In legal terms.
The definition of picking quarrels and provoking trouble was very vague.
Basically, there were only three reasons someone would be convicted of this offense.
First, they had caused an extremely negative impact. Second, their lawyer was a complete amateur. Third, there were procedural problems.
In this world, procedural problems were very unlikely.
Hadn't the judges who delivered the first-instance verdict in Guo Xiaojun's case all been transferred out of their posts...?
So procedural problems generally did not arise.
Of course, in court proceedings.
The key factors determining a verdict included the subjective inclinations of the Judicial Personnel.
Building a bridge was a good thing.
According to Zhang Laichun's account, a conviction in this case-
Was absurd!
Utterly absurd!
The person convicted was Zhang Laichun's older brother, Zhang Laidong.
He had funded the construction of a bridge and charged tolls, and received six months in prison.
Su Bai drew a breath, then asked, "Did you hire a lawyer for the first-instance trial...?"
Zhang Laichun scratched his head.
"Well... we did hire a lawyer for the first-instance trial, but we just picked one casually. He didn't seem very competent."
"We thought we'd done a good thing and there wouldn't be any major problems. Who could have imagined he'd actually be convicted?"
Not very competent. That answered that question.
If the prosecuting attorney was like Lü Wei, eager to send everyone to prison once a case had been filed, they would certainly find a way to put you away in a situation like this.
And besides.
Picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
With this offense, as long as the conduct came anywhere close, the prosecuting attorney could absolutely influence the inclinations of the Judicial Personnel.
Tsk.
Cases involving such vaguely defined offenses really were difficult for other lawyers to handle!
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