If the world had no daylight

"Please be quiet, and the court discipline is now read."

In the quiet and empty courtroom, there were less than two rows of people sitting in the auditorium, but half of them were wearing press badges.But their expressions were ordinary, and they obviously didn't pay much attention to the trial.

Sitting in the front is a middle-aged couple with haggard looks. They have nothing but famous brands, but at this moment they don't look like they used to.

Everyone looked at the clerk standing in the middle. She had a solemn expression and read out the lengthy discipline rules in a serious manner, but no one made a sound impatiently.

In an absolutely quiet environment, language will become extraordinarily long.

"All stand up, and invite the chief judge to enter the courtroom."

The man who was distracted immediately stood up with the crowd and watched three people in black robes walk into the court and sit on seats twenty centimeters behind the clerk.

The clerk turned around and said to the presiding judge sitting in the middle: "Report to the presiding judge that the pretrial work is ready and the trial can begin."

The presiding judge nodded: "Please sit down."

After all the people in the court were seated, he knocked down the gavel.

"The First Division of the Criminal Tribunal of the People's Court of the North District of S City is now in session."

"Pass to the defendant in the original trial, and Wei Zheng will appear in court."

When the thin young man was brought in by two bailiffs, there was a dull commotion in the gallery.

When the haggard middle-aged couple saw him, their eyes turned red immediately, and they stared at him as if they wanted to swallow him alive.

The young man seemed to be aware of it, raised his eyes to look at the past, and with only one glance, he retracted his gaze calmly.

It was like a silent mockery. The middle-aged woman couldn't hold back at first, her expression turned grim, and she shouted angrily: "You murderer! You must die! You must die!"

She cursed and cried.

The people around grabbed her, but they couldn't cover her mouth. The sound of abuse and crying reached everyone's ears unimpeded.

The bailiff on the side walked over to remind him, but the young man sat down on the dock in the middle without changing his face.

He cuffed his hands in front of him, put them on the table casually, and sat there motionless.

The presiding judge looked at the gallery and said, "The relatives of the plaintiff, please control your emotions and warn you the first time. If there is a second time, you will be asked out of the court."

The middle-aged woman's crying paused, and she restrained herself unwillingly, but she still sobbed softly.

The middle-aged man next to her wiped his face and stared at the head turned away from this side with a gloomy expression.

The presiding judge finally looked away, and continued: "Executive bailiff, unlock Wei Zheng's restraint."

The young man raised his hand and let the bailiff uncuff his handcuffs, without a superfluous expression from the beginning to the end.

The bailiffs sat down behind him, the presiding judge looked at the documents in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The People's Court of the North District of City S, charged the defendant Wei Zheng with the People's Procuratorate of the North District of City S for the crime of intentional injury. , conduct public hearings in accordance with the law."

He looked at Wei Zheng and asked, "Defendant Wei Zheng, has the court clerk informed you of your legal rights in court?"

Wei Zheng replied calmly: "Yes."

"Have you applied for recusal of the members of the collegial panel, clerks, and prosecutors?"

"No application."

The presiding judge looked at the defense seat again: "Defender, have you applied for recusal of the members of the collegial panel, the clerk, and the prosecutor?"

Lawyer Shi and his team sat in the defense seat and replied: "No application."

"Now, judge Cheng Gang will read the report of the pre-trial meeting."

The young man with a cropped head was sitting in the corner of the auditorium, lowering his head from time to time to secretly send text messages.

Outside the courtroom, a young man in a red sweater looked at his mobile phone while looking at the entrance passage, the anxiety on his face could not be concealed.

He couldn't help dialing the string of numbers that he had called more than a dozen times again, but the phone was still turned off.

"...According to the legal investigation, it was found that at about 200 o'clock in the evening on November 11, 14X, in the back alley of the old street of the hardware store in the North District, the defendant Wei Zheng and the victim Zhang Zhipeng had a conflict due to old grievances, and the victim Zhang Zhipeng's body was stabbed with a knife. Throat and artery severed..."

On the public prosecutor's seat on the left side of the court, the younger prosecutor read out the indictment, and every word made the couple in the auditorium beat their chests and burst into tears.

The young man in the dock remained indifferent, as if these things had nothing to do with him.

"...The victim, Zhang Zhipeng, died of hemorrhagic shock after being appraised by the North District Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center of S City. Evidence for the above-mentioned criminal facts includes: report materials, the defendant's confession, appraisal opinions, etc."

The prosecutor glanced at the young man with a calm expression, and continued: "This court believes that the defendant, Wei Zheng, intentionally injured another person and caused the death of one person. His behavior violated the provisions of Article 230 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. The facts of the crime are clear. The evidence is indeed sufficient, and he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of intentional injury. According to the provisions of Article 170 of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China", a public prosecution is filed, and please sentence him according to law."

"Sincerely, the North District People's Court of S City. Presiding judge, the indictment has been read out."

The daytime in winter is always gloomy. In this morning, which is destined to be unpredictable, the festive atmosphere full of lights and festoons in the streets has long since disappeared in the eyes of some people.

There was a heavy snowfall last night, the whole city was covered with snow, and the wind was bitter.

Liu Ran stood outside the police station wrapped in a bloated down jacket, looking at the snow piled up on the trees, his nose was red from the cold, but he didn't notice it.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, a day for family reunion and joy, but there is one person who has no home anymore.

He raised his head to prevent himself from crying, but the tears flowed down unsatisfactorily.

"...Did the case go to trial last night? It's almost New Year's Eve..."

"...Not yet. The old man refuses to say anything. He has only a few days to live after looking at the medical records. It is not certain whether he will survive until the trial."

Liu Ran lowered his head and pretended to be looking at his mobile phone, but he grasped every word said by the person who came out behind him.

But when the two men in uniform found someone at the door, they put aside the topic and walked out of the police station side by side.

Liu Ran looked at their backs, turned around slowly, glanced at the intimidating public security organ in front of him, but still wiped his face, and went in again bravely.

"Next, the public prosecutor will interrogate the defendant on the alleged criminal facts."

The prosecutor stood up, looked at the young man in the dock, and said, "Wei Zheng, the next public prosecutor asks you a few questions, please answer them truthfully."

The young man nodded silently.

"Is your statement in the public security organ true?"

Without a moment's pause, he replied, "It's true."

The prosecutor looked at him and asked again: "Do you admit to the above criminal facts?"

"admit."

The prosecutor continued to ask: "What did you use to cut the victim's throat?"

The youth replied: "Swiss Army Knife."

"How many times did you cut?"

"One knife." His appearance was still calm, but the family members in the auditorium cried even more heartbreakingly, their hearts were broken, and they were about to pass out in almost a second.

The prosecutor nodded, and after asking a few more questions, he finally said, "Do you have anything else to add to the facts of the case?"

The young man sitting in the dock looked at him, and shook his head after a while.

The young prosecutor was a little inquiring about this look, but sat down anyway.

"Judge, the interrogation is over."

The presiding judge sitting in the middle of the top nodded, looked at the defense bench on the right side of the court, and asked, "Does the defendant Wei Zheng's defender need to ask the defendant?"

Lawyer Shi replied in a loud voice: "Need."

He stood up, looked at Wei Zheng, and said in a straight voice: "Defendant Wei Zheng, hello, I am your defense lawyer. Now I will ask you some facts about this case, and I hope you will confess truthfully in court."

The young man met his eyes, but there was no wave in his eyes.

"Yes."

Lawyer Shi didn't look at the materials, and asked directly: "Have you and the victim, Zhang Zhipeng, ever had a feud?"

Wei Zheng nodded.

Lawyer Shi asked again: "When did the feud end because of what?"

This time the young man paused, lowered his eyes and replied: "Last April, because of Zhang Zhipeng's extortion of students everywhere, I didn't like him, so I put a sack on him and beat him up when he went home alone. pause."

The middle-aged woman in the auditorium was suddenly furious, and wanted to scold him, but was stopped in time by the man beside her.

She could only bear it temporarily, and wiped her tears with her sleeve.

Lawyer Shi didn't seem to see anything, and continued to ask questions intently: "As far as I know, the victim Zhang Zhipeng was admitted to the hospital for more than half a month due to injuries. Not long after he was discharged from the hospital, it was found out that you did it, so he brought someone to work in your business. The store outside for a long time. Is there such a thing? How did you deal with it at that time?"

Wei Zheng replied calmly: "There is such a thing. After I knew the news in advance, I hid outside for a while and lived in a hotel."

Lawyer Shi looked at the presiding judge: "I have submitted the record of the defendant Wei Zheng's residence in the hotel in the physical evidence."

The presiding judge nodded, motioning for him to continue.

Lawyer Shi turned back, looked at Wei Zheng and said again: "That is to say, you and the victim Zhang Zhipeng became enemies because of this, and the other party has been looking for opportunities to take revenge, right?"

Wei Zheng nodded silently.

Lawyer Shi picked up a photo in the file, pointed to it and asked, "The Swiss Army Knife found at the scene was identified by the Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center of the North District of S City as the murder weapon in this case. I would like to ask Wei Zheng, is this knife Is the knife yours?"

The young man took a look, shook his head and said, "No."

Lawyer Shi asked again: "At the same time, the victim Zhang Zhipeng's fingerprints were found on it. May I ask if this knife belongs to the victim?"

The public prosecutor sitting opposite Lawyer Shi suddenly frowned and said, "Judge, I object!"

He stood up and said: "The defender is conducting inductive questioning of the defendant, which has affected the objective truthfulness of the defendant's statement. I request the presiding judge not to accept this statement."

The presiding judge nodded: "The objection is valid."

Lawyer Shi was not flustered. He said to the presiding judge: "I apologize for my inappropriate words. But the presiding judge, according to the investigation data of the criminal police team, found six or seven different brands of guns in the bedroom of the victim Zhang Zhipeng. The style and function of the Swiss Army Knife are almost the same as the murder weapon found at the scene. The victim’s friend also confessed that the knife at the scene was indeed purchased by the victim Zhang Zhipeng himself, and it was expensive.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at the young man in the dock and asked, "Did you carry any weapons on the night of the incident?"

Wei Zheng shook his head.

Lawyer Shi picked up another photo, which showed a metal baseball bat.

"Is this yours?"

"No."

Lawyer Shi nodded, "We did not find your fingerprints on it, only the victim's fingerprints. And he does have a purchase receipt for this baseball bat at home, which is also expensive."

In the auditorium, the faces of the middle-aged couple were already very ugly.

Lawyer Shi concluded: "That is to say, the two lethal weapons and murder weapons found at the scene were purchased by the victim Zhang Zhipeng and carried on his body for the purpose of seeking revenge."

After he finished speaking, looking at the public prosecutor's face, he added: "And self-defense."

After several inquiries, the reporters in the auditorium showed a thoughtful expression.

But this is not over yet.

Lawyer Shi asked Wei Zheng again: "Can I think that on the night of the incident, you dealt with a strong man with both blunt and sharp weapons with your bare hands?"

The young man's response was still a silent nod.

"This is in line with the statement you made during the investigative phase."

With a smile on his face, Lawyer Shi picked up another photo and held it up. It was covered in blood and flesh, which looked horrific.

"What is this?" he asked the youth.

Wei Zheng glanced at it and replied, "The wound on my body."

Lawyer Shi asked: "Where is it exactly? How did it cause it?"

The young man pointed to his left chest and said, "In this position, I was stabbed by Zhang Zhipeng that night."

"What stabbed it with?"

Wei Zheng still replied calmly: "The knife at the scene."

Attorney Shi glanced at the prosecutor on the public prosecution table, and asked his key question: "Did he take out the knife to stab you first?"

After the voice fell, there was a commotion in the auditorium.

The middle-aged woman stood up suddenly and cursed: "Blood! He killed my son with a knife! He is the murderer! This son of a bitch, he is lying!"

The bailiff quickly stopped her, and the presiding judge knocked the gavel three times and shouted: "Silence!"

In this chaos, Wei Zheng didn't even change the way he looked at lawyer Shangshi.

He replied flatly: "Yes."

The author has something to say:

fixed

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Law-related things are all checked by the data. There must be many bugs. I hope it will not affect the students who study law.

continue tomorrow

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