The public prosecutor stated in court that the physical evidence discovered in the original trial was not strong enough. First of all, it cannot be proved that the sack was a tool for throwing the body. The sacks salvaged by four witnesses in this case, including Zhang Pengfei, were repaired in different ways than the sacks extracted from Zhang Yuhuan's home; and the sack fibers on Zhang Yuhuan's clothes are not exclusive;
In addition, it cannot be proven that Hemp rope is a tool for committing crimes. It was only mentioned in Zhang Yuhuan's second guilty confession. The three physical evidences cannot directly prove Zhang Yuhuan's crime, so there is no objective evidence in this case. However, Zhang Yuhuan's two guilty confessions were inconsistent. There were major differences in important aspects such as the location, method, and time of dumping the body, and their authenticity was doubtful.
The original verdict only sentenced one guilty confession, giving evidence first and then proving it, which was inconsistent with the facts. In summary, it is recommended that the court change the verdict to not guilty.
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Preliminary situation of the case
1993 10 On October 24, Zhang Lei, a boy from Zhangjia Village, Huangling Township, Jinxian County, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, Zhang Xiang was killed. Three days later, neighbor Zhang Yuhuan was identified as a suspect by the police. After being taken away, Zhang Yuhuan made the only two guilty confessions in the entire case, 11.3 and 1.1.4.
When the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court heard the case for the first time, Zhang Yuhuan argued that he was wrongly accused and said that the Public Security Bureau forced him to confess. 1995 65438 On October 26, the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court ruled that Zhang Yuhuan was guilty of intentional homicide by killing two boys next door with hand jams, ropes, and sticks and dumping their bodies into the reservoir. In this judgment, the Nanchang Intermediate People's Court held that "the basic facts of this case are clear and the basic evidence is sufficient" and the criminal circumstances are serious. However, based on the specific circumstances of this case, Zhang Yuhuan was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension of execution. It is worth mentioning that no lawyer defended Zhang Yuhuan in this trial.
Zhang Yuhuan appealed the verdict. On March 30, 1995, the Jiangxi High Court ruled to revoke the original verdict and remand the case for retrial on the grounds that the facts were unclear and the evidence was insufficient.
Xiaoxiang Morning News-Zhang Yuhuan’s intentional homicide case was retried, and the prosecutor in court recommended acquittal.