There was no major problem with Su Bai's thinking or logic.
The key to this case came down to one point: whether the circumstances were serious.
If the circumstances were deemed serious and particularly egregious, Zhang Kou would certainly receive the death penalty.
Once the second instance upheld the death penalty, seeking an appeal or a retrial would be extremely difficult.
In other words, there would basically be no possibility of another appeal.
Why was that?
Because seeking a petition for reconsideration in a criminal law case required a major miscarriage of justice.
In this case, there was only some question over sentencing.
If the death penalty was imposed and the Supreme People's Court approved it through a death penalty review.
There was no miscarriage of justice in this case, and imposing the death penalty was entirely supported by law.
Although the sentence might be somewhat harsh, it remained within the bounds of the law.
There was nothing improper about imposing the death penalty.
Of course, if the circumstances were deemed relatively minor, the ultimate outcome of this case would be a death sentence with reprieve.
Su Bai had also made his statement about the assessment of the circumstances very clear just now, speaking from the perspective of criminal motive.
Zhang Kou's criminal motive was reasonable.
The crime had resulted in one death.
Although there had been planning and preparations to kill several people, that was quite normal in light of the criminal motive in this case.
So...
If the presiding judge accepted this view, given that only one person had died.
There was a very strong possibility of a death sentence with reprieve rather than the death penalty.
Su Bai looked up toward the Presiding Judge's Seat.
He waited for the presiding judge to sort through both sides' statements.