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"Take it easy and play normally. Director Wan has already made arrangements. If the verdict is pronounced in court, there will be some follow-up interviews.

If the verdict is not pronounced in court, you should come back as soon as possible after leaving the court, and do not answer any questions from the reporters. "Fang Yi patted his arm.

"Well, I understand." Du Yong knew that Boss Wan was going to work for him, and he planned to use this case to promote him, and at the same time let Sidley Law Firm make another appearance to increase its reputation.

At [-]:[-] on Thursday morning, the collegiate panel began to conduct court investigations after completing the previous procedures.

"Defendant Rong Yang, did you hear clearly the indictment read out by the public prosecutor just now? What crime are you charged with? Do you have any objection to the criminal facts charged in the indictment? Do you have any objections?" After the public prosecutor finished reading out the indictment, asked the presiding judge.

The presiding judge is a tall and burly male judge with a dignified square face.

"I have no objection to the prosecutor's prosecution." Rong Yang was wearing the vest of the detention center, sitting in the dock, with a dull expression.

"The public prosecutor can interrogate the defendant on the criminal facts charged in the indictment." The presiding judge said.

"Defendant Rong Yang, how did your mother die?" The female prosecutor spoke coldly.

"She died by drinking pesticides. I bought the pesticides for her. She begged me to buy pesticides for her many times..." Rong Yang was like a robot, with a stiff face, and there was no need for the inspector to continue asking. He recounted the whole incident.

The people in the auditorium could only hear his voice without any emotional fluctuations, but Du Yong saw that his eyes were full of pain, and he was numb from the pain.

But there is a glimmer of hope. Who wants to see this tragedy in the world, and who doesn't want to be angry with a horse in fresh clothes, but the defendant's family environment is like this, and he has been overwhelmed by the last straw.

Most of the people in the auditorium showed sympathetic expressions. The investigation of the facts of the case lasted for more than two hours, and the prosecutor asked about some details of the case.

Du Yong also inquired and confirmed some facts beneficial to the defendant.

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"The facts of this case have been investigated clearly, the court investigation is over, and the court debate is now beginning. The court debate mainly revolves around the disputed facts that have not been certified by the court and how to apply the law based on the facts.

First the prosecutor speaks. " said the presiding judge.

"The presiding judge, the judges, and the public prosecutor believe that...the defendant in this case, Rong Yang, ignored the laws of the country and knew that pesticides could poison life. He helped Lv Yanlan take pesticides to end her life at the request of Lv Yanlan for the sake of relieving her mother, Lv Yanlan. The act constitutes the crime of intentional homicide.

In view of the fact that Rongyang’s above-mentioned criminal behavior occurred among immediate family members, and was committed at the active request of the victim after he had suicidal thoughts, his criminal behavior should be distinguished from ordinary intentional homicide that seriously endangers society.

We recommend that the court sentence him to ten years in prison. "The inspector's words caused commotion in the auditorium, but they disappeared quickly, like the waves in the sea, coming and going quickly.

"The defendant will defend himself next," said the presiding judge.

"I handed the pesticide to my mother with my own hands, watched her drink the pesticide, and then watched her end her life in pain. I knew she was doing it for my own good and didn't want to drag me down..." said At this point, Rong Yang in the dock covered his face with his hands, his shoulders trembled, and when he raised his head again, his face was full of tears: "I am guilty, no matter how the court judges me, I will admit..."

"Defendant Rong Yang's defender made his defense opinion." After a while, the presiding judge continued.

"The presiding judge and judges: The defender has no objection to the charges charged by the public prosecutor against the defendant, but has objections to the sentencing.

The defender believes that although the defendant's behavior constitutes the crime of intentional homicide, this case is different from the general crime of intentional homicide.His behavior should be considered as "lesser circumstances" in the crime of intentional homicide, and should be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.

The defender believes that, as far as this case is concerned, whether in terms of the objective harmfulness of the defendant's behavior or the defendant's subjective viciousness and personal danger, the defendant's behavior conforms to the "circumstances" stipulated in Article 232 of the "Criminal Law". In lesser cases, the specific reasons are as follows:
[-]. The social harm of this case is relatively small.

Judging from the provisions of the "Criminal Law", the crime of intentional homicide is extremely harmful to society, and the handling of it must reflect the policy spirit of strict law.

However, the intentional homicide crime caused by the intensification of civil conflicts is relatively less harmful to the society. The defender believes that the policy spirit of leniency according to law should be reflected in the handling.In particular, the crime of intentional homicide, which occurs between relatives and has been promised by the victim, is less harmful to society, and the policy spirit of leniency should be reflected in the handling.

In this case, Rong Yang was completely forced by life, and went to buy pesticides and provided them to her mother Lv Yanlan according to her wishes.

When the defendant Rong Yang committed the crime, he only handed the pesticide to Lv Yanlan, and Lv Yanlan decided whether to drink it, instead of force-feeding the pesticide.Although his behavior resulted in the death of Lv Yanlan, it also helped Lv Yanlan realize her desire to be relieved of her pain and suffering. Therefore, the defendant's homicide was less harmful to society.

Second, Rong Yang's subjective viciousness and personal danger are relatively small.

The subjective viciousness and personal danger of the defendant are mainly reflected in the aspects of criminal motive, criminal means, criminal circumstances, and whether he has a bad record.

Those with despicable motives, cruel methods, bad circumstances, and bad records are often subjectively vicious and personally dangerous.For those acts whose criminal motives are highly forgivable and the public generally gives moral sympathy and understanding, the criminal's subjective viciousness and personal danger are usually small.

In this case, the victim, Lu Yanlan, suffered from long-term illness and had thoughts of committing suicide many times and asked her son Rongyang to help her commit suicide.Lv Yanlan has two children, but they have been living with the defendant Rong Yang, and Rong Yang is only cared for and responsible for medical treatment.

In particular, Lv Yanlan suffers from stroke and other diseases and has been unable to take care of herself for more than 20 years. The defendant, Rong Yang, has always taken good care of her. She complied with Lv Yanlan's request because of her repeated requests to relieve her pain. It's a pity.In the eyes of relatives, friends and neighbors, defendant Rong Yang is a 'filial son'.

Moreover, the defendant, Rong Yang, truthfully confessed his crimes after he was brought to justice, and he confessed his guilt with a good attitude.

It can be seen from this that the defendant Rong Yang's subjective malignancy and personal danger are not great, and it should be determined that Rong Yang's behavior belongs to the "lighter circumstances" in the crime of intentional homicide.

The village where the defendant lives belongs to a small village in the remote mountainous area below the century-old poverty-stricken county. The living conditions are not good. Every year, the villagers do their best to feed themselves. After the defendant's mother fell ill, the living conditions of the Rong family plummeted , the victim chose to commit suicide under the double torment of life and illness.

It is easy to evaluate a person's behavior from the commanding heights of morality, but if you think in another way, how many people can take care of their mother for more than [-] years like the defendant.

To sum up, the defender believes that the behavior of the defendant Rong Yang belongs to the relatively minor circumstances stipulated in Article 232 of the "Criminal Law", and implores the collegial panel to give the defendant a lenient punishment. "After Du Yong delivered his defense opinion, his heart was very heavy.