Chapter 9: Has Nandu Bank Lost Its Mind, or Is It About to Lose?
Inside the courtroom, everyone's attention was focused upon Su Bai.
The judgment of the first instance was unreasonable?
Was this an attempt to overturn the judgment of the first instance?
The members of the collegiate panel and those seated in the public gallery all directed their attention toward Su Bai.
At the same time, viewers watching the live broadcast outside the courtroom immediately became attentive.
'Does this mean that he does not accept the judgment of the first instance and intends to overturn the legal judgment of the first instance?'
'Hahaha, I think it does resemble that. That seems to be the implication.'
'I will not merely express approval now. I will directly say that this is remarkable. Regardless of the final judgment, I believe that the attempt to overturn the first instance alone is already very interesting.'
'It is possible to question the unreasonable aspects of the judgment of the first instance, but to overturn it requires the presentation of new evidence for argumentation. This young lawyer appears very confident.'
'I support him without reservation.'
'Professor Luo, please explain this to us.'
After seeing these comments, Luo Daxiang looked at the live broadcast of the hearing and smiled slightly.
'This lawyer representing the plaintiff is very capable, and at least in terms of his performance in court he has done very well.'
'However, as to how this lawyer intends to overturn the result of the first instance judgment, I am not entirely certain.'
'This is because my attention to this case has remained at the stage of the judgment announcement, and I am not very familiar with the case files of the first instance and second instance, and therefore I cannot make a determination.'
'Let us continue watching.'
Inside the courtroom.
Yu Caixia frowned slightly and spoke in a calm tone. "With respect to the judgment of the first instance by the Nandu Primary Court, if the lawyer for the party concerned considers that there are unreasonable aspects, these may be refuted through interpretation of legal provisions."
"Understood, Presiding Judge."
Su Bai nodded.
"This is the determination of criminal liability made by the Nandu Primary Court with respect to our client as follows."
"First, the Nandu Primary Court accused our client of knowingly accepting funds that had been robbed from the bank by criminal suspects and nevertheless choosing to take them, and therefore determined that our client possessed the subjective intent to forcibly obtain money from the bank and regarded our client as an accomplice or as having taken advantage of the situation to participate in the robbery and therefore guilty of the same offense."
"Second, the Nandu Primary Court relied upon the fact that our client, namely Wang Li, communicated with the criminal suspects as a further basis for confirmation."
"Our side does not accept these two determinations for the following reasons."
"First, our client has already clearly stated that the criminal suspects initiated the communication with him."
"The following description is somewhat complex, and I will refer to our client by his name Wang Li."
"First, Wang Li stated clearly that the criminal suspects took the initiative to ask him why he was crying in the bank, and after hearing his circumstances they voluntarily offered him money so that he could go to the hospital to pay the medical expenses for his father who was critically ill."
"Moreover, Wang Li stated that his immediate emotional response at that time was concern and fear."
"I ask the Presiding Judge, if Wang Li's immediate response was fear, how could it be concluded from the perspective of subjective intent that Wang Li intended to forcibly obtain money from the bank?"
"His immediate fear constituted Wang Li's subjective intent."
"In addition, there is another point. Wang Li stated that the criminal suspect scolded him."
"Under those circumstances, the fact that the criminal suspect scolded Wang Li clearly indicated dissatisfaction with Wang Li's conduct."
"The crucial point is that the criminal suspect was holding a dangerous weapon, and a single thought could have placed Wang Li in danger."
"Under such circumstances, Wang Li's life had no security, and according to the provisions of our national law, Wang Li satisfied the conditions of necessity as an emergency measure and therefore should not bear any criminal responsibility."
"On the basis of the above reasoning, with respect to the second determination of the Nandu Primary Court judgment, we do not accept it."
"Because the judgment of the second instance was identical to that of the first instance, we therefore apply on this basis to revoke the judgments of the first instance and second instance rendered by the Nandu Primary Court and the Nandu Intermediate Court with respect to our client Wang Li."
A commotion immediately arose within the courtroom.
In response to the sharp issues raised by Su Bai, everyone was momentarily stunned, and after carefully considering his reasoning, their gazes toward Su Bai were filled with admiration.
Wang Li's eyes also brightened.
Was he innocent? Was there hope? Would he no longer need to serve a prison sentence?
Was Nandu Bank about to lose?
This was excellent.
The marriage consultation lawyer whom his parents had engaged was unexpectedly so capable in criminal litigation.
Li Xuezhen also released a long breath and looked toward Su Bai with a trace of admiration.
To have hope of prevailing in such a case was truly remarkable.
Her own judgment in selecting this law firm had been excellent.
At the same time.
Inside the legal department office of Nandu Bank, Wang Wu's expression became extremely gloomy as he looked coldly toward Xu Zhiqiang, the head of the legal department.
"Director Xu, did you not assure me that victory was certain? What is happening now?"
"Not only has the sentence not been made more severe, but the opposing party has even raised an application for acquittal. If the opposing party truly prevails, do you understand what consequences and losses this will bring to our bank?"
"At that time your entire legal department will have to leave."
Xu Zhiqiang immediately responded with a forced smile. "President Wang, please do not be anxious. This case has not yet concluded. Although the opposing lawyer has some ability, the legal department of our bank is not maintained without purpose."
"The two points raised by the opposing lawyer are indeed without error, but the judgment of the first instance contains several additional points, and the remaining points are the most crucial."
"If you do not believe this, please examine this."
Xu Zhiqiang took out the case files of the first instance judgment, and after Wang Wu glanced at them he snorted coldly. "There had better be no unexpected developments."
"Yes, yes, President Wang is correct."
Xu Zhiqiang responded with a deferential smile.
Wang Wu was filled with irritation after watching for a time and simply stopped watching. "Continue to monitor this live broadcast closely and report to me if any situation arises. Watching this is extremely irritating."
"Remember that this litigation must not be lost."
"Certainly, certainly. President Wang, please rest assured."
After Wang Wu left the office, Xu Zhiqiang exhaled deeply and wiped the perspiration from his forehead, because Wang Wu's presence had just exerted considerable pressure upon him.
With respect to this litigation, as the head of the legal department he understood it very clearly and victory was certain.
However, when he saw the opposing lawyer, Xu Zhiqiang suddenly had a thought arise in his mind.
What if the opposing party prevailed?
After realizing this, Xu Zhiqiang immediately struck himself lightly and thought that it was impossible, because how could an unknown small law firm and a minor lawyer possibly prevail?
Inside the courtroom.
Su Bai looked toward Yu Caixia.
"Presiding Judge, our statement has been completed."
Yu Caixia nodded slightly and looked toward Li Mo's counsel table.
"Do Nandu Bank and the public prosecutor have any additional statements to present?"
Li Mo looked toward Su Bai with clenched teeth.
This Su Bai was truly adept at selective argumentation, because he had only raised two points and had not mentioned the remaining points of the judgment at all.
Li Mo raised his hand.
"Presiding Judge, I have a question."