Discussion: Had legal justice arrived?
He refused to plead guilty?
And he wanted the High Court to initiate a transfer of jurisdiction?
Certain conditions had to be met to request a transfer of jurisdiction.
For example, there had to be major problems with the judgment.
Or members of the Intermediate People's Court's collegial panel should have recused themselves but had failed to follow the recusal rules.
Any of the above issues could be grounds for requesting a transfer of jurisdiction.
Because those issues involved an unjust judgment, a transfer of jurisdiction could be requested.
But the right to request a transfer of jurisdiction from the High Court did not mean you could submit one simply because you wanted to.
It depended on the relevant evidence.
The High Court also had to determine whether there were any problems with the judgment.
Were there any problems with this trial?
There were absolutely none!
Although Hu Jun had received the maximum sentence in this trial,
the length of his sentence had not been excessive.
The charges against Hu Jun carried a sentence of three to ten years' fixed-term imprisonment.
The presiding judge's sentence had indeed fallen within that range of three to ten years' fixed-term imprisonment.
There had been no sentence exceeding the limits prescribed by law.
So there was nothing whatsoever wrong with the ten-year prison sentence.
It was virtually impossible for Hu Jun to appeal again or secure a transfer of jurisdiction.
In the courtroom.
Hu Jun was still roaring, "I refuse to plead guilty! I absolutely refuse to plead guilty! I will never sign a confession!"
"Unless the High Court transfers jurisdiction, I absolutely won't sign!"
"I refuse to accept this judgment!"
But as he roared, the court police escorted him out of the trial.
Phew...
Watching the