Chapter 948: Chapter 306: Mr. Tang, I Just Refuse to Accept You!_2

You should know that there is a fundamental condition for all sentence reductions: you have to plead guilty. If you don’t, according to legal interpretation, it implies that you haven’t even recognized your own mistake, and thus you require further rehabilitation.

Therefore, it is impossible to get a reduced sentence without a guilty plea.

That person has always maintained innocence, continuously appealed, and was acquitted after being released from prison.

Lan Baosheng was taken back. He’s just an ordinary person after all, and it’s hard for him to withstand such pressure, but he still felt that he couldn’t admit guilt. Can’t a dismissed worker even get compensation?

Then what’s the purpose of having labor laws?

Xia Guangling was quite helpless, but she couldn’t stay here any longer since the Bright District Sub-bureau had arrested a lot of people and as a result, the Procuratorate was almost driven to madness with work recently.

So Xia Guangling and her colleague quickly returned to the Procuratorate and directly initiated public prosecution at the court. They needed to wrap up the case quickly to free up time for dealing with that pile of other cases.

In the office, Lawyer Tang was in a bad mood. He had just finished meeting with Lan Baosheng, whose words he greatly agreed with: Why should I admit guilt if I haven’t committed a crime?

Lawyer Tang is not saying that the plea bargaining system is bad, rather it’s just that with performance assessments, some work has lost its true purpose.

This system was originally established to save judicial resources.

Well then, since the case has already reached the court, he still has to do the necessary work, which starts with applying to the court for bail pending trial.

There are three phases in a case where you can apply for bail pending trial, during the investigation phase you go to the Public Security Authorities, during the review for prosecution phase you go to the Procuratorate, and after initiating public prosecution, you go to the court.

By the way, he also needs to review the case files at the court again to see the indictment from the Procuratorate.

Although he had already seen the prosecution’s recommendation report from the Public Security Authorities during the file review at the Procuratorate, well… those who have worked in these institutions know that basically, the Procuratorate will definitely rewrite it.

The Public Security Authorities decide whether a case should be established, but arrest and prosecution are determined by the Procuratorate, so sometimes, the Procuratorate thinks the Public Security Authorities do not understand the law, and the Public Security Authorities think the Procuratorate is nitpicking…

This has nothing to do with anything else, it’s purely because of the nature of their jobs, much like the relationship between lawyers and prosecutors. There’s no personal grudge between the two sides, they may even be classmates.

But their professional nature dictates an inherent opposition.

Walking downstairs, Lawyer Tang made his way to the Guangming District Court.

“Lawyer Tang is here?” Someone greeted him: “What brings you here this time? Judge Zhou has been waiting for you for a long time.”

Upon hearing this, Lawyer Tang waved his hand and smiled: “I’m not here to see him this time, I’ve taken on a criminal case, and I’m here for case file review.”

When he comes to the Guangming District Court, it’s really like coming home. He easily found the case’s assistant judge and started reviewing the files directly.

The first thing he looked at was the indictment, and as soon as he saw the sentencing part, Lawyer Tang’s brows immediately furrowed.

Extorting 50,000 yuan, already considered a huge amount, the Criminal Law stipulates a sentence of three to ten years.

According to the Supreme Court’s “Guiding Opinions on Sentencing for Common Crimes,” for the crime of extortion, if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, a sentencing starting point can be set between three and five years.

In this indictment, the sentencing recommendation for Lan Baosheng was shockingly seven years of fixed-term imprisonment, as he not only had the realized sum of 50,000 yuan but also an attempted 100,000 yuan!

In addition, there was no plea, no surrender, no letter of understanding, meaning no circumstances existed that could mitigate the punishment.

Excellent, very excellent, that’s what makes it interesting.

After completing the file review, Lawyer Tang did not stay long at the court. Next was just to wait for the trial, because only by securing a not guilty verdict for this case, could the subsequent series of plans begin.

Elsewhere, inside Yuanhe Municipal Landscaping Co., Ltd., Director Zheng had also learned of the situation.

Tang Fangjing could be ignored; that person is just crazy, so it seems normal for him to do anything.

But key to this case was the way Lan Baosheng maintained his firm stance from start to finish!

“Does Lan Baosheng really think he’ll be fine just because Tang Fangjing is involved? Tang Fangjing is just one person after all. The evidence is so substantial; how can Lan Baosheng be so bold!” Director Zheng said with a furrowed brow.

They never expected Lan Baosheng to be so tough when they chose him to make an example out of him.

Chen Jing in front of him also sighed, but quickly turned her head towards the man beside her and said: “Director Lu, given the current situation, do you think there is any possibility of acquittal in this case?”

The man addressed as Director Lu was none other than Lv Zhizhang, who had been out of the public eye for some time!

Once a well-known criminal defense lawyer in the industry, later got into trouble by Zhang Wei and could no longer practice law.

Presently, Lv Zhizhang had a confident smile on his face: “Director Zheng, Director Chen, you can rest assured about this case. With such solid evidence, even with Tang Fangjing’s efforts, it is impossible for a not guilty verdict.”

“Isn’t he always talking about ‘let the evidence speak’? This case can even be handled without any testimony, how could Tang Fangjing possibly change anything!”

It was evident that after experiencing such an event, the former criminal defense lawyer seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, possessing a bit of Lawyer Tang’s demeanor, speaking and acting in a very convincing manner.

Just as Lawyer Tang initially thought, the case involved a criminal mastermind specifically planning it out, and he was that planner.

Previously sentenced to a suspended sentence with two years probation, his probationary period has not yet ended even now.