At the trial for Fang Rufeng's case.
Su Bai had repeatedly stressed that the "search terms issue" did not constitute an objective fact.
At least, it did not constitute a preparatory fact involving criminal intent.
The presiding judge had also been willing to hear his views during the trial.
But what happened? What was the result?
The presiding judge had considered the case entirely according to her own understanding of the law, from Xie Tingting's perspective.
How should he put it...
Calling it perverting the law in judgment was something of a stretch, because no verdict had been announced yet.
Besides, an incorrect judgment did not automatically amount to perverting the law in judgment.
It required subjective intent.
At present, submitting it for supervisory review on grounds of perverting the law in judgment certainly would not work.
But the fact was that there was a problem with this judgment!
There were also serious problems with the related determinations!
This case had already gone through the Provincial High Court and the procedure for applying for a retrial.
If they continued, their only option was to submit the relevant applications to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Judging by the current outcome, Su Bai could only seek guidance on this case from the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Otherwise, the subsequent proceedings would bring another whole pile of trouble.
But then again.
Earlier, Su Bai had directly asked Fang Rufeng to dismiss him as his retained lawyer during the trial.
As Lin Fengru had said, this had indeed exploited a loophole in the law.
But when this provision had been drafted.
This issue had already been taken into consideration.
Why?
Because the decision to dismiss a retained lawyer rested with the party concerned.
Moreover, they could not do so repeatedly. If