Inside the court.
Su Bai let out a light breath. With this trial over, the case could be considered closed.
As for...
Guan Dongfeng trying to obtain a reduced sentence or a finding of innocence through an appeal or other legal means.
No matter how one looked at it, that was impossible.
First, an appeal had to be filed with the court at the next higher level.
A judgment by the Intermediate People's Court had to be appealed to the High Court.
Guan Dongfeng had been a member of the High Court himself, and High Court personnel were subject to the recusal principle.
In other words, even at second instance, the High Court could decline to hear this case on the grounds of recusal.
Moreover, there was nothing obviously unreasonable about the judgment, which was supported by evidence and legal interpretations.
Under normal circumstances, the High Court would certainly reject the appeal.
From this alone, it was clear that the first-instance judgment in this trial was effectively the final judgment.
Of course, there was another possibility. You still want to appeal, Guan Dongfeng?
Fine, fine.
Making things harder for us prosecutors, are you? Then I'll dig around some more and see whether you've committed any other crimes.
I refuse to believe that, as a chief judge, you haven't committed any other crimes. If I find any, you'll definitely receive an even harsher sentence!
Based on all that.
This was pretty much equivalent to the final ruling.
Simply put.
Whether Guan Dongfeng wanted to accept the final outcome of this trial or not, he had to!
"Let's go..."
Su Bai spoke as he looked at the excited Li Xuezhen.
During the sentencing, Li Xuezhen's eyes had been flashing brightly.
They had practically been shining...
Now that the judgment was out,