Li Xiong had read through the relevant judgment and had a general understanding of it.
There were basically no major problems with the ruling.
Moreover, the judgment clearly recorded the entire course of the case, along with the corresponding objective and subjective accounts.
Of course.
The statements concerning the ruling were only a small part of the judgment. The overall account was very detailed.
At least, after reading the judgment, Li Xiong believed the findings were basically correct.
The suspended sentence might have taken Zhou Li's family circumstances into account, as well as the fact that He Ping and the others had initiated the group assault, leading to the resulting incident.
Based on these points, he had received a one-year suspension.
For a moment, Li Xiong did not know what to say to Xia Ningjing's request.
How should he put it...
As Vice President of the High Court, Lin Youping was highly regarded in the Northern Capital legal community.
If word got out that he had taken illicit payments... no one would believe it.
Besides, Zhou Li's family was so badly off. Where would he have found money for bribes?
Li Xiong explained patiently, "There are no major problems with the ruling in this case. There's no need to file a report or anything."
But Xia Ningjing looked unconvinced.
"I never agreed to a settlement, yet he went from the death penalty to a few years of fixed-term imprisonment, and then got a suspended sentence! What does a one-year suspension mean? It means he doesn't have to spend a year in prison!"
"What kind of ruling did this presiding judge make? There has to be something wrong!"
"Lawyer Li, trust me. There's definitely something wrong with this case."
"And I found out online that this Su Bai apparently handled a