Lawyer's character

"The court debate is over. According to Article 160 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, the appellant will now make the final statement. The appellant Cao Yueshan will make the final statement," the presiding judge said.

"Dear collegial panel..." Cao Yueshan felt that what his defender said was better than the prosecutor's. He didn't know exactly where he was. He only knew that Fang Yi said more than the prosecutor.

"The court will be adjourned for ten minutes, and the verdict will be announced in court after the collegial panel's deliberations. Please ask the bailiff to take the defendant out of the court." As the gavel fell, the three judges exited the court.

Fang Yi leaned on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. The trial was finally over.

During the court session just now, his head and the pen in his hand had been busy, memorizing the remarks of the female prosecutor and thinking about countermeasures. Now that he relaxed, he suddenly felt that his brain was a little unable to move, and his whole body was weak.

When his stomach growled, Fang Yi checked the time on his phone. It was already 1:50. He had been in court for nearly five hours without eating lunch.

Fang Yi stood up and was about to stretch his muscles, when Qian Linlin walked over quickly.

"Lawyer Fang, thank you for your hard work! Do you think there is a chance of winning this case?" Qian Linlin asked eagerly with a look of anticipation on her face.

"It's hard to say now, but I think there is still a chance. The judge will pronounce the verdict in court later, so we'll wait." Fang Yi said.

How should Fang Yi respond to this? The trial is over, and the judge is the final word. The lawyer has only tried his best. Now he can only do his best to accept fate. But Fang Yi still has some confidence.

Fang Yi's calmness at this time made Qian Linlin feel more at ease than his words. Seeing what Fang Yi said, Qian Linlin expressed her gratitude again and returned to the auditorium to wait for the verdict.

While everyone was waiting anxiously, the clerk suddenly stood up and said: "Please all stand up and invite the presiding judge and judges to enter the court."

As the members of the collegial panel took their seats, the presiding judge banged the gavel: "Please sit down, the court will continue now, and the bailiff will be asked to bring Cao Yueshan to the court.

The collegial panel has reached a verdict after deliberation in this case. In response to the opinions of both the prosecution and the defense, combined with the focus of the dispute in this case, and based on the facts and evidence of this case, this court made the following comments:…

The appellant Cao Yueshan committed fraud when signing the contract with Lianda Company. However, the new residential construction project of Red Sea Company actually existed and had a certain amount of initial investment. The deposit collected was mainly used to repay the debts generated by the project operation and the company's daily expenses. There was insufficient evidence to find the appellant's illegal possession purpose.

Cao Yueshan and his defender argued that this case was a civil dispute and that the appellant’s grounds of appeal and defense opinions did not constitute a crime of contract fraud. This court accepted the argument.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 195, Paragraph 1, Item 3, Article 225, Paragraph 1, Item 3, and Article 233 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, Cao Yueshan's sentence was changed in accordance with the law. Not guilty. "

After the verdict was read out, Fang Yi felt relieved and smiled. Two hundred thousand dollars is really hard to make!

Cao Yueshan was released in court, and Qian Linlin and her relatives and friends gathered around. Cao Yueshan held Fang Yi's hand: "Lawyer Fang, thank you!" His hands were trembling with excitement, and tears were faintly visible in his eyes.

"This is the result of joint efforts. This is not the place to talk. Let's go back and talk." Fang Yi said with a smile.

"Yes, let's go back and play it a thousand times to get rid of bad luck." Qian Linlin said excitedly.

Why! Why didn’t anyone suggest that we eat first? I’m so hungry that I’m worried about my back! Fang Yi cursed.

After everyone left the court and calmed down, they started talking about eating. Like Fang Yi, they were also very hungry.

With so many people coming to support her, Qian Linlin naturally couldn't treat them badly. She hurriedly found the number of a high-end restaurant in the city and called them. After booking a table, the group went to the restaurant.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Qian Linlin sent Fang Yi back to the law firm. Before getting out of the car, she expressed her gratitude repeatedly. It was so grateful that she was so grateful that Fang Yi was embarrassed.

Watching Qian Linlin's car drive away and disappear on the street, Fang Yi suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something. By the way, when will the remaining two hundred thousand be given?

A week later, Fang Yi sent Qian Linlin a WeChat message to ask about the legal fees later, but the other party did not reply. Because there was no agreement, it was a gentleman's agreement, and Fang Yi couldn't force it. He only hoped that Qian Linlin and his wife could fulfill their promise.

The business of Zhengyi Law Firm has been booming recently, and the legal aid cases are basically divided equally between Chu Huai and Zhao Zhongcheng. Sun Zhengyi handed over the case of the Orthopedics Department of the County Hospital to Chu Huai. Although Chu Huai's professional ability was average, he had good interpersonal relationships and quickly took on several cases. Although the subject matter of the cases were relatively small, the lawyer's fees could not be charged much. Money, but no meat, I finally had some soup, which was okay.

Fang Yi has been busy with his own cases recently. Sun Zhengyi assigned him fewer cases and more often asked him to be responsible for receiving legal consultations from clients and consulting units. As a result, there are fewer opportunities to sign orders, but people can't sit still and answer the phone or go to the legal consulting office all day long.

On this day, Sister Lan asked Fang Yi to have dinner at Taiyueju, the most famous restaurant in the county, after get off work. Fang Yi went happily, thinking that he would just mention Qian Linlin's subsequent legal fees to Sister Lan.

There were only Sister Lan and Fang Yi in the private room. After ordering, Fang Yi felt an ominous premonition when he saw Sister Lan hesitating and hesitated to speak.

"Brother, originally the person who wanted to ask you out this time was not me, but Qian Linlin and his wife. But she felt shameless to see you, so she entrusted me to negotiate with you about the follow-up legal fees." Sister Lan looked a little unnatural, The decisive and experienced strong woman suddenly became so indecisive, which made Fang Yi even more sure of his suspicions.

"Sister Lan, does Ms. Qian think that the legal fee of 200,000 yuan is too much? It doesn't matter. If she thinks it is too much, she can give a higher amount so that it can be discussed." Although Fang Yi felt unhappy, everything was done, and both parties were in agreement. A gentleman's agreement, no matter how much there is, is better than nothing. Maybe this is the feeling of death when the goods are on the ground.

"That's not what Qian Linlin meant. Her family has been in trouble recently. I want to wait for a while before paying you the follow-up expenses." Sister Lan said.

"Are you in trouble? Could it be that Lianda Company is suing his husband again?" Fang Yi thought for a moment and asked.

"It's more troublesome than this. In order to build a new residential project, her husband borrowed a lot of money from outside. It was about more than two million yuan. Now the other party came to demand the account. Her family couldn't get the money out, so they sued her husband. , all company accounts and personal accounts have been blocked.

Her family's car was also taken away to pay the bill. I'm dissatisfied with you saying that her house is ready to be sold, and the couple has now moved to Linlin's parents' house. "Sister Lan said.