More than two years have passed since Rao Rongzhi was caught in November 2019. It stands to reason that he has committed seven murders and should be dealt with quickly and severely. He should have been sentenced long ago. Song Zhaoer As early as December 21, 2020, the case of Rao Rongzhi was publicly heard in the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court. At that time, Rao Rongzhi was charged with three counts of intentional homicide, robbery and kidnapping. If the charges are ultimately found, then Rao Rongzhi will be sentenced to death. However, in the first instance, there was no direct verdict. The court finally announced an adjournment and set a date for the verdict, which has been postponed since then. It was not until September 9, 2021 that the trial began again. The final result of the first instance was the death penalty, but Rao Rongzhi expressed his dissatisfaction in court. Court of Appeal, so the case continues to be adjourned.
The second trial opened on August 18, 2022 and lasted for two days. However, because there were still many disputes between the prosecution and the defense, the case continued to be postponed and the trial will continue on August 20. According to the current trial of the case situation, the outcome is not yet certain. Why has the verdict in the Rong Zhijian case been delayed? First of all, although Rong Zhijian's crime was extremely heinous, from a purely legal perspective, she also had the right to appeal. According to our country's legal procedures, there are generally first instance, second instance and retrial. Judging from the actual situation, the second instance is generally the final instance. After the second instance judgment, the judgment of the second instance is usually implemented. However, if the case is relatively complicated, it cannot be ruled out that there may be a retrial procedure. As for Rao Rongzhi's case, she never admitted that she was guilty of murder and did not accept the first-instance verdict, so she still has the right to appeal.