In the courtroom.
Faced with the prosecution's various accusations.
Everyone in the Defendant's Seat except Li Xiaoguo looked pleasantly surprised.
Especially Lin Long.
Under the prosecution's charges this time.
His recommended sentence had gone straight from the death penalty to fifteen years of fixed-term imprisonment!
The difference between the two was enormous!
Although a recommended sentence did not represent the final decision.
Still... a recommendation of the death penalty would mean at least life imprisonment.
A recommendation of fifteen years of fixed-term imprisonment meant serving fifteen years at most.
There was a world of difference between the two.
This recommended sentence also had Lin Long thinking during the trial about how to keep performing well and earning merit in court, so he could secure a sentence reduction in prison.
On the other side, however.
Li Xiaoguo's current situation looked very bad, and his expression was equally grim.
Because judging by the situation in court, the prosecution and the court were definitely going to have him convicted!
And his sentence certainly would not be light.
Faced with this situation, Li Xiaoguo could only turn his gaze toward the lawyer he had hired.
He hoped the lawyer could argue for his innocence from every angle and ultimately get him acquitted.
Li Xiaoguo knew the hope was slim, but regardless, no verdict had been delivered yet.
There was still hope!
At the defense counsel's table.
As the lawyer responsible for Li Xiaoguo's case, Tian Yang adjusted his glasses.
What could he say about this case...
Before he had accepted the case.
Zhang Hua had asked him whether he could guarantee a defense of innocence.
He had also asked what sentencing outcome he could guarantee.
As a well-known lawyer, Tian Yang had not dodged the issue like some unscrupulous lawyers.
He had not simply