Chapter 442: The Collegial Panel's Stance and the Prosecution's Shocking Statement!
Just before the trial began.
Everything was ready in the waiting room for the Collegial Panel Members.
The three Collegial Panel Members waited for the trial to begin, ready to enter the courtroom.
There were three sofas in the waiting room. Cao Chuan, as the presiding judge, sat on the one in the middle.
He was organizing the relevant litigation materials.
The other two Collegial Panel Members sat on the sofas to the left and right.
They waited for the trial to begin.
Only... the other two judges clearly had something to say but hesitated.
After organizing the litigation materials, Cao Chuan asked without looking up:
"If you have something to say, just say it."
"This case involves a lot of circumstances. I know you two have something to say, so there's no need to hide it."
"Say whatever you want to say before the trial."
"Don't wait until we're in court to start disagreeing."
This time, Cao Chuan was hearing the case as the vice president of the Kun City Intermediate Court.
The other two judges were the chief judges of the First and Second Criminal Law Divisions.
The Kun City Intermediate Court attached great importance to this case.
That was why it had arranged for the vice president and two Criminal Law Division chief judges to hear it.
After Cao Chuan finished, Lu Pingyi, chief judge of the First Criminal Law Division, cautiously sounded him out:
"Vice President Cao... the city authorities put in a word about this case. They said they wanted us to be as lenient as possible."
"Vice President Cao... you must have received word too, right?"
"Shouldn't we discuss what grounds we can use to give a lighter sentence in this case?"
Lu