"If you catch up with an irresponsible team leader, dare to publish any legal documents, dare to knock on any chapter, then the risk is absolutely uncontrollable, and it won't be long before the team lawyers have to resign.

Therefore, it is one thing for the project to make money or not, and it is another thing for the legal risk to be controllable or uncontrollable, and the risk must be assessed, otherwise it will be very dangerous. Xie Youhe said with a smile.

"That's why you chose to be a lawyer who doesn't work on projects or cases, right?" Mei Xiaoting said with a smile.

Xie Youhe was drinking a drink, and was almost choked by Mei Xiaoting's words: "Ahem, Xiaomei, your mouth is really powerful, be careful not to find your in-laws." ”

"Cut, what is the in-law's family. If my aunt and grandmother are rich, the little white face will have to be posted in a hurry. Before, we had two female lawyers in our team, who stayed in the ravine for two years for an IPO project, and their boyfriends blew it, but what is the result now? Mei Xiaoting said indifferently.

"How?" Fang Yi asked curiously.

"What else, continue to find a boyfriend!" Xie Youhe interjected.

As soon as his words came out, Fang Yi laughed.

"Lawyer Xie, your horizons are low. Now those two female lawyers are the main force of our team's IPO project, living in a villa and driving a BMW to and from work all day. I don't know how many men pursue them, and there are always those who send flowers.

Lawyer Sima is right when he says that a woman must be financially independent. Mei Xiaoting said with confidence.

"Well, you're right!" Xie Youhe said with a smile.

In early April, when the spring flowers were blooming, the verdict in Guo Guanghuai's case came down, and the court found that the defendant Guo Guanghuai had committed intentional homicide and sentenced him to death (immediately executed) and deprived him of his political rights for life.

After the verdict, Fang Yi invited Mr. Guo to the law firm, and Mrs. Guo couldn't bear the excitement of her son's execution, so she was admitted to the hospital on the day she got the news and never came out.

"Lawyer Fang, my son deserves it, I understand what you said, so be it!" Old Man Guo said disheartenedly.

"I think I can appeal and try it, if it works. I have communicated with Director Wan before, and there is no need to pay additional fees for the second instance, and 20,000 yuan covers the first and second trials. Fang Yi said.

Old man Guo was stunned, he didn't want to spend any more money for that uncompetitive son, after all, his family background was thin, and he had already taken out the coffin book to compensate the victim's family before. If he hadn't been in the management of the company before his retirement and had some capital in his hands, he would have sold his house and land a long time ago.

"What you say is true?" Old Man Guo looked at Fang Yi, who nodded: "If you don't believe it, you can call Lawyer Wan to verify." ”

"Okay, then I'll bother you, write an appeal." No matter how heinous the son is, he is also his own flesh and blood, and the righteous destruction of relatives is not something that anyone can do, although the old man Guo at this time knows that there is little hope, but he also wants to try.

After Fang Yi finished writing the appeal, he went to the detention center to meet with Guo Guanghuai, and after telling him about the appeal, Guo Guanghuai signed his name on the appeal. But if there is a glimmer of hope for life, who doesn't want to try, after all, it's better to die than to live.

Soon the appeal was filed. Fang Yi also knew that there was little hope, but he still wanted to try his luck, but luck was not on his side this time. The result of the second-instance trial was quickly down, and the appeal was rejected and the original judgment was upheld, and it was reported to the Supreme People's Court for approval in accordance with the law.

The power to review the death penalty was in the hands of the provincial high courts until 2007, but on 31 October 2006, the 24th session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress voted to adopt a legal amendment to bring the power to approve death penalty cases under the unified exercise of the Supreme People's Court.

This is the most significant reform of the most severe punishment in the country, the death penalty. This decision came into force on 1 January 2007.

(Interested book lovers can refer to Article 17 of the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China)

After the results of the second trial came out, even Fang Yi wilted, and this time it was completely hopeless. However, just when everyone felt that Guo Guanghuai was certain to die, the Supreme People's Court, based on the facts confirmed by the review and the defendant's father's assistance in arresting the defendant, ruled not to approve the death sentence of the defendant Guo Guanghuai and remanded it to the Provincial High People's Court for a new trial.

After Fang Yi got the news, he immediately told Wan Kefa, and the fat old man said that it was incredible, the Supreme Court did not approve the death penalty, which meant that Guo Guanghuai could not die.

Fang Yi also kept sighing in his heart: If this case had been adjudicated before 2007, Guo Guanghuai would have been cold at this time.

After Mr. Guo got the news, he immediately ran to the hospital and told his wife who was lying on the hospital bed, Mrs. Guo was in good spirits and shouted to be discharged home.

The Provincial High Court held the trial again, and Fang Yi participated in the trial as a defender, although the facts are still the same, the defense is still the same, and the procedure is still followed, but his mood at this time is very different from before.

In the end, the Provincial High Court commuted the death sentence of the defendant Guo Guanghuai for intentional homicide, with a two-year reprieve, deprived of political rights for life, and decided to restrict and reduce his sentence.

Although it is still a death sentence, it does not need to be executed immediately, with a two-year reprieve, there is a high probability that Guo Guanghuai will not die. Although his son's release from prison is far away, the old couple of the Guo family miss their son, so they can go to the prison to see Guo Guanghuai, so they don't always wipe their tears from the photos. That's the best outcome!

Although Fang Yi didn't feel that he had played much role in this case, the old couple of the Guo family were very grateful to him, and when they were desperate, it was Fang Yi who persuaded them not to give up and continue to appeal, and did not charge an extra lawyer's fee (in fact, Fang Yi was afraid that the old couple of the Guo family would not be satisfied with the outcome of the case, so they ran to Director Wan to complain).

Wan Kefa is also very satisfied with Fang Yi's work, at least he didn't complain like some lawyers, shirked the case, treated the client very responsibly, and settled the client without Director Wan coming forward. Especially in this kind of relationship case, Wan Kefa really doesn't want to participate.

After Fang Yi finished reporting the Guo family's case, he was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Wan Kefa.

"Lawyer Fang, you are a doctor of criminal law, and you have done a lot of criminal cases in the past few years, what do you think of criminal lawyers?" Wan Kefa looked at Fang Yi with a serious face.

"I remember someone saying that criminal defense lawyers are a group of people who are destined to do everything in their power to save their clients' lives, and they are also destined to cry out for their clients to regain their freedom or to get closer to it. I think that makes a lot of sense. Fang Yi was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment and said.

This chapter is late because of the audit problem, please understand!

(End of chapter)