Chapter 28: Lawyer Su, Can the Opposing Female Lawyer Be Sent to Prison?
Faced with Su Bai's three consecutive questions, Ye Fei appeared somewhat at a loss.
What exactly was happening?
How had the argument fallen into the opposing party's framework?
Why was the matter of depression suddenly ineffective?
This had always been her decisive method in divorce litigation.
She had even brought documentary materials and diagnostic proof regarding depression and had prepared everything thoroughly.
But now.
You were completely refusing to follow the expected course of argument.
Ye Fei was nearly losing control. She could not understand why at the beginning she had been completely confident about this case.
However, judging from the present situation, everything had changed.
It was very likely that what had originally been a civil marital dispute would become a criminal fraud case.
Her research in criminal law was shallow and incomplete.
If the case had been conducted as a marital case, there would certainly have been no problem.
The key issue, however, was that the course of the argument had gradually begun to deviate from the trajectory she had anticipated, and the deviation had become increasingly serious.
As she herself had stated, she did not understand criminal law very well.
At present.
The situation was no longer under her control.
Faced with this situation, Xie Jing also became flustered. She did not understand the procedural process of hearings very well.
However, under the present circumstances, she could clearly sense that Ye Fei was no longer able to manage the situation.
"Lawyer Ye, what should we do now? How should we rebut this? Please rebut it quickly, Lawyer Ye."
Xie Jing spoke nervously in a low voice.
Ye Fei took a deep breath and adjusted her black framed glasses. "Do not be anxious yet."
Xie Jing was nearly losing control.
You are telling me not to be anxious?
But I can clearly see that you yourself are already anxious, and yet you are still telling me not to be anxious.
If this case were lost.
Then the consequences she would face.
Xie Jing shook her head, her face filled with fear.
If the case were lost, then she would have nothing left and would also face many subsequent problems.
Thinking of how she and Zhang Tongwei had previously lived together peacefully, yet now she was facing a situation in which she might obtain nothing and might even face imprisonment.
Xie Jing had already begun to feel regret.
On the judicial bench.
Yang Yu looked toward the defendant's table.
"I would like to ask the defendant's side whether the depression raised by the defendant has any connection with the fraud alleged by the plaintiff."
Just as Ye Fei was about to speak, she was interrupted by Su Bai raising his hand.
"Our side reminds the defendant that this case has been filed as a criminal prosecution. If false testimony is given, it may constitute the offense of perjury, and lawyers may bear criminal liability."
'Bang bang bang.'
Yang Yu struck the gavel. "The plaintiff shall not interrupt the court's questioning. As this is the first occurrence, only a reminder will be issued. If there is another occurrence, a warning will be issued."
Ye Fei: ????
'When I interrupted, I received a direct warning, but when Su Bai interrupted, he received only a reminder?'
However, she could not question the presiding judge in court.
After all, such reminders and warnings issued by the presiding judge did not constitute improper conduct.
Seeing that his objective had been achieved, Su Bai did not continue speaking.
A reminder of this kind was very common during hearings and did not have any significant impact.
Yang Yu spoke again. "The defendant's side is requested to provide a reasonable explanation in response to the question raised by the plaintiff."
Ye Fei was already unfamiliar with criminal litigation, and after hearing Su Bai's warning, she knew she could not speak carelessly. She took a deep breath before speaking slowly.
"This depression arose during the marital relationship between our client and the plaintiff, and there are multiple causes, among which the marital relationship is one."
"As for whether it has any connection with fraud, I still maintain that our side did not commit any fraudulent conduct."
"I request that the judge take into consideration the fact that our client suffers from depression."
'Bang bang.'
Yang Yu frowned slightly and struck the gavel. "In view of the fact that the defendant's depression has no substantial connection with the present case, the defendant's application is rejected."
"It is further determined that the defendant's depression is unrelated to the present case."
This determination meant that the presiding judge had already ruled on the relevance of the depression, which was equivalent to issuing a judicial determination.
The defendant could no longer rely upon depression to explain the present case.
When Ye Fei heard this determination, she felt completely stunned.
This was equivalent to both sides possessing decisive methods.
With this step, the presiding judge had directly interrupted her decisive method and had even prohibited its further use.
It seemed that defeat might be approaching.
For some reason, this thought suddenly appeared in Ye Fei's mind.
"No, I cannot lose."
Ye Fei strengthened her conviction internally and gave herself a strong psychological suggestion.
On the judicial bench.
Yang Yu spoke again.
"Do the plaintiff and the defendant have any objections to the evidence and arguments submitted by the opposing party?"
"If there are objections, they may be raised in court."
"Does the plaintiff or the plaintiff's entrusted lawyer have any objections?"
"Presiding Judge, our side has no objections."
"Does the defendant's side have any objections?"
Her decisive method having been prohibited, Ye Fei no longer had confidence. She feared that further argument would become increasingly unfavorable to her side and might lead to serious consequences, so she said,
"Presiding Judge, our side has no objections."
'Bang.'
"Since neither party has any objections, the court will now enter recess for one hour."
"After one hour, both parties shall present their final courtroom statements."
"After the statements are completed, the court will announce the judgment on the spot."
'Bang.'
"The court is in recess."
After speaking, Yang Yu and the other two adjudicators left the courtroom.
Ye Fei watched the presiding judge leave and let out a long breath.
The final courtroom statement was her last opportunity to reverse the situation.
She could not lose. This litigation absolutely could not be lost.
At the plaintiff's table.
Su Bai unscrewed the bottle cap and drank some water calmly.
The final courtroom statement would be the moment when he presented his decisive argument. Whether he could persuade the judge would depend upon this final statement.
From Yang Yu's earlier decision to issue only a reminder rather than a warning when he interrupted the hearing, it was clear that the presiding judge's inclination favored the plaintiff's side.
Victory in this case was assured, and division of property was impossible. Even depression would be of no use.
However, the extent of the victory could not yet be determined by Su Bai.
Beside him, Li Xuezhen looked at her phone screen.
"Lawyer Su, that female lawyer removed me from the fan group. In this case, can we send her to prison?"
Su Bai: ????
'She removed you, an undercover participant, from the group chat, and now you want to send her to prison?'
'In the previous case you were still worried about whether you could win, but in this case you are directly asking whether the opposing lawyer can be sent to prison.'
The change was quite significant.
'Cough cough.'
Su Bai coughed lightly. "This question is difficult to determine. It depends on the presiding judge's determination, but generally speaking, the opposing party will certainly not escape punishment."
"Let us wait for the hearing to resume."
Ye Fei was unfamiliar with criminal cases.
Therefore he had been able to question Ye Fei to the point of confusion, but as for actually sending her to prison, it could only be said that there was a certain probability.
The magnitude of this probability depended upon the defendant Xie Jing and the presiding judge.
"All right, Lawyer Su."
Li Xuezhen nodded seriously and fixed her gaze on the defendant's table.
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