A judge's "freedom of judgment" is easily misunderstood by strange people who think it means the judge "can sentence however they want."
In the courtroom, "tangible evidence" remains paramount, while a judge's "freedom of judgment" relies on their ability to judge to what extent the evidence should be accepted.
For instance, if a sentence is "7-10 years, particularly severe cases can be sentenced to more than 10 years," whether the criminal receives "a normal 10-year sentence," "a lenient 7-year sentence based on discretion," or "over 10 years for particularly severe cases," relies on the judge's freedom of judgment.
Many sentences like "2 years imprisonment, 3 years probation" are mostly the result of a judge's freedom of judgment.
With Bai Qinghua's endorsement and a bit of judgment from Nan Zhubin, it's naturally easy to successfully add an extra variable to the current judge's freedom of judgment.
However—
Nan Zhubin knows that this effect is insignificant.
