The trial ended: investigate what needed investigating, deal with what needed dealing with

Chapter 434: The trial ended: investigate what needed investigating, deal with what needed dealing with!

At the judges' bench.

After hearing both sides' court statements, Wei Guoming gave a brief summary.

Overall.

The court statement Zhou Wei had made from the hospital's seats had little influence on the verdict in this case.

This trial was judging Li Dong's criminal conduct.

The objective facts would certainly be taken into account.

What had Zhou Wei stated?

Zhou Wei's statement had likewise reminded the judges to consider the objective circumstances.

That part overlapped.

As such, his statement would have little effect on the final verdict.

In fact, its effect was negligible, almost insignificant.

The public prosecutor's statement had also proceeded from an objective standpoint and likewise had little influence on the trial.

What mattered, what was crucial, was the statement by Su Bai, the lawyer retained by the appellant.

This was a public trial.

And everything Su Bai had stated met the conditions for a reduced sentence.

One could say he had covered every possible condition for a reduction.

For instance, the subjective elements, the nature of the crime, the criminal intent, and the harm ultimately caused by the crime.

These were all key points in Su Bai's statement, and key points for reducing the sentence.

Likewise, on all these matters, Su Bai's statements had objective legal grounds.

Wei Guoming, too, was inclined to agree with what Su Bai had stated.

But...

The specifics of the reduction, and how much the sentence should be reduced.

That needed to be discussed with the other two judges.

At that thought.

Wei Guoming struck the gavel. "The collegial panel has now heard all parties' court statements."

"The collegial panel still needs to deliberate on the verdict."

"Adjourned!"

"Court will reconvene in one hour to announce the