All parties had finished their court statements. Now they were only waiting for the presiding judge to bring down the gavel.
And determine the outcome based on the facts.
Since Su Bai had taken on this case, roughly two months had passed.
Compared with ordinary trials, that was relatively long.
Of course, it was also closely related to the postponement of the trial along the way.
To be honest...
What had originally been a trial with a plea of not guilty had, after all the arguments, turned into one where the sentence would start at life imprisonment.
Even the defendant's retained lawyer probably had not imagined this happening at the outset.
Now the court statements were over.
All that remained was to see what sentence the presiding judge personally leaned toward.
However...
In Su Bai's estimation, this case depended on how the presiding judge viewed Zhu Yun's current medical condition.
After all...
Poisoning someone to death and poisoning someone without causing death were two entirely different concepts.
At the trial bench.
Sun Zhengping briefly organized each party's statements in his mind.
But as for the sentence...
To be honest, given the current circumstances, he was not yet prepared.
Under the existing Criminal Law, the sentence would certainly start at ten years.
But the specific verdict required discussion from various angles. This was not something Sun Zhengping could decide alone.
And so...
Sun Zhengping said, "The court statements have concluded. The Collegial Panel has heard the statements of all parties."
"We will now adjourn for the Collegial Panel to discuss the relevant issues."
"The court will reconvene this afternoon to announce the verdict."
The gavel sounded.
The court adjourned.
Whew...
An adjournment for discussion. It looked like there was still some disagreement over the findings in this case.
Su Bai