An appeal required new facts and new evidence.
It was not as though you could apply for an appeal simply because you thought the judgment was unreasonable.
The court of second instance still needed to rely on new evidence.
It would only accept the second-instance case if it believed the new evidence offered a possibility of changing the judgment.
After hearing Li Xuezhen's words, Su Bai also realized why his system had shown no progress.
So Huang Xuemei had appealed this case for a second-instance hearing!
However, given the current circumstances, even if Huang Xuemei appealed, there was only one possibility.
She believed the sentence was unreasonable.
She thought ten years with a suspended sentence was too harsh, so she had applied for an appeal.
Su Bai asked, "Huang Xuemei submitted an application for a second-instance hearing."
"The Northern Capital High Court accepted it..."
"And then... do you know what new evidence she submitted?"
Li Xuezhen shook her head. "I don't know..."
"Okay, I'll ask."
Su Bai nodded, then called Chen Le to ask about the specifics.
After hearing Su Bai's question, Chen Le said with a smile, "Huang Xuemei did appeal."
"The new evidence she submitted was proof that she and Zhu Yun had a close relationship."
"I suspect... she wants the court of second instance to determine that her subjective intent wasn't egregious."
"There are also a few other minor pieces of evidence, all along similar lines."
"The High Court contacted our prosecution, and the evidence authentication office confirmed all of it with us."
"Although the High Court accepted Huang Xuemei's appeal, I've looked it over. This evidence isn't enough to change the first-instance judgment."
"Lawyer Su..."
"You know perfectly well how clear the evidence and facts in this case are."
"There's no way the judgment will be