Chapter 811 New Old Case

Jiang Yilai has handled similar cases before and needs to understand all the circumstances before deciding whether to help with the appeal.

Attorney Zhou said, "This Liu Wei has no children, and he doesn't get along well with many villagers. It's also said that he has problems with his wife."

Jiang Yilai analyzed: "According to this information, on the morning of the incident, they were arguing over the land, and someone heard him threatening to kill the family."

"That's right. The police interviewed the local villagers, and they all gave the same answer. Everyone felt that he was the one who did it. Plus, he was right next to the victim at the time, so the evidence was conclusive."

Jiang Yilai sighed and asked in confusion, "Since the evidence is conclusive and he has pleaded guilty, and the court has already made a verdict, why is he still appealing?"

Attorney Zhou picked up an appeal letter and showed it to him.

"This was brought to me by Liu Wei's wife today. The appeal letter says that he was wronged back then and was tortured into confessing to the crime by the person in charge at the time."

Jiang Yilai saw the letter filled with grievances and felt that there was something wrong with it.

People who actually commit crimes usually accept their fate after being sentenced, rather than constantly appealing.

"What exactly happened back then? Why was he by the deceased's side?"

According to Liu Wei, after the argument that morning, he felt sorry for the family and planned to go over to make peace. However, when he opened the door, he saw the family lying on the ground and rushed over to check on them.

Jiang Yilai questioned, "This doesn't make sense. Shouldn't he be shouting when he sees this situation? Why would he touch them?"

He said he saw the people on the ground moving and wanted to go over and help.

Jiang Yilai pointed out: "This indicates that he touched the murder weapon, and all three people have his fingerprints on them. It's impossible that they were all moving."

"I've also analyzed this point. It's possible that he was in a state of extreme panic at the time, so he was at a loss when checking on them."

Attorney Zhou also offered his objective opinion based on his analysis of the case.

Jiang Yilai could understand that in such situations, people are often panicked and sometimes can't make decisions based on their own judgment.

"Who was the first person to discover it?"

“It was their village chief. According to him, he heard a commotion and ran over. He happened to see Liu Wei holding a knife and there was blood on his body, so he concluded that Liu Wei was the murderer.”

Jiang Yilai tapped her fingers on the table and frowned, saying, "This case is still difficult to judge, and after so many years, an appeal may not be successful."

"Liu Wei's family said that although he usually looks fierce, he is very warm-hearted. The argument was because the other party wanted to seize their land, and he had no other bad intentions."

Jiang Yilai fell into deep thought. She knew very well that if she were to take on this kind of case, there would be great difficulties in terms of both time and verification.

These are cases that law firms usually refuse to handle.

Seeing that Attorney Zhou was very interested in the case, Jiang Yilai asked curiously, "Most lawyers would refuse to take on this kind of case, I didn't expect you to."

Jiang Yilai looked at the detailed information in her hand and said, "And you've done a thorough investigation, are you planning to take over?"

Attorney Zhou truthfully stated, "You noticed that back then, this case caused quite a stir, and the family members approached Shengshi Law Firm, wanting us to represent them."