You're a Lawyer... and You Sent the Judge to Prison?
Chapter 259

Recantation rejected in court, selective disregard

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Filing an appeal...

Establishing new evidentiary facts to overturn the previous chain of evidence.

This time, Su Bai had submitted new evidence. Under normal circumstances, the High Court would hold a hearing.

There was no major issue with that.

But...

While Su Bai was submitting the relevant new evidence and filing the appeal...

At the same time.

In an upscale residential complex in Kun City.

Fang Yilong sat on the sofa and answered a call. A voice came from the other end:

"Someone has taken Meng Ziyi's case. Apparently, he's quite a famous lawyer, from the Southern Capital..."

"I heard it from the detention center staff too... The High Court might hear this case. Have you taken care of the evidence on your end?"

Fang Yilong nodded at the voice. "There's nothing wrong with this case to begin with."

"Meng Ziyi was too cunning... Everything pointed to him, but he simply refused to admit it."

"He wouldn't explain the specific facts. I had no choice but to make a few moves on the procedural side."

"Don't worry. There's no problem with this case. Even if it goes to the High Court, at most, they'll give him a death sentence with a two-year reprieve."

"In those two years, Meng Ziyi won't be able to produce any new evidence that overturns the facts of his crime."

"And I've looked into it. The High Court's position on Meng Ziyi's case is that he is indeed the prime suspect."

"There aren't any other problems."

"Besides, all we did was violate procedure. Procedural violations don't affect the court's judgment against Meng Ziyi."

"They were pushing us so hard to solve the case quickly. We could only use this method."

The voice on the other end replied, "Mm... All right. I understand."

After hanging up, Fang

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