roccoschili Chapter 305 Take me one
Chapter 305 Take me one
"Tell me your reasons." Zhang Hao looked at Tang Xingliang with interest.
Tang Xingliang spoke eloquently, "In your sentencing recommendation, my client is suspected of war crimes, but there is no direct evidence to show that he provided advice to militants abroad."
"An Bowen has just signed a confession himself, proving that he did provide assistance to the militants." Zhang Hao placed the confession signed by An Bowen on the table.
Upon hearing this, Tang Xingliang glanced at An Bowen. What was he thinking? Wasn't this just making things more difficult for himself?
Then he said, "I doubt the authenticity of this transcript. Did you try to induce a confession?"
Hearing this, Zhang Hao looked at An Bowen with a strange expression and said, "Does this lawyer you hired have a grudge against you?"
An Bowen said with a puzzled look on his face: "No."
"Then where did you find this fake lawyer?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.
An Bowen replied, "I looked it up online. He said he's the best criminal lawyer in all of Hanjiang City."
"With this level of skill, you dare to claim to be the best lawyer in Hanjiang City? What's the matter? Is there no one left in the Hanjiang City legal profession?" Zhang Hao had an incredible expression on his face.
Of course, it’s no wonder that Zhang Hao said that. Under normal circumstances, how could a criminal lawyer speak to the prosecutor like this while in the procuratorate?
Normally, after a case reaches the procuratorate and a prosecutor is assigned, the lawyer will come to review the case file and see if there is room for defense. He or she can also negotiate with the prosecutor and speak well of whether the sentence can be reduced or whether the prosecution can be avoided.
How could someone directly question the prosecutor? Isn't this deliberately trying to provoke the prosecutor?
A case that could have been sentenced to probation may be directly turned into a real sentence just because of the attitude of speaking.
The reason why Tang Xingliang did this was because he saw that Zhang Hao was young and lacked experience in handling cases, so he wanted to scare Zhang Hao to see if he could scare Zhang Hao into making a decision not to prosecute.
When Tang Xingliang heard this, a look of dissatisfaction immediately crossed his face. He said, "What do you mean by that? Who are you calling a fake lawyer? I'm the best lawyer in all of Hanjiang City. I've handled over a hundred criminal cases, and helped over half of my clients get suspended sentences instead of serving a prison sentence. The rest either had their sentences dropped or had their sentences reduced."
Zhang Hao said with admiration: "Is it so amazing? Tell me the truth, how much did you spend on bribes?"
Tang Xingliang said with an ugly face: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am a lawyer. How could I do such a thing as knowingly breaking the law? As a public official, you are slandering my innocence without any basis. I can sue you."
Zhang Hao said with a smile: "Lawyer Tang, don't be so angry, I was just joking with you, wasn't I?"
"I've just joined the procuratorate and don't have much experience. Since you have so much experience, what do you think should be the sentencing for this case?"
Xia Ning saw Zhang Hao like this and always felt that Zhang Hao was harboring evil intentions.
When Tang Xingliang saw Zhang Hao's attitude change so much, a smug look appeared on his face. He said that the other party had just become a prosecutor and must lack experience. He was fooled by just a few words.
In that case, don't blame yourself for asking for too much.
Then he said, "It's normal. Everyone starts out as a newcomer, and experience increases bit by bit. I think my client's case should be handled with a non-prosecution. After all, he committed the crime outside the country, and he didn't actively plan to start a war, he just proposed some combat plans. Most importantly, my client was initially captured by them and forced to make suggestions."
Zhang Hao nodded and said, "You have a point. In that case, I will revise the sentencing recommendation."
When Tang Xingliang saw that Zhang Hao really turned around and left to change the sentencing recommendation, he couldn't hide a smile on his face.
In fact, according to his initial expectation, there was no problem with An Bowen's suspected war crimes. The best case scenario was a three-year sentence and a suspended sentence of about five years.
But if I can avoid prosecution now, my reputation will definitely be elevated to a higher level once the news gets out.
By then, there will be a constant stream of people coming to sue me for criminal offenses.
Tang Xingliang said to An Bowen: "Mr. An, you shouldn't have taken that statement before we came. If I hadn't argued with you, you would be in danger today."
An Bowen said with gratitude, "Thank you, Lawyer Tang."
Tang Xingliang nodded proudly. After this case, the price he would charge for future cases would definitely increase by ten percent, no, twenty percent, so that it would be in line with his ability.
Then he looked at Xia Ning and said condescendingly: "Xia Ning, you see, we must be tough when dealing with prosecutors."
Xia Ning didn't say anything, but she felt that things would definitely not be that simple. Zhang Hao was not someone who was easy to talk to.
Seeing that Xia Ning didn't say anything, Tang Xingliang continued, "Xia Ning, you've been at our law firm for almost three years, right?"
Xia Ning nodded: "Yes, Lawyer Tang!"
"Do you know why you have been just an assistant lawyer for so long?" Tang Xingliang asked.
Xia Ning replied: "Maybe I'm not capable enough?"
Tang Xingliang shook his head and said, "No, with your ability, you are already capable of handling some small cases independently. I will go back and tell the boss, and you can take on cases independently."
"Thank you, Lawyer Tang!" Xia Ning thanked.
She has been working in the law firm for three years. During these three years, she has been promoted from a trainee lawyer to an assistant lawyer, but she has never had the opportunity to handle cases independently. She didn't expect to get such a pleasant surprise today. She was allowed to take cases independently. She finally made it.
Tang Xingliang said with a smile, "You're just thanking me verbally? How about this? You treat me to dinner tonight, and then I'll teach you some tips on being a lawyer."
As he said this, his eyes wandered restlessly over Xia Ning's body.
Xia Ning is not a fool. From Tang Xingliang's eyes and tone of voice, he knows that this so-called meal is just a cover, and the real purpose is for his own health.
"Lawyer Tang, it's not convenient to have dinner. I have something to do tonight." Xia Ning refused.
Tang Xingliang's face darkened. He said, "What could be more important than your ability to handle the case independently? I'm telling you to think it over carefully. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. Have dinner with me. After tonight, you'll be a junior lawyer at our law firm."
Zhang Hao's voice rang out, "Oh? To become a lawyer, you have to have dinner with your boss first. Why didn't Xia Ning tell me about this? I was thinking we could go home together. How about this, Lawyer Tang, how about taking me out to dinner?"