Lawyer's character

"Who doesn't get their shoes wet when they often walk by the river? The same goes for your non-litigation projects. If you meet an irresponsible team leader who dares to issue any legal documents and type any seal, the risk is absolutely It's out of control, and it won't be long before all the lawyers on the team have to resign.

Therefore, whether a project makes money or not is one thing. Whether the legal risks are controllable or not is another matter. The risks still need to be evaluated, otherwise it will be very dangerous. "Xie Youhe said with a smile.

"So you chose to be a negotiator and not do projects or cases, right?" Mei Xiaoting said with a smile.

Xie Youhe was drinking a drink and almost choked when Mei Xiaoting said something: "Ahem, Xiaomei, your mouth is so powerful, be careful not to find your husband's house."

"Tch, my husband's family doesn't matter. If my aunt is rich, all the pretty boys will have to rush to post. We used to have two female lawyers in our team. They stayed in the valley for two years for an IPO project, and their boyfriends even blew it. , how are you doing now?" Mei Xiaoting said nonchalantly.

"How is it?" Fang Yi asked curiously.

"What else can I do? Keep looking for a boyfriend!" Xie Youhe interjected.

As soon as his words came out, Fang Yi laughed.

"Lawyer Xie, your vision is too low. Now those two female lawyers are the main players in our team's IPO project. They live in a villa at home and drive a BMW to and from get off work all day long. I don't know how many men are pursuing them. Some of them always send flowers. .

Lawyer Sima is right, women must be financially independent. "Mei Xiaoting said with confidence.

"Okay, you're right!" Xie Youhe said with a smile.

In early April, when spring flowers were blooming, the verdict of the Guo Guanghuai case came down. The court found that the defendant Guo Guanghuai had committed intentional homicide and was sentenced to death (immediate execution) and deprived of political rights for life.

After the verdict, Fang Yi made an appointment with Mr. Guo to the law firm. Because Mrs. Guo could not bear the excitement of her son's execution, she was admitted to the hospital on the day she received the news and never came out.

"Lawyer Fang, my son deserves it. I understand everything you said, so be it!" Mr. Guo said frustrated.

"I think we can try to appeal, just in case it succeeds. I have communicated with Director Wan before. There is no additional fee for the second trial. 20,000 yuan covers the first and second trials." Fang Yi said.

Mr. Guo was stunned. Originally, he didn't want to spend any more money on his unfulfilled son. After all, his family had little financial resources. He had already taken out the coffin book to compensate the victim's family. If he hadn't been working as a manager in the company before retiring and had some capital, he would have sold his house and land long ago.

"Is what you said true?" Mr. Guo looked at Fang Yi, who nodded: "If you don't believe it, you can call Lawyer Wan to verify."

"Okay, I'll trouble you to write an appeal." No matter how heinous his son is, he is still his own flesh and blood, and not everyone can do the right thing of killing a relative. At this time, although Mr. Guo knows that there is little hope, he still wants to try. try.

After Fang Yi wrote the appeal, he went to the detention center to meet Guo Guanghuai. After telling him about the appeal, Guo Guanghuai signed his name on the appeal. Who wouldn't want to give it a try if there is a glimmer of hope for life? After all, it is better to live than die.

The appeal was quickly submitted. Fang Yi also knew that there was little hope, but he still wanted to try his luck, but luck was not on his side this time. The result of the second instance came quickly. The appeal was dismissed and the original judgment was upheld, and the case was submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval in accordance with the law.

The right to review the death penalty had been in the hands of the provincial high courts until 2007. Later, in order to strictly apply the death penalty, on October 31, 2006, the 24th Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress The second meeting voted to adopt a legal amendment to transfer the approval power of death penalty cases to the Supreme People's Court.

This is the most significant reform of the most severe punishment in the country - the death penalty. This decision will come into effect on January 1, 2007.

(Interested readers can refer to Article 17 of the "Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China")

After the results of the second trial came out, even Fang Yi was exhausted. This time there was no hope at all. But just when everyone thought that Guo Guanghuai was destined to die, the Supreme People's Court, based on the facts confirmed by review and the fact that the defendant's father assisted in the arrest of the defendant, ruled not to approve the death penalty of the defendant Guo Guanghuai and sent it back to the Provincial Higher People's Court for a new trial. .

After Fang Yi got the news, he immediately told Wan Kefa. The fat old man said it was incredible. The Supreme Court did not approve the death penalty, which meant that Guo Guanghuai would not die.

Fang Yi kept sighing in his heart: If this case had been decided before 2007, Guo Guanghuai would have been in the cold by now.

After receiving the news, Mr. Guo immediately ran to the hospital and told his wife who was lying in the hospital bed. Mrs. Guo was so energetic that she wanted to be discharged from the hospital and went home. Mr. Guo thought she was having a comeback and called a doctor for examination. After going through the procedure, I felt relieved and went through the discharge procedures.

The Provincial High Court held another trial, and Fang Yi participated in the trial as a defender. Although the facts remained the same, the defense words remained the same, and the procedures were still followed, his mood at this time was very different from before.

In the end, the Provincial High Court sentenced the defendant Guo Guanghuai to death for intentional homicide, with a two-year reprieve (often referred to as "suspended death"), deprived him of political rights for life, and decided to limit his sentence commutation.

Although it is still the death penalty, it does not need to be executed immediately. With a two-year reprieve, there is a high probability that Guo Guanghuai will not die. Although their son's release from prison is far away, the Guo family misses their son. They can go to the prison to see Guo Guanghuai, so they won't always shed tears at the photos. This is the best result!

Although Fang Yi felt that he had not played much role in this case, the Guo family and his wife were very grateful to him. When they were all desperate, it was Fang Yi who persuaded them not to give up and continue to appeal without charging any more lawyer fees ( In fact, Fang Yi was afraid that the Guo family and his wife would not be satisfied with the outcome of the case and would go to Director Wan to make trouble and complain).

Wan Kefa was also very satisfied with Fang Yi's work. At least he didn't complain or shirk the case like some lawyers. He was very responsible towards the client and settled the matter without Director Wan's intervention. Especially for this kind of relationship case, Wan Kefa actually really doesn't want to get involved.

After Fang Yi reported the Guo family's case, he was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Wan Kefa.

"Lawyer Fang, you have a doctorate in criminal law and have done many criminal cases in the past few years. What do you think of criminal lawyers?" Wan Kefa looked at Fang Yi seriously.

"I remember someone said this: Criminal defense lawyers are such a group of people - they are destined to work hard to save the lives of their clients, and they are also destined to cry out for their clients to regain their freedom or be closer to freedom. I think this That makes sense." Fang Yi was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and said.

This chapter was posted late due to review issues, please forgive me!