Chapter 021 Early Resignation
"The application is invalid!" Fang Chaoyang said in a deep voice.
"Why!" Tan Aijing's voice rose.
"I asked just now, you said you wouldn't apply."
"I just remembered that the first instance presiding judge was the teacher of Justice High."
“This doesn’t mean anything.”
"Hmph, the teacher-student relationship, he will definitely support the teacher's judgment." Tan Aijing said with all the words.
"We are all in the same system. We often meet during meetings. Do we need to avoid it?" Fang Chaoyang said unhappily.
"Oh, of course!" Tan Aijing stammered.
There were whispers on the court. Some people thought that Tan Aijing was making a fuss, while others thought that it was an instructive person. Tan Aijing, an ordinary woman, would not know so many things.
Fang Chaoyang knocked on the gavel, calm and said, "Judge High, let's read it!"
Gao Yiwei nodded and read out the first-instance judgment loudly. Strictly speaking, this judgment was not formal enough. The judge used words such as losing humanity and outrageousness with some emotion.
But it is understandable that judges are human beings and children. Faced with such crimes, it is sometimes difficult to control their inner emotions.
After reading, Fang Chaoyang said: "The appellant Tan Aijing will state the reasons for the appeal."
"I think the sentence for eight years of intentional injury was too severe. I was just a momentary impulse and my mind was not working well at that time. Besides, I didn't beat the child to death!" Tan Aijing said.
"Bah! Do you still want to beat the child to death?" A middle-aged man stood up in the audience and roared loudly.
It was the child's father, Fang Chaoyang said in a deep voice: "Sit down!"
The child's father sat down, beat his head hard, and started crying in a low voice, feeling extremely regretful.
"The defense lawyer stated the reasons for the appeal." Fang Chaoyang said.
Yan Ze stood up and bowed to the courthouse, then raised his chest and whispered: "Dear Presiding Judge, Juror, Appellant Tan Aijing is also a victim in this case, and this must be one of the factors that are taken into account. The crime of intentional injury was too severe for eight years and should be considered as ill-treatment."
There was an uproar on the court, and everyone had never considered this crime. As a senior judge, Fang Chaoyang knew very well that the sentencing standards of the two were very different.
The maximum sentence for the crime of abuse is seven years, and more often it will be sentenced to less than three years. The crime of intentional injury is more serious and can be sentenced to life.
"Appellant Tan Aijing, what are your objections to the facts and charges found in the first instance judgment?" Fang Chaoyang asked again.
"I think the first-instance judgment is not based on the law, it is completely arbitrary judgment of the judge, and it is inappropriate to the fairness and justice of the law." Tan Aijing raised her voice and continued: "First, the judgment is determined that I have been dissatisfied with Xiaomei for a long time. In fact, we were eating at the same table, and I also tutored her homework, second..."
Tan Aijing kept talking, saying that she could last for more than ten minutes but she didn't use the manuscript. I don't know how long she had memorized it. When she was excited, she even shed tears. In short, it was not easy to raise a child. Whenever any parent had impulsiveness, because she was a stepmother, the world became particularly sensitive and the judgment was unfair.
Fang Chaoyang couldn't help looking at the lawyer Yan Ze. He really put in a lot of effort to win this time. Tan Aijing did not have such good language and order, so it must be taught by Yan Ze.
Want to overturn the verdict of a sad and vicious stepmother and gain fame in the lawyer industry, even at the cost of netizens' scolding, Yan Ze's actions made Fang Chaoyang look contemptuous of him.
Taking a deep breath, Fang Chaoyang suppressed his inner emotions. He warned himself that as a people's judge, he must base his facts on the basis of facts and the law on the criterion, and should not have personal feelings.
"Next, please ask the prosecutor to ask questions about the facts determined by the First Instance Judgment."
Sun Xiaoli stood up and said coldly: "Appellant Tan Aijing, have you been dissatisfied with your care of Xiaomei?"
"No, I don't have a child yet, and I like it. I treat this child like my biological child. I ask, which mother has never hit the child before, why did I make a big mistake after a few moves?" Tan Aijing burst into tears on the spot.
"So, are you planning to get pregnant?"
"Men are not at home all year round and have no plans."
"She lied and mentioned it when she called." The child's father stood up from the audience seat and shouted.
"Sit down!" Fang Chaoyang said in a deep voice, "I will talk to you next time and leave the court."
"Evil woman! My child!" The man kept wiping his tears and choked in a low voice.
It is not difficult to hear that Tan Aijing tried to overturn her previous confession and create an atmosphere of happiness between mother and daughter. The defense lawyer Yan Ze looked a little ugly, and Tan Aijing had already lost control.
If you like children and treat them all the time, it will not involve the crime of abuse, because this crime requires long-term behavior and subjective maliciousness. You can only debate on the severity of the consequences of intentional injury.
Of course, this is also Yan Ze's wishful thinking. Appellant Tan Aijing himself would rather accept the crime of intentional injury than accept the infamous reputation of abuse.
It was the defense lawyer Yan Ze's turn to ask Tan Aijing. Although he tried his best to guide him, Tan Aijing seemed to not buy it. He had a good relationship with the child before.
"The case cannot be debated, I ask to withdraw from court early." Yan Ze was completely annoyed, got up and walked out.
There was another uproar on the court, and many people didn't know what was going on, so the defense lawyer ignored it.
"You can leave, but it will not affect the trial of this case. The court will notify the Judicial Bureau and require you to be prohibited from entering the court for a period of time." Fang Chaoyang said coldly.
"Fang Chaoyang, don't go too far." Yan Ze turned around and glared at him.
"As a lawyer, you are contempt of court!"
"I...ah..." Yan Ze slapped himself in the face and then strode out.
"Appellant Tan Aijing, the defense lawyer left for some reason, and this court allows you to defend yourself." Fang Chaoyang's face did not change.
"No need for him!" Tan Aijing was still very stubborn, and still didn't understand why Yan Ze suddenly turned against him.
Next, the focus of the case was on Xiaomei's injury. Tan Aijing insisted that she was slightly injured and had her bones broken, so she could be linked. The child's growth was fast and it would not affect her future life.
As for skin trauma, it should be cured now.
The prosecutor refuted this one by one. Xiaomei was seriously injured and had almost all of her hands broken. For a long time, she could not use her hands, and her calf and forearm were also broken, with more than 30 fractures.
Moreover, after appraisal by relevant departments, it was confirmed that it was seriously injured and disabled.
Speaking of excitement, the prosecutor Sun Xiaoli still used words that are emotionally biased, such as inhumanity and despicable.
"Prosecutor, please pay attention to your words." Fang Chaoyang couldn't help but remind.
"Previous Judge, I'm sorry, my daughter is also eight years old, so cute. Appellant Tan Aijing's behavior makes it hard for every ** to bear." Tears oozed in Sun Xiaoli's eyes.
There was silence in the audience seat, and Sun Xiaoli's words resonated with each other, and many women cried.
Chapter completed!