Were there still issues?
The biggest difference between justifiable self-defense and excessive self-defense was the limit of defensive force.
The question of the limits of defense.
Roughly speaking, it meant how serious the consequences of the aggressor's unlawful infringement against you would be.
And how serious the consequences of your defensive actions against the aggressor were.
When the two were compared, was there an obvious disproportion?
For example, the other party merely insulted you verbally and gave you a slight shove, but you turned around and stabbed them, seriously injuring or killing them.
In that process, even if your actions were defensive,
you would still be sentenced for excessive self-defense.
Because the other party's slight shove posed no great threat to you, while your defensive actions caused enormous harm to someone else.
That clearly exceeded the necessary limits.
Exceeding the necessary limits constituted excessive self-defense, rather than justifiable self-defense.
After Lü An finished his statement,
Song Yuanhui briefly organized the relevant points of Lü An's statement at the Judges' Bench.
"The prosecution has finished presenting the relevant circumstances."
"Counsel for the defendant, please present your statement."
"Yes, Presiding Judge."
As for the issue of limits,
Su Bai also understood that arguing this point would be relatively troublesome.
It mainly depended on how the presiding judge viewed this case and, within the unlawful infringement,
how he assessed the unlawful infringement of psychological well-being, personal freedom, and dignity.
Judging by past rulings, Chen Bin was very likely to be found to have acted in excessive self-defense.
Moreover, there was absolutely nothing wrong with Lü An's explanation of the relationship between justifiable self-defense and excessive self-defense.
If the presiding judge ruled from that perspective, Chen Bin's sentence might be relatively heavy.
Thus, Su Bai's defense needed to address the understanding of justifiable self-defense.