Chapter 065 - A Public Trial Should Not Be Held
"Defendant Shang Zaijun, have you received the indictment and the notice of trial from the Dong'an Municipal People's Procuratorate?" asked Fang Chaoyang.
"Got it!" Shang Zaijun nodded.
After inquiring about the basic information, Fang Chaoyang picked up a piece of information, got up and said in a loud voice: "The Dong'an Intermediate People's Court is now in open court, and the defendant Shang Zaijun, who was prosecuted by the Dong'an City People's Procuratorate, is suspected of committing the crime of rape-homicide. The collegial panel hearing this case is composed of presiding judge Fang Chaoyang, judges Gao Yiwei and Mu Fan, and the clerk is Zhao Fangfang. The Dong'an Municipal People's Procuratorate appointed procurators Yuan Dan and Li Chunlei to appear in court to support the prosecution. Entrusted by the defendant Shang Zaijun, Qiao Haiyang, a lawyer from Zhengwen Law Firm, appeared in court to defend the defendant Shang Zaijun. ”
After a slight pause, Fang Chaoyang announced the procedural rights enjoyed by the parties in the trial, and Shang Zaijun said that he had heard it clearly and did not apply for recusal.
"Now for the court investigation, the prosecutor will first read out the indictment. After Fang Chaoyang announced, he sat down again.
Yuan Dan of the procuratorate got up and officially read out the indictment, and the description of the case once made Sha Ziqiang and his wife cry lowly, and the cruelty of the crime was outrageous.
The auditors couldn't help but make a whisper, Shang Zaijun, who seemed to be honest, had a terrifying demon hidden in his heart.
"Defendant Shang Zaijun, did you hear the indictment read out by the prosecutor?" asked Fang Chaoyang.
"Hear me clearly. ”
"Is it consistent with the indictment you received?"
"Unanimous. ”
"Defendant Shang Zaijun, do you have any opinion on the facts of the crime charged against you in the indictment?"
"Yes, the police forced me to confess. Shang Zaijun immediately changed his face.
There was an uproar, and torture is a very sensitive topic, often creating unjust cases. Fang Chaoyang's expression was very calm, he had seen a lot of this kind of thing, and many defendants wanted to use this method to try to overturn the case or delay the trial.
"The police are suspected of coercing confessions, do you have any evidence?"
"They beat me with a book, they won't leave a scar, and besides, they won't let me sleep!" Shang Zaijun said, straining his neck.
"As far as I know, during the police interrogation, there are surveillance records throughout the whole process, and if there is no evidence, don't say it. ”
"You're protecting them!" Shang Zaijun's voice rang louder.
Fang Chaoyang skipped this topic and said, "Defendant Shang Zaijun, now, you can make a brief statement on the facts of the crime charged against you in the indictment. ”
"On the evening of September 10 this year, I went out to pick up plastic bottles, and I met a female student running at night, she threw me the mineral water bottle in her hand, and threw winks at me and hooked her fingers. I'm a man who has been single for many years, and I couldn't resist the temptation, so I followed her to the lawn on the side of the road, and there was shade from the trees, and she took off her pants, and then we had sex. She disliked me for a short time, took out a knife, and asked me to compensate her for 100,000 yuan, I didn't agree, she stabbed me with a knife, and in the process of fighting, I accidentally killed her, and I really defended herself too much. Shang Zaijun said very calmly, as if telling a story.
Shang Zaijun's statement is tantamount to completely overturning his previous confessions, saying that rape is a voluntary relationship, and killing people is said to be excessive defense.
The most critical evidence in the case, the boning knife, he actually said that the victim was carrying.
"Judge, he is talking nonsense, my daughter can't possibly take a fancy to him. Moreover, he won't go out for a night run with a knife!" Sha Ziqiang also lost control, got up and said loudly.
"Mr. Sha, please be seated. Fang Chaoyang pressed his hand, Sha Ziqiang wiped a handful of tears, sat down heavily, inserted his fingers into his hair, and pulled hard.
Next, I would like to ask the prosecutor to question the defendant. Fang Chaoyang said.
Procurator Li Chunlei stood up and said, "Defendant, what you are saying now is completely inconsistent with the confession. ”
"I was forced to confess. ”
"Let me ask you, in the ten days before the crime, did you see the victim Sha Meizi many times near Liaoyuan Street?" asked Li Chunlei.
"I may have seen it, but I didn't care, at night, it's the best time to pick up garbage, there are children who can't afford to go to school and need financial support, of course I have to work harder to pick up garbage for money." "Shang Zaijun said.
"Don't say anything that has nothing to do with the case, answer me, yes or no. ”
"Yes!"
"According to the forensic examination, in addition to the knife wounds, the victim also had multiple bruises, which were obviously forced to have a relationship, how do you explain this?" Li Chunlei continued.
"Of course the medical examiner will talk to the police, the girl has quirks, she begged me to pinch her, hit her, and ......"
"You shameless bastard, if the sky has eyes, let Lei hack you to death!" Sha Ziqiang's wife completely collapsed, and after shouting a few words, she tilted her head and passed out in the courtroom.
"The lady was immediately taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, adjourned, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, the trial resumed in closed session. Fang Chaoyang slammed down the gavel.
After leaving the courtroom, the members of the collegial panel gathered in the conference room to continue the discussion, Gao Yiwei and Mu Fan were very angry, and Shang Zaijun's remarks were clearly an insult to the victim.
"Boss, this person must be sentenced heavily, otherwise, heaven will not tolerate it. Gao Yiwei slammed his fist on the table.
"This is a dereliction of duty on our part, and it should not be tried in public. Fang Chaoyang reviewed.
"No one knew that Shang Zaijun was acting like a scoundrel in court. ”
No matter how much he quibbled, he didn't have enough evidence to overturn his previous confession. Fang Chaoyang was also very angry and took a hard puff of his cigarette.
"Head, this case has made trouble on the Internet again. Xiao Zhao fiddled with his phone and said.
"Is there anyone who supports Shang Zaijun?" Fang Chaoyang asked.
"I haven't found out yet, they are all scolding him for being shameless and obscene. However, the police's extortion of confessions will always arouse some people's nervous sensitivity and some doubts, and Shang Zaijun's daughter Shang Yuling also opened Weibo, constantly defending her father under the banner of kindness. Xiao Zhao said.
At this time, Gao Yiwei's mobile phone rang, it was prosecutor Yuan Dan calling, she was rushing to the public security bureau to transfer the interrogation video to prove that the police were reasonable and legal during the interrogation.
In order to escape legal punishment, the criminal suspect Shang Zaijun did not hesitate to overturn the case, stirred up nonsense, and tried to delay the court trial.
Shang Zaijun's calmness made Fang Chaoyang faintly worried, as far as it seems at the moment, this person's defense is not tenable at all. However, there is no guarantee that he may release other exculpatory statements at the last minute.
At this time, Shang Yong also called Fang Chaoyang, and when he came up, he scolded: "Shang Zaijun is really a bastard, what did he say to force a confession from him, he should have beaten him up in the first place." In that case, this black pot will not be in vain!"