What's wrong with this lawyer?!

Chapter 232: Chapter 112: Can the Elderly Commit Crimes at Will? (Extra for Monthly Votes)

Gaoxin District People's Court, Chi Yan stood quietly at the entrance, waiting.

In front of her, Old Song was carrying a massive briefcase, which belonged to Old Tang. He brought it especially for today.

Without realizing it, it had been over two years since he became colleagues with Old Tang, and Old Song was particularly familiar with a few of Old Tang's life habits, seemingly having a great fondness for this briefcase.

After waiting a bit, the criminal court session began, and the two walked in one after the other, sitting at the plaintiff's position.

On the other side, Guo Shengfang was pushing a wheelchair, the current situation leaving her somewhat at a loss.

Even if she didn't think she was in the wrong, she was beginning to feel nervous now, though Guo Erdan still had a cold expression on his face in the wheelchair.

"Fangfang, don't be afraid, I'm here. I don't believe they're going to be so ruthless as to completely eliminate us. There are so many scammers, if that's their logic, why not arrest all of them!"

For Guo Erdan, the situation was also distressing.

He felt that his son was very wronged, it was just a couple of kicks after all, and it was clearly because that Tang Fangjing was in poor health.

By their side stood a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, their lawyer.

Initially, Guo Shengfang had not intended to hire a lawyer, but a few days ago, she was suddenly contacted and asked if she needed a lawyer, and they could reduce the attorney fees for her.

After careful consideration, Guo Shengfang accepted and signed a contract with the lawyer surnamed Sun, who claimed to be from Jingzhou Dafeng Law Firm.

Laywer Sun was naturally not there just for the agency fee, as a defense attorney in criminal law at Dafeng Law Firm, he might not be as famous as Han Chengli, but he was certainly competent.

The reason he took on this case proactively was to boost the fame of Dafeng Law Firm.

Among the law firms in Jingzhou, Tengda had already surpassed Dafeng, dominating them in financial cases, civil matrimonial family matters, labor, and other areas.

The only area Dafeng could still hold its own in was criminal defense, but now, with Tang Fangjing venturing into the criminal arena, on his first move, not only did he get a rape case acquitted, but he also managed to have the original victim arrested.

Therefore, in the realm of criminal defense, Tengda began to overshadow Dafeng, making Han Chengli's side anxious.

As for taking this case, and whether people would think that Dafeng Law Firm would take any kind of money... that wasn't an issue.

In fact, if you looked carefully, you'd find that many prominent lawyers are particularly keen to defend parties involved in major cases.

For example, in the case of the drug company some years ago, apart from the direct defense lawyers, there were also many lawyers and legal experts speaking out for it on the internet.

Do you think they're not aware that this kind of action is against popular opinion?

They know, but for lawyers, this is the best kind of advertising!

So if you're an ordinary person who really killed someone, would you look for those very moralistic lawyers, or would you seek out these lawyers?

It becomes quite clear.

Lawyer Sun felt a bit regretful that he couldn't go head to head with Tang Fangjing; as for Song Tengfei, he didn't amount to much.

In fact, had Tang Fangjing been standing opposite him, Han Chengli would have come personally.

Not for any other reason, but for the publicity, and Old Han was especially shameless in this regard.

Today's case had, unsurprisingly, attracted a lot of attention, and the spectator seats were filled with people.

Everyone wanted to know how the court would rule on this kind of criminal self-prosecution case which the police did not file and the procuratorate did not prosecute.

Unlike defamation, which the criminal self-prosecution ignores if not pursued, before Old Tang took action, many people didn't even know you could sue in these types of cases.

This incident also served as a good opportunity for raising legal awareness, even though very few people would actually go through with it.

Among the audience, there was a special individual, Officer Zhao from the police station.

He was off duty today and not in uniform, so he simply wanted to see how the case would be tried.

The presiding judge at the Gaoxin District Court today was surnamed Qian, a seasoned criminal judge at the court with deep research into criminal self-prosecution cases.

To put it dramatically, the whole country was following this case.

With his life, Old Tang made a case that would have otherwise been individual become nationally watched, and a single misstep could make him the judge in the infamous "to help or not to help" case years ago.

Inside the courtroom, the clerk announced for everyone to rise, and the Judgment Chief Qian, along with judges and people's assessors, entered the court.

Not every collegial panel has people's assessors; this case was very special.

The proceedings for a self-prosecution case are actually similar to those of a public prosecution case, starting with the verification of the identities of both parties, reading the court discipline, and applications for withdrawal, etc.

After the tedious procedures were completed, the court investigation began.

Old Song stood up and started his statement, "The self-prosecutor, Chi Yan, female..."

"Litigation claim: the defendants, Guo Shengfang, Guo Erdan, are guilty of extortion, please punish them according to the law."

"Facts and reasons: On the morning of January 25, 2023, after getting off her night shift, the self-prosecutor saw the defendant Guo Erdan fall to the ground near the hospital and offered help out of kindness, and when defendant Guo Shengfang pleaded for assistance, she helped take them to the hospital where she worked."

"As the self-prosecutor prepared to leave, she was stopped by Guo Shengfang and Guo Erdan. Guo Erdan claimed it was the self-prosecutor who knocked him down with an electric scooter, threatening to make her pay for the medical expenses, while Guo Shengfang claimed that she would call the police and post the incident online if she didn't pay."

"Thereafter, the self-prosecutor called the police, and the police from Zhongxiang Road police station responded, checked the surveillance, and proved that the defendant Guo Erdan fell on his own. There is a record of the police call, a receipt from the police station, and the on-duty officer Zhao Defeng can testify."