What's wrong with this lawyer?!-Chapter 883 - 284: That Depends on Old Zhou’s Luck
Chapter 883: Chapter 284: That Depends on Old Zhou’s Luck
“You’re asking me this question? I’m a lawyer, and you’re actually asking me about illegal and disorderly matters such as soliciting favors?” Lawyer Tang said with a laugh as he looked around at the people.
Old Mr. Wang also laughed and said, “Lawyer Tang, we are all ignorant of the law, so naturally, when we encounter legal problems, we have to ask you.”
Lawyer Tang smiled and said, “Actually, before asking this question, you first need to clarify whether you’re truly prepared to burn bridges with the other party.”
That’s the crux of the matter.
Otherwise, in the current situation, if the other party doesn’t back down and you start making trouble directly, someone will eventually take care of it… either deal with that person, or deal with you, the troublemaker first.
Anyway, the problem will definitely be resolved.
Hearing this, Old Mr. Wang fell silent, while Little Ma and his wife, who were arguing on the side, had also gathered around at some point.
Now, Little Ma’s wife, Dong Yuhui, spoke up, “Lawyer Tang, I’m really not looking for trouble. You see, his father, eh, said that his longstanding connections were absolutely reliable, that 100,000 yuan would guarantee a spot in Second High.”
“But now the money is spent, and there’s no sign of any progress. Asking for the money back, they keep making excuses every day, saying it’s been given to someone else while dealing with the matter.”
“Now we can’t get into Second High, nor get our money back. What do you think we should do, Lawyer Tang…”
Lawyer Tang looked their way and said, “That’s why I just asked that question, whether you are truly ready to burn bridges with the other party.”
“If you’ve made your preparations, then go report it, claim that the other party has defrauded you. Generally, the authorities will handle such cases.”
The method is that simple; as for whether this particular case could become a precedent, that depends on whether Old Zhou is that fortunate.
After exchanging glances, Little Ma and his wife finally decided to follow Lawyer Tang’s advice and report the crime.
The incident had been causing unrest at home for many days. It would be good to get even a little bit of the money back.
At home, Lawyer Tang put down his bag, another day passed, another day off his life.
But with the acquired Danger Perception, one can be bolder in the future. Unless it’s a situation with certain death, one wouldn’t die so easily.
One feels that, at this rate, it could truly become an immortal in modern terms…
Shaking his head to dismiss these absurd thoughts, he washed up and went to sleep deeply.
Time quickly moved on to the next day. Lawyer Tang wasn’t in a hurry to reply to Hanxi Province. He had to take on a few minor criminal cases to take a break; after all, a person isn’t a machine.
Yes, now Lawyer Tang found labor disputes and civil litigation extremely taxing. To ensure the execution of these cases, he had to rack his brains to figure out every possible way to lock those people up.
But criminal cases are different. They can be dealt with easily.
And don’t think that minor criminal cases are uninteresting. Lawyers have exploited a certain crime in reality.
That’s the crime of traffic accidents.
In his past life, Lawyer Tang had a classmate who worked in a court. After working for a few years, he was ready to resign when one day, he got into a traffic accident while drunk-driving around a turn.
However, in this traffic accident, the other party ran a red light.
In a traffic accident, it’s not automatically assumed that drunk-driving or DUI carries full responsibility, such as in this case where the other party ran a red light, they might bear full responsibility.
Of course, determining responsibility is one aspect, but driving under the influence still carries criminal liability.
At that time, the traffic police believed Lawyer Tang’s classmate was drunk-driving and, while turning, was negligent, bearing secondary responsibility for the accident.
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And the other party running the red light held the primary responsibility.
However, Lawyer Tang’s classmate insisted on being recognized as primarily responsible and actively compensated the victims, asking to be prosecuted for the traffic accident crime.
Many people are curious why. Drunk-driving generally carries the charge of dangerous driving, punishable by detention or a fine.
But the crime of causing a traffic accident can result in up to three years of fixed-term imprisonment!
Why reject the lighter charge and insist on the heavier one?
This is a clever maneuver that people knowledgeable about the law play, as dangerous driving is an intentional crime, while causing a traffic accident is a crime of negligence.
According to Article 7 of the “Lawyers’ Law,” those who have been criminally punished will not be issued a lawyer’s license, except for those who commit crimes of negligence.
You see, accepting the charge of dangerous driving would have meant he could no longer practice law, but recognizing the crime of traffic accidents, he could continue to be a lawyer without any issue.
The very next day, Lawyer Tang’s friend submitted his resignation to the court, then actively compensated to receive forgiveness and was sentenced to one year with a two-year suspension.
