Lawyer: Send the Judge to Prison-Chapter 374 - 363: So Mental Illness Means No Death Penalty? Guess I’ll Have to Cheat for Evidence! (Part 2)

Chapter 374: Chapter 363: So Mental Illness Means No Death Penalty? Guess I’ll Have to Cheat for Evidence! (Part 2)

After the procedure, the bride price for a woman to get married increased by 200,000, but if the marriage doesn’t succeed and the couple splits, what did the court rule in the end? It ruled the woman had to return half the bride price...

The marriage hasn’t even happened, yet half of the bride price is directly taken away.

There’s another case, just the same; the couple gets married, but the woman disappears right after. When she’s found, she accuses the man of wrongdoing. They end up getting divorced, but the bride price isn’t returned...

A bride price of 388,000 vanished like water; the dowry was two quilts, and after only five days of marriage, they went for a divorce... The man didn’t get back a penny of the bride price.

There’s no such thing as a one-month cooling-off period for divorce. One can marry or divorce at any time.

The man is still going through legal procedures, but what else can he do?

The party simply refuses to return the bride price, and there’s no way to dispute it.

These cases are all recent.

While Gu Chen was handling Zhao Sisi’s lawsuit, more news emerged online.

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Some have even come to Gu Chen’s law firm, seeking his help in court cases.

But Gu Chen has not had any time.

This case alone is already complicated enough.

Du Jinglin produced one piece of evidence after another....

Even if Gu Chen had solid proof of Zhao Sisi committing murder, it had no effect.

Murder by someone with a mental illness is not punishable; they bear no criminal responsibility.

The court took a recess.

Gu Chen and Xue Qingqing returned to the law firm.

Gu Chen told Xue Qingqing to handle the work, then he went out for an investigation.

Xue Qingqing saw a few more cases coming in for Gu Chen and was feeling overwhelmed.

When will the boss be able to take a break?

Even though there are other competent lawyers in the firm...

People still want Gu Chen to handle their cases.

They’re willing to pay high attorney fees!

They specifically want Gu Chen...

The staff at the law firm can’t help it....

Fortunately, Gu Chen himself is a lawyer...

Xue Qingqing looked at the cases, "One is about a male driver who accidentally ran over a cyclist on the road. The driver was made to kneel, got slapped, and was charged with negligent homicide... He was sentenced to seven years and had to pay a million in compensation."

"Another case involves a buried murder... There’s a lead, and they want the boss to investigate it."

"And a case where a female driver drove against traffic and assaulted someone.... Harassing a veteran...."

"And two divorce cases...."

"How many cases are there...."

"The boss hasn’t even resolved Zhao Sisi’s current case yet." Xue Qingqing was also overwhelmed; just Zhao Sisi’s case alone is hard to tackle, let alone a pile of other cases.

Because Gu Chen’s reputation has risen, some people are willing to spend a lot of money to have Gu Chen handle their cases rather than go to other lawyers.

Before, after finishing a case, Gu Chen could rest for a few days before a new case came up.

Now, before a case is resolved, a slew of cases is already lined up waiting.

Yan Yuting said, "What should we do? These people insist on having the boss handle their cases. I refer them to other lawyers, but they refuse, saying they want the boss to represent them... They say they only trust the boss’s capabilities...."

Xue Qingqing said, "Have them come one by one, no rush; the boss can only handle one case at a time. If they can’t wait, they can find other lawyers. We don’t only have the boss at our law firm; other lawyers are also excellent."

Xue Qingqing sat down on the chair, took a deep breath, "I don’t know how the boss will handle Zhao Sisi’s case; I have no way out, the boss went for investigation again... not sure if he can find the critical evidence or not."

Because she’s been so exhausted recently, Xue Qingqing couldn’t hold on any longer.

She rested at the law firm...

She originally wanted Gu Chen to also rest, but Gu Chen insisted on investigating.

Continuously handling cases, without any rest, is unfeasible.

Yan Yuting said, "The boss will surely win this case; Zhao Sisi intentionally committed murder. Her motive is so clear, it was for money, yet now claiming mental illness mitigates it?"

Xue Qingqing shook her head, also a bit worried, "No helping it, the law stipulates it that way, and the opposing lawyer is formidable too; winning this case isn’t easy. It has dragged on for quite some time... The boss hasn’t had a break."

Compared to the case, Xue Qingqing was more concerned about Gu Chen’s health.

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Gu Chen did go to investigate.

There is certainly a problem with this case.

Zhao Sisi had already been taken by the court for a professional forensic assessment.

The assessment can identify if Zhao Sisi has a mental illness...

But Gu Chen knew, today’s mental illnesses are hard to diagnose.

If a person is inherently depressed, it’s easy for them to be detected with a mental problem.

In the modern society, many people are under immense stress, and several have been diagnosed with depression.

Mental issues... There are a great number of people with mental abnormalities.

Regardless of the forensic assessment result, it doesn’t hold much weight.

Because Du Jinglin has a medical report...

That day, seemingly all of Zhao Sisi’s actions and words, originally undeniably provocative, could reasonably be classified as stemming from Zhao Sisi’s mental issues.

Soon, Gu Chen received a call from the court.

The assessment results from the judicial department were out.

Gu Chen asked, "How is it?"

Court staff Lin Xiaoyan said, "Lawyer Gu, the examination shows that Zhao Sisi does indeed have some mental issues."

Gu Chen: "Really?"

If it’s truly a mental disorder, the case for a death sentence for Zhao Sisi becomes incredibly difficult.

Lin Xiaoyan said, "The assessment result is such; essentially, upon comprehensive evaluation, Zhao Sisi does indeed have mental problems, but she’s not facing any neurological disorders. Brain scans were conducted, and no organ abnormalities were noted; blood indices were generally normal."

"The detection result is that Zhao Sisi indeed has mental issues, but they are not severe, and she doesn’t have the state of severe mental illness; plus, Zhao Sisi did take medications for depression."

Gu Chen asked, "Got it."

That is, even though the result shows Zhao Sisi has mental issues.

It can’t conclusively prove she’s mentally ill.

With inherent mild Yu Yu symptoms and consciously feigning madness, it’s quite possible to be assessed with slight mental problems.

However, this is far from severe mental illness.

If a person with depression intentionally feigns a mental illness, it is feasible.

Zhao Sisi, knowing she was to be examined, could very well pretend to be mentally ill.

After all, in contemporary society, it’s challenging to deduce precisely if someone is mentally ill through instruments...

Unless it is a severely mentally ill patient with impairments and organ abnormalities, you can call it true mental illness.

Clearly, Zhao Sisi doesn’t fall under this category.

"There is hope for this case!" Gu Chen thought to himself.

He decided to visit the hospital where Zhao Sisi was examined.

If he could find the doctor who issued Zhao Sisi’s certificate....

Then the gray areas of evidence in the system could all be unlocked!

Gu Chen was always curious as to why, when activating the system, there were two gray lines of evidence at the bottom of the system.

Clearly, proof of Zhao Sisi’s intentional murder was confirmed, yet two pieces of evidence remained gray.

And without a prompt from the system, Gu Chen had no idea how to unlock these two gray pieces of evidence.

As the case progressed to this point, Gu Chen finally saw a glimmer of hope!

The key lies in this hospital!!

How was this hospital conducting assessments?

Who conducted the assessments?

Who issued Zhao Sisi’s certificate?

If Gu Chen visits, he can unlock the evidence!

Then... the case can turn around!

Justice will prevail!