Lawyer's character

After the verdict, not only Zhou Yingqi was stunned, but her father, Mr. Zhou, was also a little stupid and couldn't react.

The first-instance court determined that the 1.88 million yuan received by Zhou Yingqi was a bribe. The second-instance court overturned the first-instance court's determination and ruled that 300,000 yuan was a bribe. Although the second-instance court did not change the sentencing and still sentenced her to three years with a suspended sentence, it still The amount of illegal income to be recovered was reduced, and attorney fees were saved both internally and externally.

The amount of crime was reduced from 8.48 million yuan to 1.88 million yuan, and then from 1.88 million yuan to 300,000 yuan. This is a really big drop. At this time, Zhou Yingqi felt grateful. My emotions are like the roar of a river, and I really want to kowtow to the three judges of the collegial panel. After the verdict was announced, she kept bowing to the judge to express her gratitude.

Although Fang Yi expected that the 300,000 yuan was most likely to be considered a bribe, he did not expect that the second-instance court would deny the 1.88 million yuan in bribes identified by the first-instance court. If the 300,000 yuan was If it is reasonable to be recognized as criminal proceeds, then it is unexpected that 1.88 million yuan was not recognized by the second instance court. This was a big surprise for Fang Yi.

Zhou Ying, who was sitting next to Fang Yi, was the most relaxed person in the court. She was very excited after hearing the verdict. This case was enough for her to brag to her colleagues for at least half a year.

Three days later, Zhou Yingqi brought her parents to Wanhua United Law Firm and sent a banner to Fang Yi with a letter: "Exquisite professionalism and outstanding skills."

In the evening, Zhou Yingqi treated Fang Yi, Zhou Ying and Wan Kefa to a sumptuous meal as a token of gratitude.

Zhou Yingqi's case was concluded, and Fang Yi asked Zhou Ying to help bind the case files, while he sat in front of the computer and began to write a closing summary, summarizing the judge's decision-making ideas during the trial.

On this day, Zhou Ying walked into Fang Yi's office holding three legal aid case files.

"Lawyer Fang, why did you start a legal aid case?" Zhou Ying looked at Fang Yi who was typing in front of the computer in confusion. In her impression, there are lawyers who are responsible for legal aid cases, and Fang Yi is not needed.

The sound of typing on the keyboard disappeared, and Fang Yi raised his head and looked at Zhou Ying: "There is nothing we can do. Lawyer Qian Wen, who was a legal aid before, was depressed. Now he is undergoing treatment and cannot handle the case.

Recently, a large number of legal aid cases have come in. The remaining two lawyers who have legal aid cases cannot handle so many cases, so we have to share one among them. As a partner, I am naturally indispensable, so I also divided three. "

"Oh, when are you going to meet me? I'll make an appointment with you at the detention center." Zhou Ying asked.

"Two robberies and one kidnapping case, whichever one you make an appointment with first is fine. The suspects are likely to be sentenced to death, at least indefinitely. If the family doesn't care, the court won't find a legal aid center and appoint a lawyer to attend the trial. ." Fang Yi leaned on the chair and said.

"Understood, I will make sure everything is done for you." After Zhou Ying said that, she turned around and went out for a date.

Early the next morning, Fang Yi took Zhou Ying to the detention center. This time they met Cao Kun, the defendant in the robbery case.

Cao Kun was 1.8 meters tall, with a thin build, short hair, hair like steel needles, and a face with sharp edges. After sitting across from Fang Yi, he looked at him with a smile.

"I am lawyer Fang Yi from Wanhua United Law Firm, and this is intern lawyer Zhou Ying. We are assigned by the Legal Aid Center to be your defender." Fang Yi introduced herself.

Cao Kun didn't speak, just smiled and nodded, looking indifferent. His eyes were full of indifference and frivolity, without any emotion.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Fang Yi said.

"Do you want to hear the details or the general outline? I'm afraid this little girl will have nightmares at night." Cao Kun looked at Zhou Ying with a smile, his eyes full of contempt.

Hey! You robber, what are you pulling at? Zhou Ying's eyes suddenly turned sharp.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm doing it for your own good. Even when a person is about to die, he speaks kindly." Cao Kun raised his chin and pointed his nostrils at Zhou Ying as if to provoke him.

"We are your lawyers. We hope you will tell us what you told the public security organs and prosecutors. Only in this way can I provide an effective defense for you." Fang Yidao.

"To be honest, I didn't plan to go out again after I came in this time. The result will be the same whether you defend or not." After a moment of silence, Cao Kun continued: "Okay, I'll just chatter with you."

Cao Kun is a farmer from a remote county in Lin Province. In October 2001, he was caught on the spot by the public security organs for armed robbery in Lin Province. He was later sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Intermediate People's Court. His sentence was commuted and he was released on February 20, 2012.

After being released, Cao Kun couldn't find a job, so he had to set up a street vendor to earn some living money. As time went by, he couldn't stand the pain, so he started to come up with crooked ideas.

On the afternoon of August 20, 2014, Cao Kun came to this city and bought a piece of nylon rope from a roadside hardware store, and then took the nylon rope to a remote county below to look for robbery targets.

The next day, after lunch, he came out of the hotel and saw a local taxi parked on the roadside. The driver, who looked about fifty years old and had gray hair, was drinking tea from a teacup made of a large can. He accidentally saw the taxi driver's bulging pockets and thought he must be rich, so he got in and got into the taxi and sat in the back seat on the pretext of visiting relatives in the village below.

When the taxi arrived at the farmland road outside the county town, Cao Kun saw that there was no village in front of him, no store in the back, and there were very few vehicles on the road, so he asked the taxi driver to park the car at the edge of the woods on the roadside on the grounds that it would be convenient to get out because he was upset. The taxi driver was dissatisfied, but he couldn't let the customer stay in the car, so he parked the taxi beside the woods.

As soon as the car stopped, Cao Kun suddenly took out a nylon rope and strangled the taxi driver's neck, demanding money. The taxi driver resisted strongly by holding on to the nylon rope with both hands.

Seeing the taxi driver acting like this, Cao Kun sat on the back seat with his right knee against the back of the driver's seat. He exerted all his strength and yanked the nylon rope with both hands. After a while, the taxi driver stopped moving and lost his breath. (Death from mechanical asphyxia). Cao Kun was afraid that the taxi driver was faking his death, so he tied the nylon rope tightly around the driver's neck.

Later, Cao Kun dragged the taxi driver's body out of the car and threw it in the woods. He took out the driver's pocket and found that it only contained more than 200 yuan in cash, an off-brand mobile phone and half a roll of toilet paper. Only then did he realize that the driver's pocket was bulging because there was half a roll of toilet paper in it.

Cao Kun cursed his bad luck and left half of the toilet paper by the woods. He took out his mobile phone and after looking at it for a long time, he decided it was worthless and left it on the roadside. He then drove away from the scene.

On the way to escape, Cao Kun found that the taxi could not turn around and the target was too obvious, so he abandoned the stolen taxi on the dirt road to Jin Province. After that, he went into hiding to avoid the limelight.