The court found that in April 2013, the defendants Wu and Zhang conspired to arrange a gambling session. They agreed that Wu would be responsible for arranging the venue, while Zhang would bring people to gamble. On April 15, defendant Wu organized for Chen (already convicted) and others to go to Room 315 of the Yizhou International Hotel in Pingyi for gambling, and instructed Xu (already convicted) to be present to lend money at high interest rates. At noon that day, Zhang falsely claimed to repay a loan to Meng, deceiving him to come out, while defendant Wu arranged for Zhang to bring Zhang and others to the casino. Later, defendant Zhang, in collusion with another Zhang, deceived Meng into participating in gambling, during which Meng lost about 210,000 yuan. It was also found that after the 2013 Spring Festival, defendant Zhang frequently followed defendant Wu to casinos to gamble, responsible for driving, managing accounts, and other tasks. After being apprehended, both defendants confessed truthfully to their criminal activities. The above facts are corroborated by witness testimonies from Meng and Zhang, among others, evidences from the Pingyi County Public Security Bureau, including records of arrest and household registration certificates, as well as the confessions of the defendants during the investigation phase. The defendants raised no objections during the trial, which is sufficient to establish the facts.


A certain People's Procuratorate charges that on the evening of May 24, 2015, at around 21:00, defendants He, Fan, and Zhou drove a car with the license plate number Su F××××× to a location near the outer wall of the potted plant area on the southeast side of the east gate of the Langshan Scenic Area in Chongchuan District of this city. He and Fan entered the potted plant area of the Langshan Scenic Area by means of climbing over the wall using a ladder, with Zhou assisting from outside the wall. That night, defendants He, Fan, and Zhou stole one juniper bonsai, one medium-leaf Luohan pine bonsai, and one boxwood bonsai from the potted plant area of Langshan Scenic Area. According to the appraisal, the bonsai involved in the case were valued at a total of 17,000 RMB. After the incident, the stolen bonsai were recovered by the public security authorities and returned to the victim. On June 3, 2015, defendants Fan and Zhou were apprehended and brought to justice, and defendant He turned himself in to the public security authorities on the same day. After arriving at the case, defendants He, Fan, and Zhou truthfully confessed to their criminal acts. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants He, Fan, and Zhou during the trial, and are substantiated by evidence including the statements made by defendants He, Fan, and Zhou during the investigation phase presented by the public prosecutor, the victim Gu’s statement, search transcripts from the public security authorities, seizure decisions, seizure lists, list of returned items, evidence retrieval lists, on-site inspection records from the public security agency, surveillance video screenshots, the appraisal opinion report from the Nantong Price Certification Center, the optical disc production description issued by the public security agency, the case process, and the household registration information of defendants He, Fan, and Zhou. These evidences have all been verified and confirmed during the trial and are acknowledged by this court.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain area charges: At around 11:30 am on January 6, 2015, the defendants Wu, Xu, and Liu got into a dispute with Wang Mouyi over a parking issue in front of the Xiaowu Ceramics Shop operated by defendant Wu in a village of a certain town in Shengzhou City, which escalated into a physical altercation. During the incident, defendants Wu, Xu, and Liu used fists, kicks, and a bench to cause injuries to Wang Mouyi. According to the Shengzhou City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, Wang Mouyi suffered a ruptured spleen and underwent a "splenectomy for spleen rupture," with the overall injuries reaching the level of second-degree serious injury. On the same afternoon, defendant Wu turned himself in at the Huangze Police Station of the Shengzhou City Public Security Bureau, but did not truthfully confess the main criminal facts.


A certain county's People's Procuratorate charges: In July 2015, the defendants Cai, Ye, and Wang, along with "Old X" (all handled in separate cases) conspired in advance. Defendants Cai, Wang, and "Old X" were responsible for funding, purchasing production equipment, and liaising with electroplating clients, while defendant Ye provided the venue. The four partners set up an electroplating processing point at a certain bay on the edge of a mountain in a village in a town within a certain county. Around July 28, 2015, defendant Yang was hired at this processing point to use chemicals such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid to process waste electrical appliances and scrap iron blocks. During production, wastewater was discharged directly into the soil pit next to the processing point without any treatment, later seeping into the soil and flowing into the creek. On August 13, 2015, the county's Environmental Protection Bureau inspected the processing point and sampled the discharged water for testing. The tests revealed that the copper content at the pit's inlet and outlet were 8.3mg/L and 8.9mg/L, respectively, exceeding the limits specified by the National Electroplating Pollutant Discharge Standards by more than three times. On October 26, 2015, defendant Ye voluntarily surrendered to the county's Public Security Bureau; on November 11, 2015, defendant Cai also voluntarily surrendered to the county's Public Security Bureau. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by the three defendants during the trial. This is substantiated by the confession of co-defendant Ye, testimonies from witnesses Shi, Chen, and Xie, situation explanations, seizure decision documents, relevant photos, sampling evidence notifications, electroplating pollutant discharge standards, call records, test reports and acceptance opinions, on-site inspection records and diagrams, identification records, case process, household registration information, and other evidence, sufficient to recognize these facts.


After trial, it was found that at noon on May 22, 2016, Huang B (handled in a separate case) was advised by the urban management auxiliary officer not to sell goods irregularly at the entrance of Guangfu Market on Anfu Street, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City. At around 12 noon, Huang B gathered defendants Ke, Zhao, and Li A, Huang A, Su, and Huang (all handled in separate cases) across from Zhuhai Ninth Middle School on Anfu Street, where they assaulted urban management officers Zhang1, Cheng, Zhang2, Li2, and Peng with watermelon knives, bricks, etc., injuring them. According to the identification, injuries sustained by victims Zhang1 and Cheng were classified as minor injuries level two; injuries sustained by victims Zhang2 and Li2 were classified as slight injuries; injuries sustained by victim Peng did not reach the level of slight injuries. During the fight, defendant Ke attacked people with a knife, while defendant Zhao held the victim to assist Ke and others in injuring people. Defendant Ke was apprehended on May 22, 2016, and defendant Zhao was apprehended on May 25, 2016. It was also found that the families of defendants Ke and Zhao compensated victims Zhang1, Zhang2, and Cheng for their losses, for which the three victims expressed forgiveness and requested leniency from the People's Court for the two defendants. The above facts are not disputed by defendants Ke and Zhao during the court trial and are corroborated by the testimonies and identification records of victims Zhang1, Cheng, Zhang2, Li2, and Peng, as well as the testimonies and identification records of witnesses Huang, Chen, Wang, Hu, Zhou, and Li1. Additional evidence includes the list of accepted evidence materials, on-site investigation records, trace and physical evidence registration forms, a site orientation diagram of the case, situation explanations, the wanted persons list, identified surveillance video screenshots, on-site photos, preliminary forensic examination opinions, forensic assessment reports of human body injuries, notices of assessment opinions, etc. The defense counsel argued that defendant Zhao compensated victims Zhang1, Zhang2, and Cheng for their losses and obtained the forgiveness of the three victims, requesting the People's Court to impose a lighter penalty on defendant Zhao.


The prosecution alleges: In early 2009, the defendants Ceng and Mao, under the cover of "Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd.", took on a curtain wall project in a certain place of a certain state. In the second half of 2009, when the defendants Ceng and Mao were negotiating a material supply business with Shanghai Qimai Curtain Wall Materials Co., Ltd., they conspired, and Ceng illegally commissioned another person to create a seal of "Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd." through an advertisement for the price of 120 yuan. With the use of this forged seal, they successfully signed a contract. In 2011, due to arrears in payment, Shanghai Qimai Curtain Wall Materials Co., Ltd. sued Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd. in court, which led to the discovery of the case. According to the Jinhua City Public Security Judicial Expertise Center, the submitted imprint content of the red rubber stamp of "Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd." differs from the official seal of "Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd.". After the incident, Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd. paid the material cost of RMB 313,138 to Shanghai Qimai Curtain Wall Materials Co., Ltd. from the received project payments. The aforementioned facts were confessed by the defendants Ceng and Mao, and are supported by the household registration certificates and confession records of Ceng and Mao; the case investigation process; the statement of the victim, Fang; the testimony of the witness, Chen; the list of evidence materials received by the Jinhua Public Security Bureau branch in a certain area and the seal of Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd.; the document examination and appraisal report No. (2014) 123 from the Jinhua City Public Security Judicial Expertise Center; China Agricultural Bank vouchers; payment details from the cultural center of a certain location; a copy of the business license of Jinhua Wujing Construction and Decoration Co., Ltd.; the internal assessment responsibility system; the contract; and the civil mediation document No. (2011) 123 from this court. These pieces of evidence are legal, valid, and mutually corroborative, and this court hereby confirms them according to the law.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain district in Wuxi City charged: Since March 2014, the defendants Cui and Guo, together with Li C and Zhang (both already sentenced), provided loans at gambling sessions organized by others. On the morning of April 22, because gambler Li A failed to repay a loan of 3,000 yuan after the gambling session, defendant Guo, along with Zhang, accompanied Li A by car to withdraw money. Li A led Guo and Zhang to the Qingmingqiao Police Station in a certain district of this city and filed a report. The Qingmingqiao Police Station transferred the case to the Liyuan Police Station in the same district for processing. After receiving a phone notification, defendant Cui, along with Li C and Li B (already sentenced), went to the entrance of the Liyuan Police Station to wait. Later, Li A left the police station in another person's van. Seeing this, Zhang and Li B drove a car to intercept the van at a nearby intersection and forcibly pulled Li A into the back seat of the car. Later, defendants Cui, Guo, and Li C met Zhang and Li B at the southern section of an elevated road in the city. Li C and Zhang slapped Li A several times in the car. Around 11 a.m. that day, defendants Cui, Guo, and Li C, along with Zhang and Li B, took Li A to the woods near the south side of Cuiyuan Bridge on Qingyuan Road, Huazhuang Street, in a certain district of the city, where they beat Li A and forced him to repay the money, and made him strip to his underwear. Afterwards, defendants


The prosecution alleges that at around 3 PM on November 3, 2015, the defendants Ye and Wu, were at the parking lot of Minsheng Bank Tower on Xinhua Road, Jianghan District in this city. Defendant Wu acted as a lookout while defendant Ye used a homemade key to unlock the vehicle and steal an Emma TDT328Z electric bicycle belonging to the victim Zhang, which was valued at 2200 RMB. Ye and Wu were apprehended at the entrance of a quiet residential area on Huangshi Road, in a certain district of a city. The stolen electric bicycle has been recovered and returned to the victim. After being brought to justice, defendant Ye voluntarily confessed to the following criminal acts: On September 15, 2015, at around 4 PM, at the entrance of Zhongbai Warehouse on Youyi Road, in Jianghan District of a city, defendant Ye used a homemade key to unlock the vehicle and stole a Qilei TDR48Z electric bicycle, valued at 1750 RMB, owned by the victim Tu. The stolen goods were lost. On October 21, 2015, at around 3 PM, at the entrance of Dali Textile on Jiangfa Road in Jianghan District of a city, defendant Ye used a homemade key to unlock the vehicle and stole a Qilei TDR148Z electric bicycle, valued at 2430 RMB, owned by the victim Yi. The stolen goods were lost. In summary, defendant Ye committed theft three times, with stolen properties valued at a total of 6380 RMB, while defendant Wu committed theft once, with stolen property valued at 2200 RMB. During the trial, defendants Ye and Wu raised no objections to the aforementioned facts, which are supported by photo evidence, the police reports of arrest and case resolution, household registration materials, seizure records, seizure lists, return lists, inspection records, criminal judgments, testimonies from witnesses Liu and Pan, statements from victims Zhang, Tu, and Yi, and a price appraisal report, all sufficient to establish guilt.


The prosecution alleges: On the night of April 20, 2014, defendants Li, Ling, Wang, Hu, Ming, and others were at Good Voice KTV Entertainment on the 7th floor of Zhiccheng, Shushan District, Hefei City. Around 23:30, Li, Ling, and Wang escorted friends to the elevator on the 7th floor to leave. Because Li was holding his hand at the elevator door, the victims Tang and Jiang and others were unable to take the same elevator to leave. After the elevator left, Tang and others prepared to take another elevator to leave. Li believed Tang glared at him, thus provoking an incident. Li, Ling, and Wang followed Tang, Jiang, and others into the elevator, preventing them from leaving, and began pulling and hitting Tang in the elevator while Tang and his friends repeatedly backed off. During this time, Ling ran back to the Good Voice KTV room to call other friends out. Subsequently, Ling, Hu, and Ming came out from the room in succession and, seeing Li and Wang hitting Tang in the 7th-floor corridor, also came forward to hit Tang. Jiang, who was trying to dissuade them, was also beaten by Li and the others. Later, Li, Ling, Wang, Hu, and Ming left the scene. On July 29, 2014, defendants Li, Ling, Wang, and Hu voluntarily surrendered to the police; on August 4 of the same year, defendant Ming voluntarily surrendered to the police. As appraised, the injuries of the victims Tang and Jiang were classified as minor injuries. It was further found that, given that after the incident, defendants Li, Ling, Wang, Hu, and Ming compensated the two victims with 30,000 yuan each, on July 31, 2014, Tang and Jiang issued a letter of understanding expressing forgiveness for the actions of the five defendants. After the incident, defendants Li, Ling, Wang, Hu, and Ming truthfully confessed to the facts of the aforementioned case. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Li, Ling, Wang, Hu, and Ming during the court trial and were confirmed by evidence such as statements from victims Tang and Jiang, identification records, audio-visual materials, site sketches and photos, injury appraisal opinions, household registration certificates, the process of surrendering, letters of understanding, and other evidence, which are sufficient to establish the facts.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain district in a certain city charges: 1. On April 21, 2019, at approximately 19:00, in a certain district of a certain city, at the north side of the west end of a small east-west road, at a "Deep Water Danger" warning sign, the defendant Wang sold 0.5 grams of methamphetamine to the defendant Bao for 597 yuan. 2. On January 27, 2019, opposite a certain gas station in the capital of the city, at an iron pillar at the south end of a north-south road, Wang 1 (already sentenced) sold 0.8 grams of methamphetamine for 1,200 yuan through the defendant Wang to the defendant Bao. 3. On January 31, 2019, Wang 1 (already sentenced) sold 0.8 grams of methamphetamine for 1,200 yuan at the same location and in the same manner through the defendant Wang to the defendant Bao. 4. On April 22, 2019, the defendant Bao transferred 3,000 yuan for drugs to the defendant Wang to purchase drugs, and Wang 1 (already sentenced) sold 1.8 grams of methamphetamine through the defendant Wang to the defendant Bao on Unicom Road near a village near a certain academy in a certain district of a certain city. 5. On the afternoon of April 15, 2019, the defendant Bao allowed Ma to use drugs once in his gray Roewe car near "a certain place" at the north end of a certain district. 6. On the evenings of April 15 and April 22, 2019, the defendant Bao allowed Ma to use drugs twice in his home at a certain number in a certain district. Upon trial, it was found that the criminal facts charged by the People's Procuratorate of a certain district of a certain city are true. It was also found that this case was discovered by the public security organs during their work. The defendant Wang was arrested and brought to justice by the public security organs, and the defendant Bao was escorted back from the Zichuan District Administrative Detention Center. Both defendants Wang and Bao truthfully confessed their criminal facts. During the court hearings, neither defendant Wang nor Bao raised any objections to the above facts, and the facts are sufficiently confirmed by documentary evidence such as the statement explaining the case, witness testimonies, identification records, and the defendants' confessions.


The prosecution charges: Between March and May 2016, the defendant Tan, in collusion with Yuan (handled in a separate case), provided a place for the defendant Li to use the drug methamphetamine (crystal meth) on four occasions in the south-facing room on the fifth floor of the "Chain Hotel" on Fengshan Street in this city. During the same period, the defendant Li provided a place for the defendant Tan and Yuan to use the drug methamphetamine on four occasions in the north-facing room on the fifth floor of the same hotel where he rented. On May 14, 2016, the defendant Li was arrested by municipal public security officers on suspicion of drug use and subsequently confessed to the aforementioned actions; on the same day, the defendant Tan was also arrested by municipal public security officers. Methamphetamine reagent tests showed that the urine test results of the defendant Li, the defendant Tan, and the drug user Yuan were all positive. These facts were not disputed by the defendant Li and the defendant Tan during the trial and are supported by documentary evidence, photographs, administrative penalty decision documents, receipts, the "arrest process," population information, testimonies of witnesses Yuan and Wang, identification records and photograph explanations, on-site test reports, and other evidence, which are sufficient to establish the case.


The People's Procuratorate in a certain area charges: At around 2 a.m. on September 7, 2015, defendants Fan and Li, after planning, broke into Room 101 in the residential area of the old Forestry Bureau in Hecheng District, Huaihua City. Using a lock-picking technique by defendant Fan to enter the premises, they stole over 3,000 yuan in cash from the interior belonging to victim Zhu. The aforementioned facts are not disputed by defendants Fan and Li during the court trial, and are corroborated by evidence such as documentary evidence of the arrest process, criminal judgment, criminal decision, certificate of release after serving the sentence, household registration proof, situation explanation, victim Zhu's statement, on-site inspection records, schematics and photographs, recognition records and photos, identification records and photos, surveillance video screenshots, and the confessions of defendants Fan and Li, which are sufficient to establish the charges.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain district of a certain city charges that: Between May and July 2015, the defendants Lu and Du committed theft three times at the collective dormitories of the Yadong Zitan construction site and another construction site in a certain district of a certain city, stealing a total of 6,100 RMB. The prosecution believes that the actions of defendants Lu and Du constitute the crime of x, and suggests that this court punish defendants Lu and Du in accordance with the provisions of Articles x, x, and x of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. Defendants Lu and Du did not dispute the facts in the indictment and made no defense in court.

This court, upon trial, found that between May and July 2015, defendants Lu and Du committed theft three times at the collective dormitories of the Yadong Zitan construction site and another construction site in a certain district, stealing a total of 6,100 RMB. The specific criminal facts are as follows:

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Upon trial, it was found that: In December 2015, on the recommendation and guarantee of the victim Yang, the defendant Zhang lent 30,000 yuan to Li. When the loan matured, Li failed to repay as agreed. On February 13, 2016, at approximately 20:00, defendant Zhang invited defendant Zhou and others to deceive Yang into coming out, forcibly took him to an alley near the 41 Factory in Shiyan City, and forced him to repay the money through threats. They later took him to a room in the Wuyan Shenzhouxing Hotel for detention. During this time, defendant Zhou assaulted and threatened Yang. Until February 18, around 20:00, the police rescued Yang. After the incident, victim Yang issued a letter of understanding, expressing forgiveness for defendant Zhang’s actions and requesting leniency in punishment. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Zhou, Zhang, and their defender Wang during the court hearing, and were confirmed by documentary evidence such as household registration proof, details of the arrest, the checkout bill from Shenzhouxing Hotel, the letter of understanding, and testimonies from witnesses Liu, Li, and others, as well as the victim Zhou's statements, which are sufficient to substantiate the findings.


The public prosecution agency charges: On March 26, 2016, at approximately 11:00, the defendant Zhou, in collaboration with Sheng, was involved in an incident near the bicycle shed beside the Hydraulic Engineering Building at China University of Geosciences in Hongshan District of a certain city. Zhou acted as the lookout while Sheng used tools such as pliers provided by Zhou to steal a "Giant" model 777 mountain bike belonging to the victim Xu, parked at that location. The bike was appraised at a value of 1250 RMB. At approximately 12:00 on the same day, defendant Zhou used tools he carried to steal a "Merida" Duke 600 mountain bike belonging to the victim Chen, parked inside the south-side yard near the west gate of the university. This bike was appraised at a value of 1100 RMB. Defendants Zhou and Sheng were later apprehended and brought to justice.


The prosecution alleges that at around 4 a.m. on July 23, 2014, the defendants Xia and Wei went to the entrance of the Rongtai Hotel on Changjiang East Road, Yaohai District, in a certain city, where they stole a gray-white Jinan Qingqi brand motorcycle (valued at 3,800 RMB according to appraisal) belonging to the victim, Fei, which was parked at the entrance of the Rongtai Hotel. Subsequently, defendant Wei sold the motorcycle to another person for 900 RMB, of which defendant Xia received 400 RMB. On August 14, 2014, defendants Xia and Wei were apprehended by the police and brought to justice. After being taken into custody, defendant Wei recovered the stolen vehicle and returned it to the victim. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Xia and Wei during the court hearing, and they are substantiated by evidence including a price appraisal report, identification records, audio-visual materials, lists of seized and returned items, identification records and site photos, a vehicle purchase receipt, hotel check-in receipts, details of the apprehension, household registration certificates, testimony from witnesses Zhao, Guan, and Yang, and the victim Fei's report of the incident.


After the trial, it was found: On the evening of December 31, 2013, Lei A suspected that his wife Chen A was having an improper relationship with Zhang, the workshop director of Qunxi Door Industry in Yongkang City. This led to a quarrel and physical fight between Lei A and Chen A in their rented house in a certain village of a certain town. When Lei's brother, defendant Lei, learned the reason for their quarrel, he went to Qunxi Door Industry to find Zhang and brought him to Lei A's rented house for questioning. As Lei A and his wife were still fighting, defendant Lei, angered at Zhang, proceeded to hold Zhang down on a bed and assault him by punching and kicking. During this time, Chen A's second brother, defendant Chen, also stepped in to help hold and beat Zhang. Later, defendants Lei and Chen took Zhang to a nearby basketball court and then to the Qunxi Door Industry premises to continue the assault, resulting in Zhang sustaining fractures to his right 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, and 10th ribs and transverse process fractures to the right side of his lumbar vertebrae 1, 2, and 3. According to the forensic assessment, Zhang's injuries were classified as minor injuries. The civil aspect of the case has been settled through mediation with the victim's understanding obtained. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Lei and Chen during the trial, and were corroborated by the testimonies of defendants Lei and Chen, the victim Zhang, and witnesses Chen A, Hu, Wang, Yang, and Luo. Additional evidence includes the seizure list, physical evidence photos, medical records, examination reports, ID proof, case reports, forensic assessments on the degree of human injury, scene investigation records, photos, identification records, hospitalization records, outpatient medical records, the mediation agreement, and a letter of understanding, all of which are sufficient for the case's establishment.


Upon examination, it was found that between January 2018 and May 2019, the defendant Luo, while interacting with the defendant Wang (who was then the warehouse manager at Jiangxi Senyang Technology Co., Ltd.), conspired with Wang to have Wang exploit his position to steal neodymium iron boron permanent magnet materials from the company warehouse and sell them to Luo for processing and profit. According to the appraisal by the Xinfeng County Price Certification Center, the involved neodymium iron boron permanent magnet materials were valued at 298,475 yuan. After the incident, Wang returned 223,457 yuan and Luo returned 60,000 yuan of the illicit gains. The neodymium iron boron permanent magnet materials seized from the two defendants (valued at 26,799.43 yuan) were also returned to the company. Thus, both defendants have fully returned the illicit gains. Wang received the victim unit's understanding. On August 9, 2019, Wang was summoned and brought to justice, and on October 14, Luo voluntarily surrendered to the Xinfeng County Public Security Bureau. Both defendants voluntarily signed a confession and punishment agreement in the presence of a duty lawyer, expressing their admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment. On July 20, 2020, after investigation and evaluation, the Xinfeng County Bureau of Justice agreed to implement community correction for Wang. On July 18, 2020, the Taihe County Bureau of Justice also agreed to implement community correction for Luo after investigation and evaluation. The two defendants had no objections during the court hearing, and the case was substantiated by evidence, including the confessions of both defendants, the testimony of witness Xu, the price certification conclusion, WeChat transaction records, transaction lists, seizure decision and list, return list, item inspection list, materials related to the return of illegal proceeds, the letter of understanding, criminal record inquiry, case process records, and population information sheets, which are sufficient for conviction.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain area charged that from March 2017 to the time the case was discovered, defendants Guo, Hao, Guo1, and Shi, as part of an evil force gang, intercepted passing trucks and required each truck to pay passing fees of 100 yuan, 80 yuan, 70 yuan, etc., to villagers of a certain village and villagers of Gongyi Village. They organized villagers from a certain village and Gongyi Village to set up roadblocks on the roads of a certain village to intercept passing trucks. They unlawfully demanded passing fees ranging from 350 yuan to 450 yuan from truck drivers by threatening not to let them pass if the fees were not paid. Defendants Hao, Guo1, and Shi handed over the collected passing fees to Defendant Guo, with Hao, Guo1, and Shi taking a small commission, and Guo then allocated part of the criminal income to the villagers of a certain village and Gongyi Village, while keeping the remainder for himself. The gang of defendants Guo, Hao, Guo1, and Shi obtained a total illegal criminal income of 630,100 yuan. To substantiate the above charges, the prosecution provided the following evidence: the household registration and criminal record certificates of defendants Guo, Hao, Guo1, and Shi issued by Guyang County Public Security Bureau; the record of the arrest of defendants Guo, Hao, Guo1, and Shi issued by Guyang County Public Security Bureau; the criminal judgment of defendants Guo, Hao; the seizure decision and explanation issued by Guyang County Public Security Bureau; the WeChat transaction records of Defendant Hao; the records of vehicle interception fees from a certain village; Wang A’s case initiation decision; testimonies from witnesses Zhao1, Shi1, etc.; statements from victims Tang1, Wang1, Shi2, etc.; confessions and defenses from defendants Guo, Guo1, Shi, Hao; extraction records and identification records issued by Guyang County Public Security Bureau, and other evidence.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain city in Zhejiang Province charges: On the evening of February 13, 2014, at around 20:00, the defendant Meng entered the courtyard of Song's house in the city by climbing over the wall and stole a Yifeng brand J11 pneumatic pickaxe valued at 240 RMB, belonging to the victim Song. The stolen pneumatic pickaxe was later hidden in the rental house of the defendant He. At around 22:00 the same evening, the defendant Meng, along with the defendant He, used the same method to enter the victim Song's courtyard again and stole four Yifeng brand J11 pneumatic pickaxes, with a total value of 960 RMB. The stolen pneumatic pickaxes were later hidden in the rental house of the defendant He. Early the next morning, the defendant Meng, along with the defendant He, used the same method to enter the victim Song's courtyard again and stole three Yifeng brand J11 pneumatic pickaxes, worth a total of 720 RMB. The stolen pneumatic pickaxes were later hidden in the roadside bushes. Subsequently, when the defendants Meng and He tried to enter the victim Song's house by prying open burglar-proof doors and windows to continue stealing, they fled the scene after being discovered by the public. After the incident, the stolen goods were recovered and returned to the victim Song.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain place accused: From April to July 2013, the defendant Zhong used a rented residence to organize others to engage in "Kawuxing" gambling activities, during which time, they collected a total of more than 40,000 yuan in profits from gambling. On September 2, 2013, the defendant Zhong voluntarily went to the public security authorities, truthfully confessed his criminal acts, and returned the illicit gains of 40,000 yuan to the public security authorities. From March to April 2014, the defendant Zhong once again organized others to engage in "Kawuxing" gambling activities at his home and hired the defendant Li to collect gambling profits at the casino, during which they provided gambling funds to the participants and charged high interest. On April 25, 2014, the public security authority arrested both defendants and seized the gambling funds and illegal profits of defendant Li and the gambling participants at the scene.


After trial, it was found that at 16:00 on March 11, 2013, the defendant Kang was driving a motorcycle with the defendant Xue from east to west when they lost balance and fell on the east side of a small bridge road north of a certain village in a certain town of a certain county due to uneven road surfaces. The victim, Lu, was traveling by motorcycle from west to east and was blocked at this location. Kang and Xue, without any reason, assaulted Lu. According to the forensic examination by the Criminal Science and Technology Department of a certain county's Public Security Bureau, the blunt force caused a fracture in the lower segment of Lu's left fibula, and the injury was classified as minor. After the incident, the parties involved reached a civil settlement agreement, which has been fulfilled. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by the defendants during the trial and are corroborated by the victim Lu's statement, testimonies from witnesses Zhao and Liu, the forensic examination report by the Criminal Science and Technology Department of a certain county's Public Security Bureau, the civil settlement agreement, and the letter of understanding, among other evidence, which are sufficient for conviction.


The People's Procuratorate in a certain location charged that between February 2018 and September 2019, the defendant Hou was employed by the Liangshan County Animal Husbandry Bureau as an assistant animal quarantine officer, responsible for the quarantine of pigs in the jurisdiction. During the pig quarantine process, defendant Hou took advantage of his position to accept a total of 289,417 RMB via WeChat transfers and other methods from defendant Meng and pig dealers Zhang1, Zhuang1, Ji, Zhang2, Zhang6, and Tang. In exchange, Hou provided these individuals with convenience during the pig quarantine process. Specifically, defendant Meng, after purchasing pigs in areas around a certain county, gave 112,140 RMB to defendant Hou in order to obtain the "Animal Quarantine Certificate" issued by the Liangshan County Animal Husbandry Bureau. In support of the aforementioned charges, the prosecution presented the following evidence: 1. Documentary evidence: animal quarantine certificates and other documents; 2. Witness testimony: testimonies of witnesses Zhang1, Zhuang1, and others; 3. Confessions and defenses of the defendants: confessions and defenses of defendants Hou and Meng; 4. Electronic data: a CD of WeChat transaction details.


The prosecution agency charges that on September 7, 2015, at around 12:00, defendants Zhu and Wang conspired to steal two surveillance cameras already installed with mounts (worth 1,884.8 yuan) in the basement of Building No. 5 at a construction site in a certain district of a city where they worked. At around 17:00 on the same day, the two defendants stole two more already installed surveillance cameras (worth 1,848.7 yuan) at the same location. The two defendants later divided the stolen goods evenly and hid them in their respective temporary residences. The following day, defendants Zhu and Wang were apprehended at the construction site, and the stolen goods were recovered and returned to the owner. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Zhu and Wang during the court proceedings. There is also testimony from witness Wang, photographs of the stolen goods, a seizure order, a seizure list, a return list, extraction records and photos, Price Appraisal Conclusion No. 10428 (2015) from a local appraisal agency, apprehension process documentation, an investigation report, and the defendants' household registration certificates as evidence, which are sufficient for affirmation.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain district of a certain city charged that around 19:40 on December 4, 2015, defendants Lu and Li committed theft of a gold Apple 6S phone from the right pocket of Lin’s clothing at the entrance of the Century Huamao Supermarket in Bantian Street, a certain district of a certain city. The next day, Lu sold the phone for 2,600 yuan, and he and Li split the proceeds. On the morning of December 5, 2015, around 8:30, Lu and Li stole a white Dowe phone from the right pocket of a woman's jacket in an industrial area in a certain district of the same city. On December 12, 2015, around 23:00, the police arrested Lu and Li in Room 502, No. 4, Alley 5, Houshanxi, Xue Village, Bantian Street, the same district, and seized 800 yuan in stolen money and a white Dowe phone at the scene. According to the appraisal, the stolen Apple phone from Lin was valued at 5,084 yuan. The white Dowe phone couldn't be turned on, and its specific model and configuration couldn't be determined, so a price appraisal conclusion based on existing information couldn't be issued. The aforementioned facts have not been contested by defendants Lu and Li during the court trial, and are substantiated by material evidence such as 800 yuan and one phone, documentary evidence like the arrest process and identity information, witness Peng's testimony, victim Lin's statement, defendants Lu and Li's confessions, the appraisal opinion on the value of the involved property, on-site inspection records and photos, recognition records, and other evidence, sufficient for conviction.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain city charges that at around midnight on March 25, 2013, in the first-floor restaurant of the city's "Wawa Jiao" dry pot establishment, the defendants Xu and Wang, after drinking, unreasonably assaulted customers Xia, Gou A, and Zhu with dining utensils, causing head injuries to Xia and Gou A. According to the assessment, the head injuries sustained by both individuals were classified as minor injuries. After the incident, the defendants Xu and Wang voluntarily surrendered to the authorities and truthfully confessed their crime. They compensated the victims Xia and Gou A with 4,000 yuan for medical expenses. Later, during the trial, under the mediation of this court, both parties reached a compensation agreement. The two defendants compensated the two victims with a total of 10,000 yuan for their losses, fully complied with the agreement, and received the understanding of the victims Xia and Gou A. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by the defendants Xu and Wang during the trial, and were corroborated by the statements of victims Xia and Gou B; the testimonies of witnesses Qi and Zhou; documentary evidence including the residential registration form, incident description, receipt, and the public security administrative penalty decision issued by the municipal Public Security Bureau; and the forensic medical assessment opinions numbered (2013)383 and 384, issued by the Forensic Evidence Identification Office of the municipal Public Security Bureau, which are sufficient to establish the case.


After trial and verification, it was found that on March 18, 2014, at around 5 p.m., Dai (already sentenced), along with the defendants Chen and Liu, and Zhang (already sentenced), in order to collect a debt, hired a van with the license plate Zhe B×××××, driven by Wang, to a rice field in a village in a certain town of a city district. There, they forcibly took Ding, using punches, kicks, and by pulling and dragging him into the van. They then forcibly drove him to a hillside in a certain town of the district, where they intimidated him using punches, a belt, and a wooden stick, to coerce him into signing and fingerprinting a promissory note prepared in advance by Dai. At around 7 p.m. that day, defendants Chen, Liu, and others left Ding by the roadside in a certain town of the district. The injuries suffered by the victim, Ding, amounted to minor injuries. On July 17, 2014, defendant Liu was apprehended by police officers on a road in a certain village of a city district. On the 25th at around 3 p.m. of the same month, defendant Chen voluntarily turned himself in at the Jishigang police station and truthfully confessed his criminal behavior. The aforementioned facts were not contested by defendants Liu and Chen during the trial, and were corroborated by statements from the victim Ding, confessions from convicted accomplices Dai and Zhang, testimonies from witnesses Ding Jia, Wang, Zhou, and Jin, identification records, the promissory note, medical records, the forensic examination opinion on human injury from the police forensic center of a city district, arrest records, case files, criminal judgment No. 1017 (2014) from this court, an administrative penalty decision from a sub-bureau of a city's police department, and identity documents of the two defendants, which jointly confirm the findings.


The prosecution alleges: At around 1 a.m. on February 17, 2014, Zhao contacted the defendant Wei by phone to purchase drugs. Around 3 a.m. that day, under the arrangement of defendant Wei, defendant Wang sold 1.3 grams of methamphetamine to Zhao in the lobby of the Xi Bai Nian Hotel located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone of a certain city for 500 yuan when they were caught by police officers on the spot. The 1.3 grams of methamphetamine were immediately confiscated, and an additional 1.3 grams of methamphetamine were found on defendant Wang. Later, 3.2 grams of methamphetamine were found in Room 8302 rented by defendant Wang at the Sheng You He Tai Hotel on Qianling West Road, Yunyan District of a certain city. There is no dispute regarding these facts from defendants Wang and Wei during the court hearing, and the facts are corroborated by household registration certificates and confessions, witness testimony from Zhao, seizure warrants and lists of seized items, drug test reports, records of seizure and identification of suspected drugs, physical evidence (photos), explanations, arrest records, call records, and other evidence, sufficient to establish the case.


A city's People's Procuratorate charged that from the end of 2011 to early November 2015, defendants Wang and Hong allowed others to gamble in the form of "Niu Niu" at their convenience store located opposite No. × Fuchi Road, Xincheng Street, in a certain city, and took cuts from gambling winnings. Starting on December 25, 2015, defendants Wang and Hong organized gambling in the form of "San Gong Compare Size" at different locations including their convenience store, in a fast-food restaurant owned by Zeng, who is dealt with in a separate case, and in the front room of Floor × of a building at No. ×× Fumin North Road, Xincheng Street, and extracted commissions from the gambling winnings. Around 20:00 on January 13, 2016, the police raided this gambling den, arresting the two defendants as well as gamblers such as Ye, and seizing over 40,000 yuan in gambling funds, including 500 yuan from defendant Wang. During this period, defendant Hong was occasionally responsible for taking cuts, and the two defendants collectively extracted commissions totaling over 40,000 yuan. After the incident, the two defendants returned 40,000 yuan. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Wang and Hong during the court trial, and were sufficiently corroborated by witness testimonies from Xiang, Ye, Chu, Zeng, Zhu, Tan, Zheng, He, Liao, Wen, Tian, Li, Zhang, Zeng, Sun, as well as identification records, arrest reports, evidence preservation lists, administrative penalty decisions, confiscated items lists, restitution receipts, population information, and other evidence.


The trial established that since June 2015, the defendants Chen and Ren had repeatedly transported counterfeit cigarettes for Weng and Lü. On December 20, 2015, Chen, in collusion with Ren, knowingly transported counterfeit cigarettes, driving a BYD car with license plate Yu L×××××, delivering 21 boxes (market value 120,750 RMB) of counterfeit cigarettes from a certain place to the city. As the two drove to the intersection of Xin Hua Road and Century Avenue to hand over the counterfeit cigarettes to Weng and Lü, they were caught on the spot by the inspection team of the tobacco bureau of a certain county. The Henan Tobacco Quality Supervision and Inspection Station identified these cigarettes as counterfeit goods bearing a forged registered trademark. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by the defendants during the trial. Additionally, testimonies from witnesses Zhu, Li, Xin, a list of seized items, proof from the tobacco monopoly bureau of a certain county, documents from the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, and the defendants' household registration documents serve as evidence, which are sufficient to reach a conviction.


On the afternoon of December 5, 2012, the prosecution alleged that the defendants Jiang and Wang, after planning, carried tools including a wallpaper knife and a hacksaw blade to the third floor of their workplace, the inner tube branch of Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Factory. Using these tools, they cut three cables totaling 32.97 meters in length (valued at 4,543.15 RMB, with the equipment on the other end of the cables already dismantled and relocated) that were installed on the power switch box used for rubber filtration operations, intending to take them away. Later, when they noticed the factory's security personnel approaching to inspect, defendant Jiang attempted to flee the scene empty-handed but was caught red-handed by the security personnel. Defendant Wang managed to escape the scene empty-handed. On December 19, 2012, law enforcement arrested defendant Wang at the machine repair branch of Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Factory. During the court hearing, defendants Jiang and Wang raised no objections to the aforementioned facts. Their actions were corroborated by testimonies from witnesses Wu, Li, and Chen, incident reports, a comprehensive police dispatch record, photos of stolen items, photos of tools used in the crime, lists of evidence collected, lists of items seized, lists of items returned, invoices, price certifications, power of attorney, transfer certificates, details of apprehension, household registration certificates, identification documents, price appraisal reports, and identification records and photos, all of which are sufficient to establish the facts of the case.


Upon examination, it was found that at around 16:00 on January 22, 2015, defendants Cai and Gong, together with "Monkey" (identity unknown, handled in a separate case), conspired beforehand and went to the sidewalk at the bus stop in Streetkou, Hongshan District, a certain city. Taking advantage of pedestrian Liu's unawareness, defendant Cai stealthily took a white "Samsung" SM-N900 phone valued at 1,600 RMB from Liu's person. Cai then handed the stolen item to defendant Gong for concealment, after which they were caught on the spot by police officers. The stolen item has been recovered and returned to the victim. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Cai and Gong during the trial, and are corroborated by evidence such as the apprehension and resolution report issued by Qiaokou District branch of the municipal Public Security Bureau; the victim Liu's report and statement; records and lists of seized and returned items and photographs; testimonies from witnesses Pan and Wang; the identification record; the price verification opinion; the identity details of defendants Cai and Gong; the previous criminal judgment against defendant Cai; the confessions and defenses of defendants Cai and Gong; and other materials, which are sufficient for the determination.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain area charges: On the evening of May 20, 2015, defendants Wang and Jiang, in collaboration with others, went to the area below Building 65 on Shengli East Alley, Zhaobao Mountain Street, Zhenhai District, and the communal bike shed of the Zhaobao Mountain Hotel. They used methods such as pushing and starting the vehicles by connecting wires to steal one red Philip brand electric bicycle and one blue Lvyuan electric bicycle belonging to the victims Wan and Wang, which were parked at the aforementioned locations. According to the appraisal, the stolen electric bicycles were valued at RMB 780 and RMB 2340, respectively. On the evening of the 24th of the same month, defendants Wang, Jiang, and Zuo, along with others, went to a riverside in a village in Luotuo Street, Zhenhai District. They used methods such as crowbar door-breaking and screw dismantling to steal three electric motors from three pump houses located by the river and owned by the village's economic cooperation society. According to the appraisal, the stolen electric motors were valued at a total of RMB 7810. Following the incident, family members of defendant Zuo compensated the victim unit, the village economic cooperation society, for the economic loss of RMB 7810. These facts are undisputed by defendants Wang, Jiang, and Zuo during the court hearing. Additionally, there are documentary evidence including the defendants’ identification, arrest process, statement of circumstances, theft report, copies of invoices from the national tax bureau, seizure list, restitution list, photos, administrative penalty decision, criminal judgment, and release certificate. These are corroborated by the testimonies of witnesses Xu, Gao, and Shen, the statements of victims Wan and Wang, the price evaluation opinions, and the identification records, all sufficient to establish the case.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain county charged: On December 12, 2015, at around 11 pm, defendants Dan, Zhao, and Pan, along with Liu and others, went to a karaoke room A05 at a certain town in a certain county to sing. Later, defendant Pan went to room A07, where Wan, Shi, Yang, Wang, and others were, and turned off the sound system in room A07 under the pretense of making a phone call. After being pushed out of room A07, Pan informed those in room A05 that he had been beaten. Upon hearing this, defendant Zhao rushed into room A07 and, after being stopped, charged into the room again with a beer bottle. Defendant Dan used a beer bottle to assault Wan, Shi, Yang, and others, leading to a mutual fight between both parties. Defendant Zhao also slapped Yang's face in the hall. Both parties sustained injuries to varying degrees. According to the assessment, Shi, Wan, Yang, Liu, and Dan all suffered minor injuries. On December 22, 2015, defendants Dan, Zhao, and Pan reached a settlement agreement with Wan, Shi, and Yang, compensating a total of 15,000 yuan for various expenses incurred by Wan and others, and the agreement has been fulfilled. Wan and others expressed forgiveness for the actions of Dan and the others. To prove the charges, the prosecution presented the confessions and defenses of defendants Dan, Zhao, and Pan, statements from victims Wan, Shi, and Yang, testimonies from witnesses Wang, Wang, Ma, Chen, Ma, Zhu, Yan, and Cheng, assessment opinions, the settlement agreement and forgiveness letter, on-site surveillance video, identification records, household registration proofs, the process of arrest, and case solving reports as evidence in court.


The prosecution alleges that the defendants Lu and Yang lived together as husband and wife in a certain village on a certain street in this city. From November 22 to 24, 2013, the defendant Lu repeatedly allowed Zhang and Cai (both of whom have been administratively punished) to use methamphetamine in the aforementioned location. On November 25, 2013, the defendant Lu allowed Zhang, Cai, and Xu (who has been administratively punished) to use methamphetamine in the said residence. From November 22 to 25, 2013, the defendant Yang was aware that Lu, along with Zhang and Cai, were using drugs at their residence, yet she repeatedly opened the door for Zhang and others, did not stop Lu and others from using drugs, and took methamphetamine into her own room to use it alone. On November 26, 2013, the defendants Lu and Yang were detained administratively for twenty and fifteen days, respectively, by the Dongyang Public Security Bureau due to drug use. The aforementioned facts are undisputed by the defendants Lu and Yang during the trial process, and they are corroborated by the testimonies of witnesses Zhang, Cai, and Xu, records of inspections by public security agencies, evidence preservation lists, photos of seized items, on-site test reports, photos of urine tests, drug submission lists, physical evidence examination reports, identification records, administrative punishment decisions, criminal judgment documents, notification of completion of probation, statements provided by police officers, the process of capture, and the household registration certificates of the defendants Lu and Yang, which are sufficient to confirm the allegations.


Upon trial, it was found that at around midnight in early August 2015, the defendant Wang, introduced and accompanied by the defendant Li, purchased a package of drugs from “The Blind Man” (handled in a separate case) for 1700 RMB. Subsequently, Wang and Li sold the aforementioned drugs to the defendant Sun for 1950 RMB near a certain Internet café in a town in the city. Later, Sun divided the purchased drugs into small packets, some of which were intended for sale. At around 8:00 p.m. on August 10, 2015, Sun sold two small bags of drugs (which, upon testing, were found to contain methamphetamine, weighing a total of 1.67 grams) to an individual named Chen for 450 RMB in front of the Haina Hotel on Huawei Road in a district of the city. After the transaction, Sun was caught on the spot by the police, who seized the drugs involved, the drug money, and a mobile phone used for drug dealing. Sun confessed to the police that the drugs he sold originated from Wang and Li. Under police control and arrangement, Sun contacted Wang and Li by phone, stating that a friend was willing to buy one "bottle" of methamphetamine for 400 RMB, and they agreed to transact at the Haina Hotel on Huawei Road in a district of the city. At around 11:00 p.m. on the same day, Wang and Li sold a package of drugs (which, upon testing, was found to contain methamphetamine, weighing 0.60 grams) to individuals named Hou and Lin for 400 RMB at the same location and were promptly caught by the police, who seized the drugs involved, the drug money, and a Xiaomi mobile phone used for drug dealing. The aforementioned facts were not contested by the defendants Sun, Wang, and Li during the court hearing, and were corroborated by the testimonies and identification transcripts of witnesses Chen, Hou, and Lin, along with the search warrant, search record, seizure order, seizure record and inventory, phone call records, arrest procedures and explanations, chemical analysis report No. 1512 (2015) issued by the Zhu Company, the notification of the appraisal opinion, on-site test report, administrative penalty decision, household registration information and criminal record certificates, as well as photos of the scene and physical evidence, which are sufficient to confirm these facts.


After examination, it was found that on the evening of May 9, 2019, defendants Wang, Lu, and Yu went to Xiangrui Community, Yongan Community, Bozhou District, a certain city, and stole 5 batteries from an electric tricycle parked downstairs by the victim Tang. Subsequently, defendants Wang, Lu, and Yu went to Shuiyuan Group, Zunjin Village, in the same town, and stole 5 batteries each from electric tricycles parked in the courtyards of victims Ren, Xu, and Yang respectively, totaling 15 batteries. Afterwards, defendants Wang, Lu, and Yu went to a certain community in the same town and stole 4 batteries from an electric tricycle parked downstairs at the home of victim Yu2. According to the appraisal by the Price Certification Center of Bozhou District, a certain city, the 24 stolen batteries were valued at a total of 5,690 yuan. It was further found that defendant Wang received 1,600 yuan of the stolen money, defendant Lu received 1,800 yuan, and defendant Yu received 400 yuan. The aforementioned total of 3,800 yuan in stolen money has been seized by the Bozhou Branch of the Public Security Bureau of a certain city. In addition, a pair of pliers, a mask, and two Sichuan license plates numbered XXXXXX were seized by the Bozhou Branch of the Public Security Bureau of a certain city. After the incident, the families of defendants Wang, Lu, and Yu compensated the victim Tang 1,500 yuan, the victim Ren 1,800 yuan, the victim Xu 1,600 yuan, the victim Yang 1,500 yuan, and the victim Yu2 2,120 yuan, on their behalf. The victims Tang, Ren, Xu, Yang, and Yu2 have all provided written statements indicating their forgiveness of the three defendants.


Upon investigation, it was found that on September 17, 2014, the Public Security Bureau of a certain city uncovered a gambling ring in an idle house in a village of that city, arresting 55 participants in gambling activities on the spot, including Yin Jia, Wang, and Zhou, and confiscated 113,500 yuan in gambling funds. It was found that this gambling ring was organized by the defendants Yin in collaboration with Liu (already sentenced) and Zhang (already sentenced). Li (already sentenced) scouted the gambling location and contacted the participants. The defendants Hou, Liu Jia (already sentenced), and Qi Lai (already sentenced) acted as lookouts for the gambling ring. The defendants Yin and Liu (already sentenced) were responsible for taking a cut from the proceeds, while Li Jia (already sentenced) profited from lending money to participants during the gambling sessions. The gambling ring was operational for about three months, organizing gambling sessions with multiple participants in several towns in the northern part of the city. Defendant Yin received illicit gains of 2,000 yuan, while defendant Hou received 1,200 yuan. On September 3, 2015, defendant Yin was listed for arrest by the city's Public Security Bureau, and on April 26, 2017, defendant Yin surrendered to the Public Security Bureau. The aforementioned facts were also undisputed by defendants Hou and Yin during the court proceedings and were corroborated by evidence, including the decision to file a case by the city's Public Security Bureau, the confessions of co-defendants Zhang, Liu, Li, Liu Jia, Qi Lai, and Li Jia, identification records, testimonies from witnesses Yin Jia, Wang, and Zhou, the administrative punishment decision by the Public Security Bureau, household registration certificates, the process of being brought to justice, and criminal record evidence, all of which are sufficient to establish the case.


After examination, it was found that from 11 a.m. on March 18, 2014, to 6 p.m. on March 21, 2014, the defendants Han, Zhuang, Gao, and Zhang, in order to claim a debt, illegally detained the victim Cao in places such as Fenglai Clothing Factory in Xinfeng Town, Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, and Room 611 of the Hantang Hotel, using methods such as taking turns to guard him, thereby illegally depriving him of his personal freedom for 79 hours. The above facts were not disputed by the four defendants during the trial, and were corroborated by the victim Cao's statement, witness Xu's testimony, identification records and photographs, accommodation registration forms, video surveillance and situation reports, IOUs, delivery orders, and receipts, household registration information, account of the case, and other evidence, which are sufficient to confirm the facts.


A certain People's Procuratorate charged that on December 24, 2014, at about 18:51, the defendant Chen was driving a small minivan along Zhenxing Road in a town from north to south when he reached the accident site and knocked down the victim, Ge, who was crossing the road diagonally from west to east. Ge lay on the roadway, and at 18:53:47, he was run over by a small car driven by the defendant Hu, who was also traveling from north to south. Ge died as a result. It was determined that Chen and Hu should bear the main responsibility for the accident. To prove the facts of the accusation, the prosecution presented in court the confessions of the defendants Chen and Hu, the testimony of the witness Xu, the traffic accident site inspection record, site photos, the road traffic accident determination book, the autopsy report, and documentary evidence.


The prosecution charged that starting from October 2018, the defendant Huang recruited individuals such as Li and Wang at a leisure shop located at Hanyang Street No. 108, Unit 19, in a certain district of a certain city to engage in prostitution activities. Defendant Huang managed the prostitutes, while defendant Wang assisted by cleaning the premises and providing meals. The two each took commissions ranging from 30 to 100 RMB per prostitution activity. At the end of 2018, defendant Huang left the premises due to a conflict with defendant Wang. Subsequently, defendant Wang continued managing the prostitutes in the same manner and took commissions. To evade the police, defendant Wang agreed with the prostitutes not to conduct transactions inside the leisure shop. Instead, after soliciting clients, the prostitutes would rent rooms at City Convenient Hotel and Dream Love Hotel in Caidian Street of a certain district in a certain city for transactions, with room expenses paid by defendant Wang. On August 26, 2019, at around 11 PM, Li and Wang were caught by police officers engaging in prostitution with Zhou and Liang, respectively, in rooms 8401 and 8419 of Dream Love Theme Hotel in Caidian Street of a certain district in a certain city. On July 13, 2020, defendant Wang was apprehended by the police; on July 23, 2020, defendant Huang voluntarily surrendered to the police. Further investigation revealed that between August 18 and August 26, 2019, defendant Wang collected a total commission of 1860 RMB from the prostitution activities of Li and Wang. On October 19, 2020, defendant Wang returned the illegal gains of 1860 RMB to this court. The above facts are substantiated by the voluntary guilty plea and signed acknowledgment of the defendants Wang and Huang, who raised no objections during the trial. Additionally, administrative penalty decision documentation, testimonies from witnesses Li, Wang, Zhou, and Liang, confessions and defenses of defendants Wang and Huang, records of searches, seizures, retrievals, identification, inspections, screenshots of WeChat transfer records, personal information of defendants Wang and Huang, a detailed account by police officers, and fund settlement receipts from relevant provincial administrative institutions serve as evidence sufficient to establish the facts.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain place charges: From June to October 2010, the defendants Jiang and Shi, under the name of Guangzhou Xuteng Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., falsely claimed to be able to provide booths at the 108th Autumn China Import and Export Fair held at the Pazhou Complex. They signed the "Agreement on Cooperation to Participate in the 108th Autumn Fair" with 21 companies, including Guangzhou Wofu Trading Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Mingsheng Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. They collected deposits totaling RMB 368,100, which was 30% to 50% of the contract amounts, then closed Guangzhou Xuteng Exhibition Co., Ltd. and concealed their contact information to evade debts. Defendant Shi was apprehended and brought to justice on March 4, 2011, and Jiang was apprehended and brought to justice on July 5 of the same year.


It was found through the trial that between August and October 2014, defendant Yang rented houses in certain villages of the county from Jin (A) and Zheng (both handled in separate cases) at a daily rate of 500 yuan to use as gambling venues. Yang gathered gamblers Huang, Sun (A), Yan, Lin (first Lin) and others to open a casino using the "dice six" format. During this period, defendant Yang hired defendant Jiang and others to assist at the casino, collectively making a profit of over 13,000 yuan from rake-offs. Defendant Jiang personally made an illegal profit of about 2,000 yuan. Defendants Yang and Jiang surrendered themselves to the public security authorities on August 5 and August 23, 2015, respectively. After the case was uncovered, Yang and Jiang handed over 15,000 yuan and 2,000 yuan, respectively, to the authorities. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Yang and Jiang during the trial and were corroborated by the testimonies of witnesses Jin (B), Jin (C), Lin (first Lin), Yan, Huang, Lin (second Lin), Sun, and others, as well as the confessions of co-defendants Zheng and Jin (A), recognition records, proof of surrender, criminal history records, explanations, records of capture, the process of bringing to case, and household registration certificates, which are sufficient to establish the facts.


The prosecution charges: On December 11, 2014, the defendant Yang, in collusion with the defendant Wang, drove a rented black Hyundai SUV with the license plate number Wan C×××××. They equipped themselves with masks and gloves and entered the home of the victim Han, located on the south side of the west gate of Shangtie Nanhu Community in this city, by climbing over the gate. The two defendants took turns searching the premises and stole cash amounting to 8,200 RMB from a notebook in Han's home, after which they drove away from the scene. Defendants Yang and Wang each received a share of 4,100 RMB. On December 31, 2014, defendant Yang was apprehended. On January 5, 2015, defendant Wang surrendered to the authorities. In support of these charges, the prosecution has presented and provided the court with evidence, including photographs, lists of vehicle and stolen money seizures and returns, vehicle rental contracts, household registration certificates, the circumstances of the defendants' arrests, verdicts, testimonies from witnesses Zhang, Zhao, and Feng, statements from the victims Han and Shi, confessions and defenses from defendants Yang and Wang, and diagrams of the crime scene.


The People's Procuratorate of Guangling District in a certain city accused that, in August 2015, defendants Ni, Xu, and Lu, after mutual discussion, placed video game consoles with gambling functions in a rented residential house at No. 37-3, Fumin East Street, Lidian Town, Guangling District, in a certain city, for others to engage in gambling activities. They agreed to split the profits equally. On the evening of December 16, 2015, police officers from the Guangling Sub-bureau of the Public Security Bureau of a certain city conducted an inspection of the residential house and seized six video game consoles suspected of having gambling functions. According to the public security agency's assessment, three of these were damaged and could not function properly; the other three were functioning normally and had gambling functions (with a total of 11 independently operable units). After being apprehended, defendants Ni, Xu, and Lu truthfully confessed to the above facts. The defendants Ni, Xu, and Lu raised no objections to the above facts during the court trial and there was sufficient evidence to affirm these facts, including the defendants' confession records at the public security agency, the testimony records of witnesses Zhou, Tang, and He, who were absent from court, photos of physical evidence, a list of seized items, the identification of gaming equipment with gambling functions, the rental agreement, the accounts of the case, and household registration information.


After trial and investigation, it was found that on the afternoon of August 20, 2020, the defendant Duo sold the green diesel generator set, which belonged to the victim Hu and was stored in a factory in Beiguo Village, Jiangfang Township, Fucheng County, to the defendant Zhang. Defendant Zhang purchased the generator set despite knowing that the purchase price was significantly below the market value. According to the price appraisal conclusion issued by the Fucheng County Price Appraisal Center, the stolen generator set was valued at 25,650 yuan. After the incident, defendant Zhang returned the illegal proceeds of 5,008 yuan to the Fucheng County Prosecutor's Office. It was further found that defendant Zhang voluntarily went to the public security agency after being summoned by phone and truthfully confessed his criminal activities. The above facts were not disputed by defendant Duo and defendant Zhang during the court hearing. There is also evidence such as the confessions and defenses of defendant Duo and defendant Zhang, the statement of the victim Hu, the testimony of witness Liu, photographs of the stolen items, invoices, purchase and sale contracts, identification records, site identification records and photos, site inspection records and photos, the price appraisal conclusion, proof of returned illegal proceeds, WeChat screenshots, arrest records, investigation transcripts, letter of understanding, receipts, proof of fine payment, guilty plea deposition, and the household registration of defendant Duo and defendant Zhang, all of which are sufficient to establish the case.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain area charges that between August 1 and 5, 2014, the defendants Yu and Wu provided drugs on three occasions and allowed Zhen, Yi, Han, and Miao (all minors) to use them in Room 321 of the GreenTree Inn Hotel in Lanshan District, Linyi City. The aforementioned facts were not contested by the defendants Yu and Wu during the trial; the testimonies of witnesses Zhen, Yi, Han, and Miao; household registration documents; and the circumstances of the arrest all provide sufficient evidence to establish these facts.


After examination, it was found that in the early morning of July 20, 2016, the defendants Zhong and Yi went to a residential area in a certain district of a certain city. Using lock-picking and wire connections, they stole a blue Luyuan brand women's electric bicycle parked in the hallway of the residential building by the victim Yang. One evening in mid-July 2016, defendants Zhong and Yi went to a certain community in a certain district and, using lock-picking and wire connections, stole a red Qianjiang brand two-wheeled motorcycle parked in the building's hallway by the victim Liu. The motorbike was valued at 1,800 RMB, according to appraisal. In the early morning of August 13, 2016, defendant Yi went to a certain community in a certain district and, using lock-picking and wire connections, stole a red electric tricycle parked by the victim Wang. It was also found that when defendant Yi was questioned by the public security authorities due to suspicious behavior, he truthfully confessed to the theft crimes. Additionally, it was discovered that defendant Zhong was administratively detained for five days by a southern county public security bureau in a certain province on May 12, 2016, for drug use. The aforementioned facts were acknowledged by defendants Zhong and Yi during the court trial, and they were supported by evidence such as the criminal case registration form, the decision to file a case, the details of the arrest, explanatory notes, the administrative penalty decision, Zhong and Yi’s household registration data, identification records, seizure decision and list, price certification conclusion No. 34 (2016) issued by the price certification center of a certain district of a certain city along with annexes, copies of vehicle driving permits for Yang and others, on-site inspection records, diagrams and photos, identification records and photos, search records and photos, seizure decision and list, price identification conclusion and annexes, witness Zhang’s testimony, and statements from victims Liu, Yang, and Wang, as well as confessions from defendants Zhong and Yi, all of which are sufficient to establish the facts.


The People's Procuratorate in a certain area charged: In October 1989, the defendant Yang held a wedding ceremony with Xing and lived together as husband and wife, and on January 26, 2010, they registered their marriage. Around 2008, Yang also cohabited with the defendant Ren, who was aware that Yang had a spouse but still lived with him as husband and wife, and they had a daughter together on June 9, 2010. In response to the above charges, the prosecution presented evidence in court, including the report materials, the registration card of women of childbearing age, the marriage registration review form, the application for reissuing a marriage certificate, marriage certificates, the course of the incident, the procedure of bringing to justice, as well as witness testimonies and confessions of the defendants, among other evidences. Accordingly,


The People's Procuratorate in a certain jurisdiction charged that on April 9, 2014, the defendant Liu, while serving as the acting director of the High-tech Materials Branch of Wuhan Xinshi Metallurgical Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd., together with the defendant Ceng, exploited the convenience of his position responsible for reclaiming casting slag. During the transportation of casting slag within the Wugang plant area, they illegally transported out and appropriated 8.15 tons of waste steel slag. On April 16, 2014, the defendant Liu, in collusion with the defendant Ceng, used the aforementioned method to stealthily transport out 13 tons of waste steel slag from the Wugang plant area, but were discovered by staff from the Wugang Security Department and subsequently handed over to the public security organs for handling. An appraisal determined that the aforementioned waste steel slag was valued at a total of 28,764 RMB. The public prosecution agency, in support of the alleged facts, presented and read the following evidence: 1. the process of solving and capturing the crime; 2. identity materials; 3. report materials; 4. related documentary evidence and on-site photos; 5. testimonies from witnesses Wang A, Wang B, Lin, Du, Zheng, Zhao, Yuan, Gao, Li, Zhou, and others; 6. identification records; 7. the decision on seizure and the list of seized items; 8. price appraisal report; 9. confessions and defenses by defendants Liu and Ceng.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain locality charges that during January 2011, the defendants Yuan and Guo, in violation of national regulations, decided to engage in the fireworks and firecrackers business without obtaining the required business license for such operation. After planning, they engaged in the business of fireworks and firecrackers. Guo, who worked at the Yanzhou City Celebration Fireworks and Firecrackers Operation Station, provided the procurement information and the station's anti-counterfeit labels to facilitate Yuan's procurement and the production of false anti-counterfeit labels. After contacting retail stalls, Yuan was responsible for purchasing fireworks and firecrackers from a certain place and delivering them to various retail stalls. Subsequently, they sold fireworks and firecrackers to retail spots operated by Zhang and others, with the illegal business amounting to over 150,000 yuan. The public prosecutor read and presented the evidence in court as set out in the indictment, including the testimonies from witnesses Han, Zhang, Yin Jia, Huang, Gao, Yin Yi, Ma Jia, Hu, Peng, Ma Yi, Wang Jia, Li Jia, Li Yi, Shang, Wang Yi, Yang, the statements from the defendants Yuan, Guo Yuan, sales lists, IOUs, identification records, expert opinions, lists of seized items, lists of destroyed items, fireworks and firecrackers anti-counterfeit codes, certificate from the Yanzhou City Administration of Work Safety, case handling instructions, apprehension process, and household registration certificates.


After trial, it was found: On July 24, 2013, at around 14:00, the defendant Tian was playing cards at a store owned by Li in a village in a town in a district of a certain city, when a verbal dispute arose with the victim Xu over trivial matters. They were later persuaded to reconcile. At around 15:00 on the same day, defendant Tian, still upset, gathered defendant Liu and returned to Li's store, where Tian injured victim Xu with a knife. According to the identification report, victim Xu suffered sharp injuries to the head and left waist/flank, including a fracture of the left temporal skull bone and a residual scalp scar over 8cm in length, as well as a scar approximately 6.5cm long on the left waist/flank. The injuries were assessed as minor injuries. On October 15, 2013, defendants Tian and Liu were apprehended, and both truthfully confessed the aforementioned facts upon arrival. After the incident, defendants Tian and Liu compensated victim Xu for economic losses and obtained Xu's understanding. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Tian and Liu during the court hearing, and were corroborated by statements from victim Xu, testimonies from witnesses Li and Peng, the forensic injury assessment report, identification records, inspection records, the agreement document, the letter of understanding, the explanation of return, the incident process, the administrative penalty decision, and the household registration certificates of defendants Tian and Liu, all of which are sufficient to establish the facts.


Upon examination, it was found that from early July 2015 to the 17th, defendants Liu, Peng, and Li, after consultations, established a casino in succession within a residential house opposite the Yinzhou Bank in Heyi Village, Zhanqi Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, and another house beside a kindergarten. The casino operated using hard Pai Gow tiles for gambling purposes. Defendant Liu was responsible for leasing the premises, while defendants Peng and Li were in charge of taking cuts from the profits, earning more than 5,000 yuan during this period. On August 7, 2015, defendants Liu, Peng, and Li voluntarily reported to the public security authorities after being summoned by phone and truthfully confessed their criminal activities. During the trial at this court, defendants Liu, Peng, and Li returned the illegal profits of 5,000 yuan to the court. These facts are uncontested by defendants Liu, Peng, and Li during the trial process and are corroborated by witness testimonies from individuals such as Chen Moujia, Chen Mouyi, the house rental agreements, receipts, the circumstances of their coming forward, and identification documents of the defendants, which are sufficient to support the determination.


After examination, it is found that: In late June 2015, on a certain day, defendant Liu, along with Liu A (handled in a separate case) and Huang (handled in a separate case), rode in a small truck driven by defendant Mei to load construction materials at the Sanyangsi Village Committee, Jiangchang Town, in this city. Acting on a sudden impulse, defendant Liu, together with Liu A, Huang, and defendant Mei, stole 3605.2 meters of overhead insulated wire, model JKLYJ-1/1×95, valued at 22,280 yuan, which was stored by Tianmen Taimeng Electric Power Co., Ltd. in the Sanyangsi Village driving school. They later sold the stolen overhead insulated wire to a scrap station, receiving proceeds of over 2,600 yuan. Liu A, Huang, and defendant Mei each received 100 yuan, and the remaining funds went to defendant Liu. On October 8, 2015, defendant Mei voluntarily went to the Jiangchang Police Station of Tianmen City Public Security Bureau to surrender and truthfully confessed the theft of the overhead insulated wire. It is also found that on December 18, 2015, defendants Liu and Mei jointly compensated the victim unit, Tianmen Taimeng Electric Power Co., Ltd., for economic losses of 22,280 yuan and received their forgiveness. The aforementioned facts were not contested by defendants Liu and Mei during the trial. These facts are substantiated by the household registration certificates of defendants Liu and Mei, testimonies from witnesses Zhou, Wen, Xiong, Zhang, Wang, Xiao, and by evidence such as the case briefings and capture process provided by the authorities, the receipt and letter of forgiveness provided by the victim unit, and the evaluation report from the Tianmen City Price Certification Center, which are sufficient for affirmation.


The prosecution alleges: From March 2012 to early 2013, the defendant Zhang, who was then the Party branch secretary and village head of a certain village in a town of a certain city, took advantage of his position during the rural dilapidated housing renovation process in a certain town of a certain city. Together with the defendant Meng, a villager of that village, they used forged materials to fraudulently obtain national subsidies for dilapidated housing renovation amounting to 15,000 RMB. After the incident, defendants Zhang and Meng were summoned to the case. To prove the aforementioned charges, the prosecution conducted an in-court interrogation of the defendants, read the statements made by Zhang and Meng at the investigation agency, presented testimonies from witnesses Yang and Zhu, among others, and presented evidence such as the separate files of rural dilapidated housing renovation in a certain city, the detailed list of fund disbursement, and the case initiation documents.


The People's Procuratorate charged: In the early morning of September 6, 2012, the defendants Lu and Zuo, along with "Zhao" and "Qian" (both handled in separate cases), had a dispute with Wang (who has already been administratively punished) over a trivial matter at Jinledi Leisure Club in Pingwang Community, Zhouxiang Town, Cixi City. During the conflict, defendant Lu was injured by Wang, who then hid. Unable to find Wang, defendants Lu, Zuo, "Zhao," and "Qian" unjustifiably assaulted the victim Mou with beer bottles and by punching and kicking. Forensic examination determined that Mou's external injuries resulted in a minor injury to the left parietal bone and a superficial injury to the scalp. After being apprehended, defendants Lu and Zuo truthfully confessed to the criminal acts mentioned above. During the trial, defendant Zuo compensated the victim Mou with 8,000 RMB and obtained Mou's understanding. The facts mentioned above were not disputed by defendants Lu and Zuo during the court hearing and were corroborated by the victim Mou's statement, testimonies from witnesses Wang, Hua A, Hua B, Luo, and Wu, identification records, medical records, forensic assessment of bodily injuries, public security administrative penalty decision, prior criminal judgment, capture process, letter of understanding, and the basic household information of defendants Lu and Zuo. Taking into account the aforementioned facts and circumstances of the crime, the prosecution suggested a sentencing range of six months to one year of fixed-term imprisonment for defendants Lu and Zuo.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain city in Zhejiang Province charged: From the end of 2009 to August 15, 2012, the defendants Liu and Xu, a couple, for profit, engaged in illegal internet cafe operations in a rented house at No. 170, Qidong Road, a village in Gutang Street, in a certain city, without obtaining the necessary network cultural business license and business license, making illegal profits exceeding 13,000 RMB. On August 15, 2012, police officers from the Gutang Police Station of the city's Public Security Bureau discovered the internet café operated by the defendants Liu and Xu and seized one computer involved in the case, along with a router and a switch. After being brought to justice, both defendants Liu and Xu truthfully confessed to their criminal acts. During the trial, the defendants Liu and Xu raised no objections to the aforementioned facts, which were confirmed by the testimony of witnesses Huang, He, Jiang, and Ye, identification records and photos, search records and photos, special receipts for temporarily seized items, inventory of seized items and photos, account opening information, detailed computer business income records, detailed Zhejiang Telecom customer call records, the process of being brought to justice, and the identity information of defendants Liu and Xu, all of which are sufficient to establish the conviction.


Defendants Li, Peng, and Liu have no objection to the facts and charges brought by the prosecution. The People's Procuratorate of Tianjia'an District, Huainan City, charges: Defendants Li, Peng, and Liu are all members of a pyramid scheme organization. The victim, Gong, was deceived by this organization and brought to a certain location on September 21, 2015. On the evening of September 22, 2015, Gong was taken to the hideout of the pyramid scheme organization, where Li, Peng, and Liu subsequently monitored him and restricted his personal freedom. Around 12 noon on September 25, 2015, while being taken to a "class" by Li, Peng, Liu, and others, Gong called for help from others. The three assaulted Gong, and he was later rescued by the public security authorities. The People's Procuratorate of Tianjia'an District believes that the defendants, Li, Peng, and Liu, unlawfully restricted another person's freedom, violating Articles X and X of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, they should be held criminally responsible for the crime (specific crime not mentioned). The prosecution requests the court to sentence them according to the law. Defendants Li, Peng, and Liu do not contest the criminal facts and charges. Upon investigation, it was found that defendants Li, Peng, and Liu are members of the pyramid scheme organization. On September 21, 2015, victim Gong was deceived and brought to a certain location and was taken to the organization's hideout the following night. Li, Peng, and Liu monitored Gong, taking him to "classes" and restricting his freedom. Around 12 noon on September 25, 2015, while being taken to a "class" by Li, Peng, Liu, and others, Gong called for help, and the three assaulted him. Gong was later rescued by the public security authorities. On September 26, 2015, the three defendants were given administrative penalties of fourteen days of detention and a fine of five hundred yuan. The facts above are undisputed by defendants Li, Peng, and Liu and are corroborated by Gong's testimony, the confessions of the three defendants, on-site investigation records, photos, identification transcripts, explanation notes, arrest records, and household registration proofs, which are sufficient for conviction.


Upon trial, it was found that from March to September 2015, Li (fugitive), a co-defendant, rented an apartment in the Xiangjiang Century City neighborhood in a certain city of a certain province as a workshop, investing over 100,000 yuan. Yu (convicted) provided the technology, and Guo (convicted) was responsible for the gambling funds and daily management. Defendants Huang, He, Li, and Li2 (fugitive), along with others, participated in online gambling. By September 3, 2016, the gambling funds had been transferred to Guo's gambling account totaling 474,997 yuan. During the gambling period, Guo paid Huang 1,000 yuan, He 4,000 yuan, and Li 1,000 yuan. The aforementioned facts were undisputed by defendants Huang, He, and Li during the court hearing. Furthermore, these facts are corroborated by pieces of evidence including permanent resident basic information forms, detention certificates, arrest records, explanations of the suspect's capture situation, detention proofs, receipts, temporary detention certificates, records of previous convictions, bank card transaction details, account balance inquiries, Guo's computer latest spreadsheet from June 27, China Minsheng Bank transaction details, criminal judgments, testimonies from witnesses Wan and Yu1, confessions and defenses from co-defendants Yu and Guo, electronic evidence inspection records, and identification records, which are sufficient to conclude the case.


The People's Procuratorate in a certain location charged that at around 23:00 on May 22, 2012, the defendant Tang vandalized Xu's vehicle, which was parked in the Aimin neighborhood of Baoqing County, and then left. Xu, claiming to retrieve the vehicle, called for victims Cong and Ye and others. Seeing this, Tang drove to find the defendant Li and others, preparing sticks and knives. During this time, Cong called the police. Subsequently, Tang, Li, and others returned to the Aimin neighborhood. Defendant Tang injured victim Xu in the chest with a knife, and defendant Li injured victim Cong's left face and left shoulder with a jack lever. Forensic identification determined that victim Xu suffered minor injuries, while victim Cong sustained mild injuries. After investigation, on January 18, 2013, defendants Tang and Li were summoned to the Zhendong Police Station, where they truthfully confessed their crimes.


After trial, it was found that on August 8, 2014, around 8 p.m., the defendants Zhong, Deng, and Dong, after drinking heavily at Zhong's home, went to the home of the victim, Liu, under the pretense of asking for wages, and caused a disturbance under the influence of alcohol. The defendants Zhong, Deng, and Dong injured Liu, Liu A, Liu's parents Liu A and Zhou, Liu's elder brother Liu, and Liu's daughter Liu B, and also damaged the doors and windows of Liu's house. According to the assessment, the injuries to Liu, Liu A, Zhou, Liu, and Liu B were all minor. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by the defendants Zhong, Deng, and Dong during the court hearing, and were confirmed by the statements of the victims Liu and Liu, testimony from witnesses Yin and Pei, records of the scene investigation, diagrams and photos made by the public security organs, forensic conclusions, household registration certificates, and other evidence, which were sufficient to establish the facts. In the civil compensation part of this case, through mediation conducted by the court, both parties reached a compensation agreement, where the defendants Zhong, Deng, and Dong were to compensate the victims a total of 30,000 yuan for personal injuries and property damages, which has been fully paid, and the victims have forgiven the actions of the three defendants.


The prosecution alleges that from April 2013 to early May, defendants Zhu and Huang set up a casino by enticing others to gamble at a convenience store opposite Building 5, No. 22, Jihua Sixth Road, Chancheng District, in a certain city. They used a poker game called "Three Cards, Big Eats Small" to attract gamblers and generated profits by taking a cut from the bets. Defendant Zhu was responsible for keeping watch, while defendant Huang handled the rake. At around midnight on May 8, 2013, the police apprehended defendants Zhu and Huang at the aforementioned convenience store and confiscated gambling equipment, including a set of poker cards and a round table, on the spot. Defendants Zhu and Huang did not contest these facts during trial, and the facts were corroborated by the testimonies of witnesses Chen, Xu, Li (A), Li (B), Zhang, Gan, and Zhou, as well as the record of identification, the inventory of seized items, the account of their arrest, household registration documents, and the statements and identification records of defendants Zhu and Huang during the investigation phase, all of which sufficiently establish the case.


The prosecution charges that on August 1, 2013, at approximately 11:00 PM, the defendant Song, in order to collect a debt, invited the defendants Yang, Zhang, and others to forcibly abduct the victim, Huang, using violent means such as dragging, in front of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch on Qianjin Second Road in a certain district of this city. They took the victim to "Longyuan Bath City" at No. 23, Siming Road, Dongxihu District, where they illegally restricted his personal freedom and forced him to write an IOU for 60,000 RMB. At around 2:00 AM the next day, the defendant Song and others took the victim Huang to the Construction Bank branch on Gutian Second Road in Dongxihu District of this city and released him after receiving 20,000 RMB in cash withdrawn by the victim. Following the victim's report to the police, the public security authorities, based on clues, successively captured the defendants Song, Yang, and Zhang on August 6, 30, and 31, 2013. According to the forensic examination opinion, the victim Huang sustained injuries to the head, face, and both lower limbs, among other areas, resulting in a Grade I traumatic brain injury and multiple soft tissue injuries, which were classified as minor injuries. The defendants did not dispute the above facts during the court trial. These facts are corroborated by evidence such as the permanent resident information form, the wanted persons registration information form, the apprehension and case-solving process by the public security organ, the IOU and other documentary evidence; witness testimony from a person named A; the victim Huang's statement; and the forensic examination report, which are sufficient to establish these charges.


The prosecution alleges that at around 12 p.m. on September 11, 2011, defendant Xia, in order to demand repayment from Chen, collaborated with defendant Zhang and others to find Chen at Xiaoran Leisure Villa in a district's Xiaoshan area. They assaulted Chen and forcibly took him to Aqian Clothing Store in Sanjiang Commercial Building, Xixing Street, in a district for detention. During this time, they made Chen make phone calls to raise money. It was not until around 4 p.m. the next day, after Chen returned 200,000 yuan to defendant Xia and wrote a repayment agreement, that he was released. On March 28, 2014, at around 12 p.m., defendant Xia, again in order to demand repayment from Chen, collaborated with defendant Zhang and others to find Chen at Suoqian Restaurant in a district's Xiaoshan area. They assaulted Chen and forcibly took him to Aqian Clothing Store in Sanjiang Commercial Building, Xixing Street, a district, for detention. During this time, they assaulted and threatened Chen, forcing him to repay the money. It was not until around 2:30 p.m. that day that Chen was rescued. After defendants Xia and Zhang were brought to justice, they truthfully confessed the above-mentioned process of their joint crime. The above facts were not disputed by defendants Xia and Zhang during the court hearing, and are corroborated by victim Chen's statement, testimonies from witnesses Li, Ye, Zhong, Xu, Wang Jia, Sheng, Wang Yi, Cao, Fu, and Ni, an explanation of the incident, situation description, on-the-spot investigation materials, search records, identification records, receipt of evidence material list, evidence retrieval list, mediation agreement, receipt, household registration certificate, administrative penalty decision, and other evidence, which is sufficient to confirm these facts.


Upon investigation, it was found that around midnight on July 30, 2013, the victim, Peng, had an argument with the employees Zhang, Chen, and Zhu at the Jinshengyi Leisure Club in Huangmabu Lezhujiao Village, Xixiang Subdistrict, Bao'an District, Shenzhen. The defendants, Zhang, Chen, and Zhu, dragged Peng into room 309 of the leisure club, assaulted him, and detained him in room 308. Subsequently, Peng, fearing further assault, attempted to escape by jumping out of the window of room 308 and was injured in the process. The police apprehended Chen and Zhu at the scene of the crime. On August 26, 2013, Zhang was arrested by the police at the Huangtian Police Station in Shenzhen. It was determined that Peng's injuries were minor. After the incident, Zhang, Chen, and Zhu compensated Peng for medical expenses, lost wages, and other costs, totaling 208,000 RMB, and received Peng's forgiveness. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by the defendants Zhang, Chen, and Zhu during the trial, and there was corroborating evidence verified through court proceedings, sufficient for recognition.


The People's Procuratorate of a certain place accused that since December 2015, the defendants Peng, Fu, Jiang, Zhu, and "Dudu" (handled in a separate case), among others, opened a casino with the purpose of making a profit at No. 1, 77 Gate, 5th Block, Honggangcheng Street in this district, organizing people to gamble using the card game "Chulaike." Defendant Peng was fully responsible for the casino's operations and promised that the profits would be divided among the four defendants and "Dudu" according to shares. At about 18:00 on December 22, 2015, when the four defendants gathered Ye and more than 20 others to gamble at the aforementioned location again, they were caught on the spot by the police. The scene yielded a seizure of gambling funds amounting to 66,350 yuan. The aforementioned facts were not disputed by defendants Peng, Fu, Jiang, and Zhu during the trial, and were confirmed by evidence such as the case-breaking and arrest process records and case handling instructions provided by public security organs; identity materials and criminal records of defendants Peng, Fu, Jiang, and Zhu; evidence preservation list and physical evidence photos; administrative penalty decision documents; and witness testimonies and identification records from individuals such as Ma, Liu, and Ye, among others, which are sufficient to establish the facts.