In fact, in this link, Zhou Tai himself has problems.

On the one hand, he believed in Fang Zhixue too much.

On the other hand.

It was because he did not have a thorough understanding of the facts of this case, and he did not grasp a lot of key information and evidence.

In fact, there is no way, as the most critical party, the non-cooperation itself has caused great difficulties for him to understand the facts of the case.

Moreover, Fang Zhixue has deleted the previous comments, which is very unfavorable to Zhou Tai's self-investigation and verification.

As for the police notice, it was indeed his omission.

He also didn't know that Fang Zhixue still had the operation of buying an online water army to incite public opinion.

Although this incident caused some discussion on the Internet at that time, by the time he officially took over the case, no one paid attention to it.

But what could he do?

He is also a human being, and he is not an all-knowing person of information.

After so many years in the industry, Zhou Tai felt that he was such a failure as a lawyer.

"Your Excellency, I request that a witness be called because the defendant has tried to bribe and abet others to commit a crime, and it is relevant to this case."

"Heirloom card."

Since the suspicion was brought to this case, the judge and the other judges looked at each other and decided to call witnesses to court.

Still coming?

Zhou Tai, who had already been hit, heard that Shen Qing still had a backhand, and his client was actually suspected of bribing and instigating others to commit crimes.

This is very criminal!

If you really sit down, it may not add up to three years and not enough to judge!

The point is that this is again a situation that he does not grasp.

Zhou Tai was already desperate.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still in the process of trial, he would have wanted to just throw up his sleeves and leave.

And at this time.

Fang Zhixue was also completely panicked when he saw Shui Rong appearing here as a witness.

He didn't expect that.

This matter will actually be picked up.

What he didn't expect was that not long after he left, Shui Rong found Ye Xiangyang by himself and explained the matter.

After Shen Qing's inquiry ended, Zhou Tai also asked Shui Rong a few questions to figure out this matter.

"Defendant, do you have any objection to what the witness said?"

"Nope!"

Faced with the judge's questioning, Fang Zhixue did not choose to lie, but honestly admitted it.

Originally, he also thought that when he went to find Shui Rong that day, no one else saw it, and probably there was no substantial evidence in the other party's hands, and if he denied it directly, the other party might not be able to do anything with him, so he wanted to take a risk.

But thinking of the previous reversals, Fang Zhixue also panicked.

In case of another reversal, I really can't stand it.

"Your Excellency, although our client has bribed and instigated witnesses to deny the fact of donations, and to slander the plaintiff on this basis, the witnesses have neither accepted the bribery nor committed defamation. In other words, the witness did not commit the crime, so our party should be considered an attempt to instigate.

In accordance with the provisions of article 29 of the penal penalty, if the instigator does not commit the crime instigated, the instigator may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment. ”

Yes, even an attempt to abet is already a crime.

Fang Zhixue is also an instigator.

Attempted abetment does not exempt criminal punishment from criminal punishment, but can only be mitigated or mitigated.

As a defense lawyer, that's all Zhou Tai can do.

"Your Excellency, we are not pursuing the other party for instigating others to commit crimes, but we hope to add the defendant for the crime of obstructing testimony."

Nest grass!

Hearing Shen Qing's words, Zhou Tai was directly stupid.

Careless!

The opposing lawyer is too cunning!

Just now, Shen Qing asked for witnesses to be summoned in the name of Fang Zhixue's instigation of the crime, but he backhanded a crime of obstructing testimony, which directly made his previous defense meaningless.

The key is......

Article 307 of the Criminal Law, [Crime of Obstructing Testimony] Whoever uses violence, threats, bribery, or other methods to prevent witnesses from testifying or instructs others to give false testimony shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or short-term detention; where the circumstances are serious, the sentence is between three and seven years imprisonment.

Sin is one more severe!

Zhou Tai panicked.

was actually given a counter-general by the other party.

Zhou Tai was far from expecting that this seemingly very simple case would be so tortuous and complicated.

defamation, destruction of evidence, buying water to incite public opinion, obstruction of testimony......

The party who entrusted himself can be regarded as wonderful.

"Boom-"

The judge struck the hammer and announced a half-hour adjournment.

After the adjournment.

As the judge and judge left, Fang Zhixue in the dock hurriedly looked at Zhou Tai beside him and asked nervously: "Lawyer Zhou, how many years will I be sentenced to this situation now?" ”

"Probably... More than three years. ”

Zhou Tai sighed.

I couldn't bear to tell him this fact.

"Didn't you say that my situation is only three years at most, and you can try to help me achieve the minimum sentence, a year or even a few months?" Fang Zhixue's eyes widened and he looked at Zhou Tai in disbelief.

Zhou Tai was speechless.

He was speaking according to what he had known before.

But can it be the same now?

Patiently explained these to Fang Zhixue, looking at the stunned client, Zhou Tai felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

When he learned that if the circumstances of the crime of obstructing testimony were serious, it might take more than three years and less than seven years, Fang Zhixue was even more confused.

This is a higher sentence than slander.

At that time, he was looking for Shui Rong, but he didn't expect that the other party would testify in court.

The problem is that Shui Rong didn't do what he said either.

How can it hinder the testimony?

He's not Sister Li!

"Lawyer Zhou, ......what do you say?"

After struggling for a moment, Fang Zhixue gritted his teeth and asked Zhou Tai: "If I deny that I have approached Shui Rong and tell the judge that I did not buy and instigate him to do those things, does it not constitute the crime of obstructing testimony?" ”

"The problem is that you've already admitted it!"

Zhou Tai was helpless.

In court just now, Fang Zhixue had personally admitted this fact in front of the judge.

"You want to retract your confession?"

Zhou Tai, who suddenly reacted, was stunned.

Fang Zhixue nodded, looked at Zhou Tai's life-saving straw with hope, and asked in an urgent tone, "Is it okay?" ”

He already regretted it.

I shouldn't have admitted it just now.

Think about it.

Except for Shui Rong, a witness, it is impossible for the other party to have other evidence.

As long as he bites to death and does not admit it.

Who can prove that what Shui Rong said is true?

Maybe you can backhand and sue the other party for a slander.

Facing Fang Zhixue's sincere gaze, Zhou Tai was completely numb.

Retracting a confession in court?

And perjury?

It's a very tortured operation!

Zhou Tai really couldn't understand why Fang Zhixue had so many punishable thoughts in his head.

What made him even more devastating was ......

Fang Zhixue didn't care if he wanted to do this, why did he come to ask his opinion?

Do you want to send him, the defense lawyer, in?