What's wrong with this lawyer?!

So now this person has actually returned to Jingzhou? How come no one knew about such important information?

Still, Old Zhou smiled and said, "Indeed, that Lawyer Tang went to Lincheng, didn't he, took on a miscarriage of justice case. So what, is it finished now?"

Old Tang shook his head and said, "Not yet, but it's almost done."

"So, your return this time is..."

"Oh, you see, I found over thirty more cases over there, so I'm preparing to make an appeal at the high court."

Since they haven't been accepted yet, it can't be said they are miscarriages of justice.

"What?" Old Zhou was shocked upon hearing this and hastily looked over, saying, "So... this, the handcart you're pushing is filled with case materials?"

"Yep, and I'll have to trouble Judge Zhou later to help me get through the security check. Otherwise, it's too much trouble to carry them all alone..."

Old Zhou was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, saying, "No problem, Lawyer Tang!"

Lord have mercy, this Tang character has come to trouble the high court. He's finally set his sights on the high court!

The heavens show pity, the comrades at the grassroots level are too miserable. They already have so many cases, and now the high court is always organizing all sorts of meetings. We know you have plenty of free time, but we are swamped!

Now, with so many cases, all criminal ones at that, it's enough to give the criminal division a run for their money.

Just the thought of those folks being busy too makes Old Zhou very happy...

When one is happy, they have the strength to move things. With help, they passed through security, and then followed along to the reception window.

"Lawyer Tang, you do your thing; I'm free anyway, just tagging along..."

Old Tang didn't pay much attention to this. Handing these cases over would probably cause an earthquake in Lincheng's judicial system.

The timing he chose was very cunning because just two days ago, the high court's criminal division had just released a record of a seminar in which they explained some of the difficult issues in economic crimes.

For instance, village committees could be the subject of unit crimes.

Then, the case of Huang Licheng that Tang had previously appealed had been overturned. Now this presented a problem of legal classification.

In the past, courts in different regions had their own interpretations of inconsistent rulings on the same case, and plenty of lawyers would come out to "argue with their profound knowledge," basically convincing you that the written law could be interpreted this way or that way, so inconsistent rulings on the same case were quite common...

But things are different now. The Supreme Court has already issued a "Notice on the Collection of People's Court Case Database Reference Cases," and during a press conference, they explicitly mentioned:

When adjudicating cases, people's courts must consult the case database, reference the precedents stored there to make judgments, to ensure the uniform application of the law and uniformity of judgment standards, avoiding "inconsistent rulings" on the same case.

So in other words, the Supreme Court aims to eradicate inconsistent rulings!

As a result, it's now up to the high court to see if it can withstand this pressure.

The fact that Lincheng's Wen Weilin had selected these cases means they already had certain issues, to begin with, suggesting the verdicts were somewhat forced.

Especially concerning the "legality" of village committee demolitions, which wasn't explained in detail... yet that's precisely the crux of the issue.

Legal demolitions, that is, those carried out after notification, early compensation, and court-enforced execution, would mean resistance is illegal.

But, well... you understand.

So, amid the reception staff's bewildered looks, Old Tang came over with his handcart.

"Lawyer Tang? What is this..." The staff member, the same one as before, was surprised to see the handcart.

Old Tang responded with a shy smile, "Well, I had previously filed an appeal here for a wrongful demolition case, which was retried and acquitted."

The staff member nodded and said, "Yes, I remember that. I was the one who took your appeal file. So, these are..."

"Oh, it's just that I found thirty-one more demolition cases that seemed problematic, so I thought I'd come to file another appeal. They're all pretty similar to the last case..."

What? An appeal for thirty-one demolition cases?

The staff member's eyes widened, and they couldn't help but swallow hard at the sight of the handcart.

Can you hear what you're saying? Do you think miscarriages of justice are white radishes growing in the field?

An overturned miscarriage of justice case is a cause for extensive writing, worth being reported on by all sorts of news outlets.

It's the highest honor for a lawyer, something they can boast about for the rest of their life.

And now, you directly bring over thirty-something cases?

Just as the staff member was about to say something, Old Tang had already started, "No worries, no need to fret. I've already organized everything. Look, here are the appeal documents, and below are the corresponding evidential materials, all matched up one by one."

Lawyer Tang is always so considerate in his work.

Eventually, the staff member spoke up, "But, Lawyer Tang, isn't this... isn't this a bit much? Thirty-one, did you dig up cases from many years past?"

Old Tang replied with surprise, "Ah? Is that not allowed? I thought there was no time limit for appeals in criminal cases. As for the number, does it have anything to do with the quantity?"

"Or is the high court suggesting there's some special significance to a larger number?"

The latter statement was a bit heavy, and the staff member quickly clarified, "No, Lawyer Tang, that's not what I mean... Well, hand over the materials then."

At this moment, it was clear that they couldn't mention anything about the impact of wrongful cases. Lawyer Tang was somebody who got seriously involved and recognized no opposition.

It's just that these appeals could have easily been taken to the prosecutor's office. Why did he always prefer the courthouse?

It is only because Old Tang was unaware of the other party's thoughts, otherwise, he would certainly tell them, there's no choice, he is closer to the courthouse.

With an excessive amount of material, even merely to receive it was more than one person could handle.