Chapter 32: Still Want a Second Instance? Wishful Thinking!
Li Xuezhen's evaluation of Su Bai could be expressed in one word: formidable.
In two words: very formidable.
In three words: very very formidable.
Her eyes shone brightly.
She had studied under a top legal authority, and her senior brothers and sisters were all outstanding lawyers in the legal profession.
Her original intention in undertaking her internship had been to become independent and self reliant, which was why she chose Baijun law Firm.
She had repeatedly heard from her senior brothers and sisters that little could be learned at small law firms and that intern lawyers were treated merely as laborers.
One would be exhausted and suffer hardship while learning nothing.
Originally Li Xuezhen had felt somewhat uneasy.
But after these two cases.
It was completely different.
In the first case, they defeated Nandu Bank, reducing a twenty year fixed term imprisonment sentence to several months of probation.
In the second case, a marital dispute was transformed into a fraud case, and even the opposing lawyer was sent in.
This was unquestionably the level of a top tier lawyer!
Even her senior brothers and sisters were not this formidable!
With regard to Su Bai's cold joke, Li Xuezhen naturally had to respond with enthusiastic support.
Su Bai looked at Li Xuezhen beside him whose eyes were shining brightly and reminded her:
"The trial has ended, organize the materials and let us leave."
"Yes, Lawyer Su."
The materials had not been disordered, and Li Xuezhen quickly arranged them, placed them into the briefcase, and hurriedly followed Su Bai's steps.
As they passed the defendant's table.
Ye Fei's gaze remained fixed on Su Bai.
"I will appeal and apply for a second instance trial!"
Su Bai nodded indifferently and continued walking forward.
"Do you have nothing to say?"
Su Bai still gave no response and continued walking straight ahead.
"In the second instance I will certainly win!"
"In the second instance I will certainly overturn your first instance judgment!"
Regardless of Ye Fei's tone, Su Bai maintained only one position, he did not respond and allowed her to say whatever she wished.
Ye Fei's gaze was filled with anger.
Not even a single reply, could your attitude not be so perfunctory?!
'I am saying that I will pursue a second instance trial and again initiate an appeal to overturn your trial judgment, and this is your attitude?!'
As a lawyer, who would hope that a case they handled would be overturned in a second instance proceeding?
This would be a loss to professional reputation.
Su Bai paid no attention at all to what Ye Fei said.
Even a slight nod had already been sufficiently courteous.
First, the attorney's fee had already been obtained, and second, the result in a second instance proceeding would still be the same, with only possible changes in sentencing.
A second instance proceeding would require the presentation of new legal arguments and evidence.
With respect to the accusations established in the first instance, certain matters had already been determined in nature, and the evidence demonstrated that Ye Fei had indeed engaged in incitement, which could not be denied.
It could only be approached from the perspective of fraud.
As for the perspective of fraud, it would have to be argued through the party Xie Jing.
Su Bai's gaze turned toward Xie Jing.
"Damn it! Ye Fei, did you not say that you could win?! Did you not instruct me that as long as I followed what you said I would be able to obtain Zhang Tongwei's two premarital houses?!"
"And now? Now there is nothing left, no marital common property, no houses."
"I myself was even sentenced to six months because of your failure during the trial!"
"Ye Fei! Compensate my property and compensate my emotional losses!!"
"Wuwuwu."
Su Bai shook his head and automatically ignored this scene.
There was no need to say anything further, if one wished to initiate a second instance proceeding in order to overturn the first instance judgment, it would be extremely difficult.
Moreover, the public prosecution lawyers in the second instance proceeding were not incompetent.
The sentence in the first instance was somewhat severe, but if in the second instance additional victims brought lawsuits or appeared as witnesses.
Then.
Your offense had already reached the level of dissemination in scope, and yet you still refused to accept the first instance judgment and even sought to initiate a second instance proceeding?
Would this not challenge the authority of the Presiding Judge?
Second instance Presiding Judge, so it is you, come here and I will tell you how to become a law abiding citizen.
Remain inside.
The outcome was self evident and the sentence would only become more severe.
Of course, if Ye Fei initiated a second instance proceeding, her criminal defense lawyer would inform her of the related issues.
However, if she encountered another unscrupulous eloquent lawyer like herself, the result would be uncertain.
Su Bai did not pay attention to Ye Fei's attitude and walked directly out of the court.
Li Xuezhen glanced at Ye Fei and quickly followed.
Xie Jing had originally been accusing Ye Fei, but upon seeing Zhang Tongwei she seemed to grasp at a final hope.
"Tongwei, for the sake of our marriage, I do not want the common property and I will not divide the money, please withdraw the lawsuit, please withdraw it."
"As long as you withdraw the lawsuit everything can be discussed, I want nothing except that you withdraw the lawsuit."
"For the sake of our marriage, can you bear to see me serve a custodial sentence?"
"Tongwei, Tongwei do not leave."
Hearing Xie Jing's heart rending cries, Zhang Tongwei remained expressionless.
At the beginning this woman had believed that victory was certain and had tried by every possible means to force him into divorce, using every method to compel him to divorce, and now that she had lost she wished him to forgive her?
What was she thinking?
After losing the judgment she would originally have obtained nothing and would also have to compensate him for the portion of common property subsidized to her natal family.
Leaving aside whether the lawsuit could even be withdrawn, was he foolish enough to withdraw it?
Zhang Tongwei followed Su Bai out of the court without turning his head.
Behind him Xie Jing was stopped by the bailiffs and was left to sink into endless regret.
Wang Li had already been waiting at the entrance of the court, his face flushed with excitement, and as Zhang Tongwei's friend he had entered the courtroom and watched the entire trial process.
During the exciting debate and the announcement of the judgment he had almost shouted aloud.
He had nearly shouted that Lawyer Su was formidable.
After seeing Su Bai come out, Wang Li was even more excited than Zhang Tongwei, the actual party.
"Lawyer Su, formidable!!!"
"Lawyer Su, you are truly too impressive! You really sent the opposing lawyer in! This is extremely severe!"
"In the future if my relatives have lawsuits I will ask you to handle them."
"Lawyer Su, I suddenly want to ask you to handle a divorce case for me."
"Too formidable!"
"Lawyer Su, Lawyer Su."
Faced with the talkative Wang Li, Su Bai rubbed his brow, the droplets of saliva were already spraying onto his face and he should at least restrain himself somewhat.
Fortunately Wang Li also realized that his behavior was inappropriate, wiped the corner of his mouth, scratched his head, and laughed awkwardly twice.
"Lawyer Su, I am sorry, I was too excited just now."
"Lawyer Su, let me wipe it for you."
"I will do it myself."
"Yes, Lawyer Su."
Wang Li, this burly man, stood awkwardly at the side.
He reproached himself inwardly that he had been too excited and must pay attention next time.
Only after he saw Zhang Tongwei also walk out from the courtroom.
Wang Li enthusiastically stepped forward and firmly patted Zhang Tongwei on the shoulder:
"I told you Lawyer Su was capable, did I not? At that time you still hesitated, now you know how formidable Lawyer Su is."
Zhang Tongwei smiled awkwardly: "At that time I was inexperienced."
After all, who could have imagined that a marital dispute could result in sending not only the opposing party but even the opposing lawyer inside.
This was too formidable.
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