Du Linmu struck the gavel. After warning Li Shuangjun, he swept his gaze across the courtroom.
As a presiding judge, he had heard no fewer than a hundred cases, large and small.
Over those hundred hearings, he had seen many trial lawyers try to exploit minor rules to keep opposing counsel from presenting crucial arguments in court.
Personally, he strongly disliked that sort of thing.
In court.
If you had legal grounds to present, present them. If you had favorable evidence, produce it.
Use whatever reasonable, lawful, and compliant means were available.
On all of the above, I absolutely will not favor either side.
But pulling little stunts like this?
In Du Linmu's eyes, there was only one answer: no.
Other presiding judges might not do things this way, but these were his requirements while he presided.
Such behavior was not allowed in hearings he conducted.
Bang, bang!
After briefly summarizing Su Bai's earlier statement and extracting its key issues, Du Linmu looked toward Su Bai at the claimant's table and spoke slowly.
"The claimant may now continue his statement."
"Yes, Your Honor."
Having grasped the presiding judge's temperament, Su Bai let out a long breath and continued:
"The finding that my client committed insurance fraud rests on the three points above, which the prosecution also accepts."
"Here, I would like to ask the prosecution: if both He Dongsheng and his mother were found to have had the intent to commit insurance fraud because of the Inducement in Quanan Insurance's questions, would that evidence no longer qualify as substantive evidence...?"
Hu Bing said, "Correct. Under Article 52 of the Criminal Procedure Law, it would not qualify as substantive evidence."
"Your Honor, I would like to ask Lawyer Gu Bin at the respondent's table a few questions."
"They have a significant