The case concluded: requesting judicial review and oversight of the first-instance judgment

Chapter 96: The case concluded: requesting Review and Supervision of the First Instance judgment!

The moment Ma Li heard the verdict, she fell apart inside.

She was really going to prison...?

Four years in prison. If she really went in, everything would be ruined!

"Presiding Judge, I object, Presiding Judge!"

"I don't agree with this verdict, Presiding Judge..."

Ma Li shouted anxiously from the defendant's seat.

At the Judges' Bench, Presiding Judge Xu Chunxing looked toward the defendant's seat when he heard Ma Li.

He frowned slightly.

I asked you earlier, and you said nothing. Now that you've been sentenced to four years and the verdict is out, you object?

Are you questioning the verdict?

Or are you questioning whether there's something wrong with my handling of the trial?

Xu Chunxing felt a trace of impatience at Ma Li's words, but he still said:

"The verdict has already been delivered. If you object, you may subsequently request Review and Supervision, or lodge a protest."

"Once the judgment takes effect, objections are invalid."

Xu Chunxing spoke flatly.

Hearing this, Ma Li's heart sank into despair. Objections were invalid?

Then was she really going to be sentenced to four years in prison?

No!

She could still lodge a protest!

Ma Li turned to Wang Manting again.

"Lawyer Wang, the Presiding Judge just said I could lodge a protest or request Supervisory Review. Does that mean I don't have to go to prison?"

Wang Manting sighed softly. "Forget it. You should know perfectly well what that large sum of money from an unidentified source was about."

"There's basically no chance of overturning the verdict."

"Unless you can obtain Guo Xiaojun's forgiveness. If you keep appealing, perhaps there might be some chance of a reduced sentence."

After saying this, Wang Manting also felt a