The second instance of the Nanjing Female University Student Case: Reject the appeal and maintain the original judgment

On September 20, 2022, the second instance of the Yunnan Provincial Higher People's Court publicly sentenced the appellant Hong Yan, Zhang Chenguang, Cao Zeqing to deliberately murder, the appellant Hong Yan, and the defendant Qi Wenqiang, the defendant of the original trial, and ruled the appeal and maintained the original sentence.

On July 7, 2022, the Intermediate People's Court of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture made a first trial judgment to sentence the defendant Hong Yan for intentional homicide, deprived of political rights for life, and sentenced to two years in prison for theft. Ten thousand yuan, counting crimes and punishment, decided to execute the death penalty, deprived the political rights for life, and fined 10,000 yuan; The defendant Qi Wenqiang was sentenced to two years in prison for theft and fined 8,000 yuan. The plaintiff Li Sheng and Chen Shouping were allowed to withdraw from the civil lawsuit. After the sentence, Hong Yan, Zhang Chenguang, and Cao Zeqing refused to accept and appealed. The Yunnan Provincial Higher People's Court accepted the case on July 20 and formed a collegial panel in accordance with the law. On August 26, the trial was opened.

The second instance of the Yunnan Higher People's Court was examined: In early July 2020, the appellant Hong Yan had a conflict with his girlfriend Li Mouyue (the victim, 21 years old) during the relationship of love, and then invited appellant Zhang Chenguang and Cao Zeqing to help kill Li Li. One month and formulate a crime plan. Hong Yan designed in advance to deceive Li from the month of purchasing a ticket on July 9 from Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province to Jinghong City, Yunnan Province, and provided funds and some crime tools. The reports and other requirements instructed Zhang Chenguang and Cao Zeqing to take the opportunity to arrive in the places agreed in Jinghong City from Nanjing to Pu'er Tea Park in Erhai County, Erhai County, to buy iron pits. At 21:00 on the same day, Li Yue was deceived to the place of crime. Cao Zeqing and Zhang Chenguang killed Li Shiyue and buried.

In May 2019, the appellant Hong Yan was in accordance with the defendant Qi Wenqiang, the defendant of the original trial.

The High People's Court of Yunnan Province believes that the appellant Hong Yan, Zhang Chenguang, and Cao Zeqing deliberately illegally deprived others of the lives of others, and the actions of the three constituted the crime of intentional homicide. Hong Yan and the defendant of the original trial Qi Wenqiang for the purpose of illegal possession, secretly stealing the larger property of others, and the actions of the two constituted the crime of theft. Hong Yan's crime of intentional homicide and theft should be crimes and punished. In intentional homicide, the criminals of Hong Yan were mentioned, and specific organizations and command behaviors were implemented, and corresponding funds and some crime tools were provided. The most prominent; Zhang Chenguang, Cao Zeqing and Hong Yan together, and carried out the killing behavior in detail, which caused Li to die together, and the crime was equivalent. Hong Yan ignored the lives of others, the crime was cruel, the society was extremely harmful, and the crimes were extremely serious. Zhang Chenguang and Cao Zeqing's crimes in common crimes are less than Hong Yan, and they have a frank plot. The judgment of the first instance determines that the facts are clear, the evidence is certain, sufficient, the conviction is accurate, and the sentencing is appropriate. The trial procedure is legal. The aforementioned ruling was made.

During the trial of the Yunnan Provincial Higher People's Court, the lawsuit rights of various litigation participants were guaranteed in accordance with the law. The clients, some representatives of some people's congresses, members of the CPPCC, media reporters, and representatives of the masses listened to trial and pronounced judgment.

(Source: People's Daily client)

【Edit: Zhang Jing】

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