Fang Xinyue mentioned in her last confession that after she had a quarrel with Deng Shiyun, Deng Shiyun picked up a knife and stabbed her, and she pulled Niu Jiayan on the side to resist, and the knife stabbed Niu Jiayan.

After that, taking advantage of the other party's inattention, she took a wooden stick next to the door and hit Deng Shiyun on the back of the head, knocked him unconscious, and then cut Deng Shiyun's wrist with a knife. Sui Xia said.

"Well, judging from the current evidence, there are many doubts in this case, and there are contradictions between the evidence, and many details have not been clarified. I think we can do a not guilty plea. Fang Yi said.

"I'm going to call Fang Zugen and ask him to come to the office tomorrow morning to talk about the commission?" Sui Xia asked.

"Okay, there you go!" After Fang Yi finished speaking, he picked up the case file again.

Early the next morning, as soon as the law firm went to work, Fang Zugen and Lu Liangfen walked into the law firm in a nervous mood. They didn't know what kind of news Fang Yi would bring them, and they were both expectant and scared.

"Mr. Fang, we have met with your daughter and read the case file, and judging from the evidence currently in the case, we believe that the evidence in this case is insufficient and the accusations of the public prosecution cannot be established." Fang Yi looked at the old couple of the Fang family opposite.

"You mean this case has nothing to do with my daughter, my daughter is innocent?" Lu Liangfen's excited lips trembled a little.

"It is difficult for us to conclude what the actual situation of the case is, but we have only come to the above conclusion after analyzing the available evidence.

Judging from the evidence provided by the public prosecution, it is a fact that there are emotional entanglements between Fang Xinyue and Cong Mingchang and Deng Shiyun, and Fang Xinyue learned that Cong Mingchang was resentful because Deng Shiyun wanted to break up with him, and he had a motive to commit the crime.

In addition, Fang Xinyue and Deng Shiyun had several phone calls on the day of the crime, and had been to the victim's home, that is, the scene of the crime, indicating that she had the time to commit the crime.

The above two points are very bad for your daughter.

However, in the evidence that is favorable to your daughter, investigators detected diazepam and alprazolam from the blood stains on the victim Deng Shiyun's pajamas and bed sheets, but the source and whereabouts of the sedative drugs containing diazepam and alprazolam are not corroborated by the corresponding evidence, and cannot be proved to be brought by your daughter.

Although your daughter Fang Xinyue has made a guilty confession after her arrest, she has never confessed to using sedative drugs, which is a suspicious point in this case.

In addition, the material evidence such as milk tea cups, cigarette butts, mobile phones, and bloody clothes mentioned in Fang Xinyue's confession has not been extracted from the case, and the authenticity of her confession cannot be confirmed.

The knife extracted from the scene was also not fingerprinted, and no traces of the deceased Niu Jiayan's blood were detected on the knife, so it cannot be determined that the knife was a tool for committing the crime, nor can it be determined that Fang Xinyue had possessed the knife. This is inconsistent with your daughter's confession of guilt.

Moreover, there are certain contradictions between the evidence provided by the public prosecution, and reasonable doubt cannot be eliminated. There is no way to prove that your daughter is the murderer.

So we think we can do a not guilty plea in this case. Of course, how the specific court will decide depends on the trial situation, and there are certain risks. Fang Yi explained.

"Well, can I understand it this way, it is difficult to determine the truth of the case, but according to the current situation, it is very likely that my daughter will not be sentenced to death, and there is a possibility that she will be found not guilty. Is that so? Fang Zugen thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, that's what you understand. Do you want to continue to entrust, or do you want to ......" Fang Yi nodded.

"How likely is it that my daughter will be found not guilty?" After Fang Zugen hesitated for a moment, he looked at Fang Yi with expectant eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't give you an exact percentage, but I think there is still a chance in this case, and the key depends on whether the procuratorate will add other evidence materials, as well as the trial situation." Fang Yi replied.

"Well, if we entrust my daughter's case to you, how much will it cost to pay for the attorney?" Fang Zugen asked. He had the heart to entrust the case to Fang Yi, but he was afraid that the lawyer's fees would be too high and he couldn't afford it.

"If I handle it in person, the lawyer's fee is 200,000 yuan. If it is handled by a lawyer from my assigned team, the minimum is 100,000 yuan. Fang Yi replied.

Although Fang Zugen and his family are retired workers, the unit they work for is a state-owned enterprise, and the treatment is good, belonging to the kind of enterprise where there is fish and meat for one yuan for lunch, and the retirement salary of the two is more than 10,000 yuan together, and the living conditions of the family are definitely middle and upper class in the local area. That's why Fang Yi asked for 200,000 lawyer fees.

If it was a rich and noble family, he would want more.

Half an hour later, Fang Yi and Sui Xia sent Fang Zugen and his family to leave the law firm. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Sui Xia told Fang Yi that Fang Zugen had paid all the lawyer's fees, 200,000 yuan.

When he was about to get off work in the afternoon, Du Yong hurriedly walked into Fang Yi's office.

"Lawyer Fang, there is a non-smoking case, which was introduced by Cheng Xiangyu, I checked it on the Internet, this case has a great impact in the local area, and there is a lot of negative news on the Internet, should we take it?" Du Yong sat opposite Fang Yi and asked.

There are regulations in the team that all cases involving gangsters, non-absorption, and relatively large social impact must be reported to the team for risk assessment before they can be signed.

The so-called risk assessment is not only a risk assessment of the outcome of the case, but also an assessment of the reputation of the law firm and the practice risk of the lawyers (especially star lawyers) who undertake the case.

The purpose of setting up a risk assessment is clear, the team should not only make money, but also earn fame, minimize the lawyer's practice risk, and not ruin the reputation of the law firm, the team and the lawyer's career because of the lawyer's fee.

"Is it a case from this province or a case from another province?" Fang Yi was stunned for a moment and asked.

"The case of this province, but not the city, is the case of the northern city, involving more than 200 million yuan, nearly 300 million yuan. At present, there are five law firms competing for this case, three local law firms with a certain scale, one Beijing law firm, and our Sidley. Du Yong replied.

"Oh?! You tell us about the specifics. I'll discuss it with Boss Wan in a while. Fang Yi said.

……

At the regular meeting on Friday, Fang Yi asked Du Yong to tell everyone about the case of illegally absorbing public deposits recommended by Cheng Xiangyu, and Cheng Du stood by the whiteboard with a pen, ready to take notes.

"Let me first explain the background situation, this case was recommended by the channel party, and the basic facts of the case were that after Cheng and I went to the northern market to talk to the defendant, the defendant provided, that is to say, only the defendant's confession, and we did not see the case file.

At present, a total of five lawyers have bid for this case, and each law firm has received the same case materials.

This is a case of illegally absorbing deposits from the public, and there are four defendants, Zuo Shouyuan, Zuo Shoupu, and Zuo Shoupin, who are three brothers, as well as Qin Cui. This Qin Cui is the cousin of the three. Du Yong said.