Lin Youping's gaze fell on Su Bai, just as Su Bai happened to be looking his way.
When their eyes met.
Su Bai was smiling. Lin Youping noticed but said nothing.
At this stage of the case, only the final ruling remained, and the outcome of the trial was essentially settled.
Both sides had offered some justification in their arguments and responses just now.
Of course, when making the initial determination.
Lin Youping had leaned toward the Defendant because the Prosecution had presented too little supporting evidence.
And there were certain problems... with the position it had presented.
Why was that?
Because if Law Enforcement Personnel could carry out enforcement at will.
Then they could enforce the law on any pretext, even carrying out so-called "enforcement" against people who had broken no laws, all in the name of law enforcement.
So the ruling certainly could not be based on the Prosecution's statements.
Even the Prosecution had not dared to give a direct answer or statement on this issue during the public hearing.
The Court certainly would not rule in accordance with what the Prosecution had expressed, either.
This had been the main factor behind the earlier determination.
But now.
Both the statements of the Defendant's retained counsel and those of the Prosecution's Public Prosecutor had factual and legal grounds supporting them.
The considerations in this case were relatively complex, and a ruling had to account for the specific circumstances.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Youping asked the Prosecution—the seats from which Xia Ningjing was bringing her accusation as the client—to make any supplementary statements.
"Does the Prosecution's client or retained counsel have anything else to add regarding this case?"
"This question primarily concerns the criminal aspects. Arguments concerning the civil claims will be heard after the criminal determination."
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