Chapter 299: The criminal facts were established; Xiao Li: Give him the maximum sentence!
Faced with the crucial questions Su Bai had asked.
And the pleading look Wu Hao cast his way.
Sun Shiyan lowered his head and looked at the litigation documents before him, giving no signal whatsoever.
It was not that he did not know how to answer, but that he could not answer.
This was also an unspoken rule for criminal lawyers in court.
During a trial.
Whether the presiding judge, the public prosecutor, or the prosecution asked about details of the case.
Especially when asking about the conduct of the defendant or the defendant's relatives connected to the case.
All such questions had to be answered by the defendant or their relatives themselves.
Of course...
Could he give a signal or answer aloud?
Yes!
As long as he was mentally prepared to have his Lawyer's Qualification Certificate revoked and spend a few months behind bars.
With those two prerequisites met, he could answer.
That was because such conduct by defendants or their relatives involved their own intentions.
A lawyer could not answer for them.
You might answer now and give a perfectly reasonable, thorough explanation in court.
But if, during the prosecution's subsequent investigation, the defendant or their relatives gave a different explanation.
What would the lawyer do then?
In such a situation, the prosecution could absolutely bring charges of perjury.
This was the key reason criminal lawyers could not answer in certain circumstances.
After seeing Sun Shiyan lower his head.
Wu Hao did not know how to answer the question either.
He simply remained silent too.
At the Judges' Bench, Presiding Judge Yu Cheng struck the Gavel in response.
With the case having reached this point...
Both sides could be said to have largely presented