Whoever robs public or private property by violence, coercion or other means shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined;
However, there are some special circumstances that can be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than 10 years, life imprisonment or death, and fined or confiscated property. The special circumstances mentioned here include burglary, multiple robberies or huge amount of robbery, serious injury, death and armed robbery. Judging from the criminal process of old Rong Zhi and France and Britain, it basically conforms to all the above conditions, and it can be said that the crime is aggravated. Therefore, as far as robbery is concerned, Rong Zhi Sr. 100% will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than 10 years, with a high probability of being sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition, old Rong Zhi also constituted the crime of kidnapping. According to the provisions of Article 239 of the Criminal Law on the crime of kidnapping:
Whoever abducts another person or abducts another person as a hostage for the purpose of extorting property shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated; If the circumstances are relatively minor, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph and kills the kidnapped person, or intentionally hurts the kidnapped person, causing serious injury or death, shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, and his property shall also be confiscated.
In the case of Old Rong Zhi, she lured some rich people to her residence, then cooperated with France and Britain to kidnap the victims and finally killed them. This kidnapping caused death, and at least she was sentenced to life imprisonment. After the above two charges are combined, Rong Zhi Sr will be sentenced to at least life imprisonment. Therefore, regardless of whether the old Rong Zhi constitutes intentional homicide, robbery and kidnapping alone are enough to sentence her to life imprisonment.
Therefore, from the actual situation, it is impossible for old Rong Zhi to be acquitted. Although Wu Fatian, an old lawyer, was very powerful, he even overturned many judgments of the first instance. Because of the support of such a lawyer, he constantly overturned his previous confession. However, judging from the actual situation of the second trial, Lao and Wu Fatian have always argued that Lao does not constitute the crime of intentional homicide, and they have no excuse for the crimes of robbery and kidnapping, indicating that these two charges are ironclad facts and cannot be changed. Therefore, regardless of the final result, Rong Zhi Sr will be sentenced to life imprisonment with a high probability.
Secondly, what everyone is struggling with now is whether old Rong Zhi will be sentenced to death. The case of Rong Zhi Sr. had a far-reaching impact. Many netizens are paying attention to the development of this matter. Many people are concerned about this matter, not only whether old Rong Zhi will be punished by law, but also whether old Rong Zhi will be awarded seven lives. As for whether old Rong Zhi will be sentenced to death in the end, it is hard to say now, because this case has been committed for a long time, and the case has passed for more than 20 years, so the prosecution has little first-hand evidence and no complete first-hand evidence chain. At present, the basis of the prosecution's accusation is basically based on the confessions provided by Fa Yingzai, Rong Zhi Sr. and some witnesses, combined with some fragmentary evidence to convict.
Because of the lack of complete direct evidence chain, this case is very complicated and lasts for a long time. Both the prosecution and the defense have always been controversial. At present, Wu Fatian defends old Rong Zhi for free, and Wu Fatian also has two brushes. He can accurately know some contradictions and loopholes in the evidence chain to refute the prosecution's allegations. Now this lawyer is trying to defend old Rong Zhi, thinking that she does not constitute the crime of intentional homicide. If the prosecution can't produce valid evidence to refute the old lawyer's question, how to judge this case is really a headache. But one thing is certain, no matter whether old Rong Zhi is finally convicted of intentional homicide, he can't escape the punishment of the law. The lightest punishment result is basically life imprisonment, and he will spend the rest of his life in prison, which is basically no different from the death penalty.