Chapter 384: What was the defense saying? Viewers: Fuck that!
A newlywed couple had been murdered.
All the perpetrators in this case had confessed and accepted punishment, and both the facts and the evidence were sufficient.
In a case like this...
The main purpose of the trial was to examine the relevant information and ensure that nothing had been overlooked.
Then sentences would be handed down accordingly.
In this case, the four defendants had committed serious crimes.
Would they receive the death penalty?
The vast majority of people were already convinced that the four defendants were very likely to be sentenced to death.
But the necessary procedures still had to be followed, such as checking whether there were any other grounds for a reduced sentence.
For example, there had once been a death-row prisoner who, during sentencing, had suddenly accomplished something that could advance a major scientific research project.
That constituted a major meritorious contribution, exempting him from the death penalty.
Of course...
Such cases were rare and essentially impossible to replicate.
In the courtroom.
Everyone knew that the trial had reached its most critical stage: determining the sentences.
At the Trial Bench, Presiding Judge Lü Penghui turned over several pages of the documents before him.
He said, "The principal offenders and accessories in this trial have now been identified."
"None of the parties have any objections."
"In this case, the facts of the crimes committed by Zhang Liang, Zhang Dali, Yu Wei, and Wang Wenyuan are clear, and the evidence is conclusive."
"They have confessed and accepted punishment."
"We will now assess the severity of the defendants' crimes."
"Under the relevant laws and regulations, the crimes committed by the four defendants, Zhang Liang, Zhang Dali, Yu Wei, and Wang Wenyuan, were exceptionally heinous."
"Regarding the above, do the four