Episodes 1 to 5:
Qi Heng was transferred to the provincial capital Zhouqi City Intermediate People's Court Deputy Dean. As soon as he took office, he encountered the "fishing boat murder case" that shocked the country. Qi Heng personally served as the presiding judge of the case. In addition to Qi Heng, young female judge Marathon and middle-aged senior judge Niu Geng respectively served as judges in this case, and the three of them formed a collegial panel.
The fishing boat "Lukang No. 18" that illegally carried passengers took seven people out to sea at night to the Dengxian Island tourist resort. They are captain He Shouyi, diving enthusiast Qiu Ren, a couple looking for their child, Liu Kai and Qi Wenjing, college student Lin Yu, reporter Hu Bai, disabled person Gui Wang and the mysterious man Zheng Duo who boarded the ship at the last moment.
Episodes 5 to 10:
After review by the collegial panel, Ding Lili was found guilty of endangering public safety and was sentenced to two years of probation. Ding Lili confessed her guilt and told everyone: Drinking makes you dizzy, so take me as a warning. Qi Heng and Marathon came to the detention center and submitted the verdict to Ding Lili. Ding Lili expressed her gratitude to the judge and his defense lawyer.
Looking back on his life, before he became famous, no one cared about him. After he became famous, if something happened, everyone would distance themselves from him, and even the company would abandon him. He was not very embarrassed, saying that he had seen through the changes in the world, knew the meaning of being a human being, and decided not to appeal.
Episodes 10 to 12:
The case was quickly transferred to the Criminal Court of Zhou Qi Intermediate People's Court, with Qi Heng as the presiding judge and Marathon and Liu Yueyang as judges. During the trial, the prosecutor pointed out that Roddy had been despised by his wife for a long time and she wanted to divorce him. She couldn't stand the excitement and committed suicide by jumping from the balcony. The moment she jumped down, she hit the victim, Uncle Xue, which was a crime of manslaughter.
The defender believes that Rody did not jump from the building subjectively, but fell accidentally, which was an accident and should not be held criminally responsible. The collegial panel was unable to distinguish between the two opinions for the time being and adjourned the hearing temporarily.
Drama evaluation:
Compared with many legal dramas that are full of loopholes in legal procedures, sentencing is indeed relatively rigorous in restoring judicial trials, but apart from the description of court trials, it is still There are outrageous scenarios where legal practitioners create "inaccuracies". In terms of story structure, "Sentencing" uses a main line of the battle between good and evil to string together more than a dozen cases, large and small, in the whole drama, involving environmental governance, evil forces, etc.
From a narrative perspective, the opening chapter of "Sentence" is somewhat fragmented. The first and second episodes are mainly suspenseful and suspenseful about the fishing boat murder, and Rashomon is staged in the courtroom. The storyline is fascinating and has a strong sense of immersion, but the third and fourth episodes were filmed as dramas about the judge’s family life, completely disconnected from the suspenseful temperament of the previous episodes. The jump in style is uncomfortable, and the slow-paced family narrative seems to be "watered".