Fang Yi was excited about. However, at the same time, the procuratorate recommended that Ding Dashan be sentenced to eight years in prison. , Fang Yi felt that the sentence was a bit high, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

After listening to Prosecutor Zhang's opinions, the presiding judge whispered a few words to the two judges.

After the appellant Ding Dashan completed his final statement, the entire second-instance trial process was completed. Then the presiding judge announced a ten-minute adjournment, and the collegial panel announced the verdict after deliberation. Ding Dashan was taken out of the court.

There was no one in the auditorium, and Zhou Long's family may not have felt the need to come. Ding Dashan's wife was in poor health, so Ding Wanqiu did not dare to let her come. Ding Wanqiu did not dare to hear the final verdict and did not come to attend.

Ten minutes later, the three judges returned to the courtroom.

"Now the court will continue and we will ask the bailiff to bring the appellant Ding Dashan to the court.

The collegial panel has reached a verdict after deliberation in this case. In response to the opinions of both the prosecution and the defense, combined with the focus of the dispute in this case, and based on the facts and evidence of this case, this court made the following comments: ... Ding Dashan killed the victim with a knife, which was excessive defense and should be punished in a reduced manner in accordance with the law. Regarding the Provincial Procuratorate’s opinion in court, In support of this, the verdict revoked the sentencing part of the first-instance judgment and sentenced Ding Dashan to seven years in prison. "The chief judge said.

The first-instance verdict was 15 years in prison, and the second-instance procuratorate recommended eight years. The court finally sentenced him to seven years in prison, and the sentence was reduced by more than half. Fang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Ding Dashan's hands were trembling slightly. He glanced at Fang Yi, pursed his lips and nodded, expressing his gratitude. He was then led out of the court by bailiffs.

In the conference room of Jinshi Law Firm, Ding Wanqiu wiped her tears with a tissue: "Lawyer Fang, thank you. Has my father's sentence taken effect? ​​Can I see him?"

"The judge pronounced the verdict in court. When the verdict comes out and your father is imprisoned, you can visit him. Just wait." Fang Yi explained.

The Ding family's case was finally settled. Although the sentence was somewhat different from Fang Yi's expectation, it finally reduced the client's sentence by eight years, which the client can basically accept!

On this day, Fang Yi and others went to their usual restaurant for lunch. After the meal, everyone took a stroll. Seeing the bright sunshine, they gathered at the flower bed not far downstairs, chatting and smoking while basking in the sun. Shi Mei Xiaoting dropped a "blockbuster".

"Lawyer Xie, Lawyer Fang, have you heard? Our law firm may have to implement integration." Mei Xiaoting whispered.

"Integration? What do you mean?" Fang Yi asked.

"Integration, to put it simply, is to break the previous situation in which law firm partners and teams work independently. Just like a company, everyone cannot withdraw all the money they earn. They can only withdraw a fixed proportion and wait for it to be summarized at the end of the year. After the costs are paid, the costs will be deducted from the law firm's general ledger. After the deductions are completed, the remaining balance will be distributed to everyone. That's probably what it means." Xie Youhe put down his toothpick and said.

"Actually, I think it's a bit like a company. Everyone gets a fixed salary. At the end of the year, when the company makes money, everyone shares the money. If the company doesn't make money, it might have to pay outside to share the cost equally," Mei Xiaoting said.

"If we do this, will our salaried lawyer's commission also have to be withheld? Can Boss Gu agree?" Zhou Yunyuan asked with a confused look on his face.

"It's hard to say, but I heard that many partners have raised objections. People get commissions for doing business. They used to live a good life in their small lives, but now they have to eat from a big pot. I must have objections." Xie Youhe said.

After listening to Xie Youhe's words, several people stopped talking and each had their own thoughts. Wang Deyou thought, what kind of trouble is this that he started to do this just after two days of solid food? Fang Yi had different ideas from him. If he really couldn't survive anymore, should he follow Boss Gu or..., he was a little confused.

"Anyway, these things are not something we can decide. It is said that they will be implemented next year. Let's wait and see what Boss Gu says." Mei Xiaoting said with an indifferent expression.

Maybe because she felt that the topic just now was too heavy, Mei Xiaoting's eyes flashed and she said: "It is said that Liu Fang is hugging a thick leg and is working as a legal consultant for a financial institution."

"This is nothing new. Didn't you sign the contract a long time ago? Liu Fang told you last time when he came to see you." Zhou Yunyuan said.

"You don't know this, right? Last time she was just pretending, there was no signing at all, it was just a negotiation. The signing was officially signed two days ago. The signing ceremony was held in our big conference room. It is said that it cost 500,000 yuan a year. . The original agreement was 800,000 a year, but later it was changed to 500,000." Mei Xiaoting said.

"Why?" Four pairs of eyes looked at her at the same time.

"I heard that the financial institution wanted to put our law firm's name on their company's website and indicate that our law firm was their legal advisor. But the partnership meeting failed," Mei Xiaoting said.

Zhou Yunyuan, Wang Deyou and Fang Yi looked puzzled. Could it be that the partners were jealous of Liu Fang's money? No, eight hundred thousand in legal fees was a lot, but it was not like the partners had never seen the money. Earning millions or even tens of millions is not possible!