CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: GU CHEN’S GODLIKE MOVE! THE VERDICT IS IMMINENT!!

[Awesome, awesome! Is this really Gu Chen?]

[Gu Chen really dares to speak out! Even the prosecutor is speechless.]

[So awesome!! He’s spot on, Liu Biao is definitely a criminal. He was holding a knife, and you’re saying he was going to kill fish? That’s nonsense!]

[Support Wang Yongqiang’s legitimate self-defense! Support Wang Yongqiang’s innocence!!]

Netizens excitedly flooded the screen with comments.

They all support Wang Yongqiang’s claim of self-defense.

After all, no normal person can endure such humiliation!

Who can stand by while their wife is bullied by another man like that?

Who can tolerate being tied up like a dog?

Liu Biao is fundamentally a criminal!!

When a criminal wields a knife, should you wait for the criminal to stab you before you fight back?

At this moment, the prosecutor spoke up.

The prosecutor said, "According to previous cases, there has never been such a verdict. According to Article 20 of the Criminal Law, it’s clear that self-defense is only legitimate when faced with violence that seriously endangers personal safety. In Wang Yongqiang’s case, it clearly counts as manslaughter, or intentional homicide."

"Wang Yongqiang could have disabled Liu Biao with the scissors, but he stabbed Liu Biao more than ten times, which endangered his life. Therefore, Wang Yongqiang committed intentional homicide, not self-defense. Such malicious revenge cannot be considered self-defense," the prosecutor continued.

The prosecutor shifted the topic to the multiple stabbings.

If Wang Yongqiang had only stabbed Liu Biao once, it could be argued as self-defense.

But Wang Yongqiang didn’t just stab once, he went and stabbed over ten times.

Can those more than ten stabs still be called self-defense?

Even if it’s not intentional homicide, it’s at least excessive self-defense, causing death by negligence.

And causing death by negligence can still result in a life sentence... or even a death penalty!

Causing death by negligence means someone died, and the law is very strict about it. To avoid sentencing Wang Yongqiang to death, he must have Liu Yajun’s family’s forgiveness.

Now it seems nearly impossible to get Liu Yajun’s family’s forgiveness, Liu Yajun is also unlikely to forgive Wang Yongqiang; he only wants Wang Yongqiang to get the death penalty, so how could he write a letter of forgiveness?

Everyone once again looked at Gu Chen.

It’s up to Gu Chen to successfully defend Wang Yongqiang!

This is what Gao Yong referred to, that even if Gu Chen finds the video evidence from that time, it might not necessarily be deemed self-defense!

Because in recent decades, no case has been ruled as legitimate self-defense!

As long as someone has been killed, it inevitably involves intentional injury, it’s just a matter of how many years the sentence is.

Sometimes, it even results in a death sentence...

Often, even when all evidence is complete, it depends on how the presiding judge rules, as the judge also exercises some discretionary power.

Gu Chen said, "Wang Yongqiang could have simply given one stab, but at moments like this, we need to consider Wang Yongqiang’s state of mind."

"Being bullied for so long, along with the fear of Liu Biao holding a knife, Wang Yongqiang has always been no match for Liu Biao, and every confrontation with Liu Biao ends up with him getting beaten."

"Wang Yongqiang just heard his wife’s screams, learned she was raped by Liu Biao, and even saw his wife expressing she didn’t want to live anymore...."

"In such extreme emotions, with anger, fear, and terror, Wang Yongqiang dared not give Liu Biao a chance to retaliate, he only knew he had to kill Liu Biao. If he didn’t kill Liu Biao, Liu Biao would surely kill him."

Gu Chen also understands that this case.... he might not be able to win an acquittal for Wang Yongqiang.

It depends on how the judge ultimately rules.

If ultimately, Wang Yongqiang is sentenced to death or life imprisonment, Gu Chen would have done his utmost.

Gu Chen’s intent is to argue for Wang Yongqiang’s acquittal.

Gu Chen looked into cases from the past 20 years...

There have been cases of legitimate self-defense in the last 20 years, but without exception, they were all ruled as intentional injury.

This means that although Article 20 of the Criminal Law outlines the statute for self-defense.

In practice, during verdicts, this legitimate defense has never been applied, at worst, it’s excessive defense, and more severe cases easily become manslaughter or intentional homicide.

Gu Chen looked at everyone and said, "I’m a lawyer, and I’ve reviewed verdicts and judicial precedents from the last ten years, such as the Zhou Xianping case in 2014, the Jia Yunke case in 2015, the He Feng case in 2016, and the Cao Ailing case in 2017, all were determined as intentional injury crimes."

"I sometimes ponder, why is it always considered intentional injury? Why is it that in similar cases, there’s always an intentional injury crime? At worst, it’s excessive defense!"

"According to what the prosecutor just said, there has never been such a ruling in previous cases because they’re afraid to break the precedent!"

"But when facing a new case, such as the current case of Wang Yongqiang, can we always use precedent for every decision?"

"The law guarantees citizens’ right to legitimate defense, fairness and justice for every citizen! If decisions are always made according to precedent, where is the fairness and justice that the people want?"

"We can’t judge based on precedent just because of past practices!"

"When precedent no longer applies, it must be broken! We need to think about what kind of fairness and justice the people need! The law should not depart from fairness and justice!"

"The law should increase the cost of crime and reduce the responsibility of citizens when they’re defending themselves, others, or public interest, instead of having citizens ponder whether their actions are legitimate defense when danger arises."

"The law is meant to make crime more costly for the bad guys, not at the expense of making it more costly for good people when they take action!"

"The law should not yield to wrongdoing!"

"Just like in this case..."

"Liu Biao indiscriminately hurt and raped others, bullied and assaulted people, while Wang Yongqiang, the bullied party, has to tremble, questioning whether he dares to protect his family, whether he dares to protect himself."

"If it’s confirmed that Liu Biao makes the first move before Wang Yongqiang can respond, there would probably be no Wang Yongqiang today."

"That concludes my statement, thank you all."

Gu Chen finished speaking.

He said basically everything he could for Wang Yongqiang’s defense.

No matter what the final judgment may be, Gu Chen has done his best.

After Gu Chen finished, thunderous applause erupted on site.

In the audience were people from various sectors, all applauding at the moment.

Gu Chen’s words made a lot of sense.

The law should not yield to wrongdoing!

The law is here to protect each and every citizen!!

Sentiment cannot overrule national law, national law cannot suppress morality, morality is consistent with sentiment!

Gu Chen’s words were powerful and resonated with the entire room!