It wasn't just the three people who couldn't accept the death penalty. Even the restaurant guests who hated them were stunned. In the eyes of normal people, even if these people were selling the meat of the dead, they wouldn't be sentenced to death. At most, they would be exiled for twenty years.
Because Ning An County had already become the trial site of the Punishment Hall, the Punishment Hall officials stationed in Ning An County would take turns to observe Fang Yun's trial.
Old Han Lin from the Punishment Hall squeezed out of the crowd and walked to the door of the main hall. He stood outside the door and cupped his hands, saying, "Fang Xusheng, isn't this sentence too heavy?"
Fang Yun's expression did not change. He looked at Hanlin and said, "There are two prerequisites for the death penalty. First, it can only be used on criminals who have committed extremely serious crimes. Second, it can only be used on specific crimes, such as theft and fighting. Does Lu Hanlin have any objections? "
"Indeed, the death penalty does have these two prerequisites," Lu Hanlin said. He wasn't trying to stop Fang Yun. On the contrary, he stood up to help Fang Yun. If Fang Yun couldn't give a reasonable reason, then Fang Yun would change the sentence immediately. There wouldn't be any negative effects. If Fang Yun had enough reason, then he could convince more people and make them understand the sentence better.
Fang Yundao: "Then, let's talk about the first condition. If I was late by half an hour today, those three people would've died. Moreover, the others might've fallen ill and couldn't be completely cured. Moreover, the meat of the dead they sold affected countless people. I'm afraid that some people's bodies became even weaker after eating the meat of the dead. They shouldn't have died, but they died prematurely. Moreover, the plague this time was a demonic plague. With all these factors, can we determine that the crime is extremely serious? "
"Fang Xusheng is right."
Lu Hanlin and the others nodded. In terms of the severity of the crime, this was even more serious than murder.
Fang Yundao: "Then, let's talk about the second condition. For the crime of poisoning, as long as it doesn't kill, it won't be sentenced to death. However, poisoning in a public place with so many people, does it apply to the death penalty? "
"The laws of different countries are different. However, if one poisoned a place with a large number of people, even if no one was poisoned to death, the punishment would still be death. It's just that the poison has the ability to kill, but the Sick Dead Meat doesn't have the ability to kill. They can't be mixed together, "Lv Hanlin said.
Although the family members of the patients also wanted the three dead, most of them listened attentively. They felt that Lv Hanlin's words made sense. After all, the other party was Lv Hanlin from the Punishment Hall. However, they could not agree with him.
Fang Yundao: "Because the human race's legal system is backward. Some cases don't have an exact crime, so they need to be reviewed by the Three Law Divisions or the Punishment Hall before making a decision. But this county is a pilot, so they don't need to be reviewed by the Three Law Divisions. Unless the Punishment Hall objects, they can make some improvements according to the law. And in the law, there are no crimes such as selling the plague or manufacturing the plague. Am I right? "
"Indeed, there are some flaws in the laws of the human race," Lv Hanlin said.
Fang Yun continued, "Since you don't have any charges related to the plague. Then this county should use a similar crime to replace the plague with poison. "
Lv Hanlin said, "These plagues are indeed not inferior to highly toxic poisons, but in fact, they only treat plagues as a type of poison that is not very toxic. It can be said to be a serious laxative, not arsenic. They don't intend to kill people on purpose. Of course, in reality, it will cause serious consequences. "
Fang Yundao: "Lv Hanlin's words are extremely correct. Let's give an example. If someone only wants to make others eat laxatives, but they mistakenly take arsenic and poison someone to death. How would they be punished? "
"It should be considered manslaughter. The sentence would range from five to twenty years of exile. It wouldn't be a capital offense."
"But if a person mistakenly takes arsenic and poisons many people to death, it would involve public safety. How would they be punished?"
"Because the circumstances are too serious, they should be sentenced to death."
Fang Yundao: "In view of the fact that these people have been selling and spreading plagues for a long time on a large scale, and almost caused the deaths of many people, although it was an attempted murder, they should be given a heavy sentence. Does Lv Hanlin have any objections?"
Lv Hanlin didn't speak. He pondered for a moment, then said, "How about Fang Xusheng get rid of the concept of 'poisoning' and decide on a completely new crime, then have the Notre-Dame approve it?"
Fang Yun thought for a moment, then said, "That's good. I'll change the crime. Since poison and plagues are both dangerous things, why don't we change the crime of poisoning and directly name it the crime of 'releasing dangerous things'? However, in order to distinguish this crime from murder, we need to add a restriction, and that is endangering public safety. If the poisoning only involves one person, then it's intentional murder. If it's done in a public place or over a large area, endangering public safety, then it's the crime of 'releasing dangerous things'. "
Lv Hanlin was stunned. He lowered his head in thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, saying, "Fang Xusheng is a great talent. This official is inferior! This crime is extremely appropriate and cannot be changed. The Punishment Court cannot refuse! Fang Xusheng is a pillar of the school of Legalism! "
When everyone saw that even the Punishment Court's Lv Hanlin was full of admiration for Fang Yun, they relaxed.
"Lv Hanlin is too polite." Fang Yun said modestly. This was actually a very common crime in the future, accumulated from the wisdom of countless judicial elites.
Thus, Fang Yun decided on a new crime, then personally wrote a document and sent it to the Punishment Court. As long as the Punishment Court recognized this crime, not only could they sentence the three to death, they could also expand the crime of 'releasing dangerous things'. Perhaps there would be articles related to this crime published in the Holy Road next month.
After naming the new crime, Fang Yun felt that his Legalism code had become a bit thicker, and its aura had become heavier.
At this moment, Warden Yu appeared at the side door of the main hall and lightly knocked on the door frame, indicating for Fang Yun to come in.
Seeing that the three people were still unconscious, Fang Yun called Warden Yu over.
Warden Yu held a thick stack of files in his hands and quickly walked over. He placed the files on Fang Yun's table with both hands, then said in a low voice, "Sir, the cases of Gou 'zi and Yamen Runner Jian have been preliminarily investigated. Yamen Runner Jian's case is serious and might implicate some people. Gou 'zi also has many problems, but they are mostly about bullying and fighting. This time, apart from Gou 'zi and his three accomplices, we caught all the local ruffians related to Gou' zi, a total of thirty people. Among them, four of them have serious problems and might be related to a few murder cases from many years ago. One of the cases … "
Warden Yu suddenly stopped.
Fang Yun knew that there was a problem. He nodded and carefully flipped through the files. Soon, he saw the confessions of some local ruffians. In order to reduce their sentences, they confessed that the four people had killed a workshop worker.
When Fang Yun saw the name of the workshop worker, he immediately thought of a case that Ji Zhibai had tried last year!
In Ji Zhibai's case, the murderer of the workshop worker had already been arrested. He was a worker from the same workshop and had been banished to the army for twenty years.
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