Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 22:00 on December 27, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> was unjustifiably beaten by Wang Moujia and Xu Mou (both handled separately) and others at Xingming International KTV in Xinqiao Town, this city. Feeling dissatisfied, <Defendant B> informed <Defendant A>, who was also singing at Xingming International KTV, about the beating. Subsequently, to vent their anger, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> punched and kicked Wang Moujia, Xu Mou, Li Mou, and others in the KTV hall. During this period, <Defendant A> beat Xu Mou, causing an injury to Xu Mou's right eye. According to the forensic examination and identification by Jingjiang Public Security Bureau, Xu Mou's right eye was blinded, constituting a second-degree serious injury. On September 28, 2019, <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities; after being brought to justice, <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to his crimes.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, met each other through an online game and colluded together. Due to a lack of money, <Defendant A> proposed robbing Didi drivers, to which <Defendant B> agreed and purchased knives. To avoid being caught by the police, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> further discussed specific details on how to kill the driver and dispose of the body.

In the early hours of June 24, 2019, under the Ring Road Bridge in Pidu District, Chengdu, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> used violence, including choking, binding, and threatening with knives, to rob the victim, Wang Moumou, of 924 yuan via WeChat transfer and two mobile phones. Later, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> again attempted to kill the victim by choking and stabbing the neck and abdomen. The victim, Wang Moumou, resisted strongly and called for help from a passing truck driver, prompting <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> to flee the scene.

On June 24, 2019, the police apprehended <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> at an unnamed hotel in Fushun County. According to the Sichuan Dingcheng Judicial Appraisal Center, the victim Wang Moumou sustained minor injuries of the second degree. The Pidu District Price Certification Center in Chengdu appraised the value of the robbed mobile phones at 1,300 yuan. The phones have been recovered and returned to the victim, Wang Moumou.


Upon trial, it was found that in October 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> secretly stored a nail gun in the wooden boards of the toilet in his brother Wang's house located in Tianlin Town, Anyue County. On February 21, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant C> along with the victim Liao Hejun were painting the walls at Wang's house. At around 2 PM that day, the defendant <Defendant C> discovered the nail gun while using the toilet and took it out to play with. Upon seeing this, the defendant <Defendant A> asked <Defendant C> to hand over the nail gun to him. After receiving the gun, <Defendant A> pointed it at Liao Hejun and called his name to show off. Unaware that the gun was loaded, <Defendant A> pulled the trigger, causing an accidental discharge. The iron pellets inside the gun struck Liao Hejun on the left side of his face, causing injury. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the authorities. Defendant <Defendant C> was brought in upon summons. All three defendants truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts and, together with Wang, compensated Liao Hejun with a total of RMB 83,690 (of which <Defendant A> paid RMB 55,690, <Defendant C> paid RMB 18,000, and <Defendant B> and Wang jointly paid RMB 10,000), thereby obtaining Liao Hejun's criminal reconciliation. According to the appraisal, the nail gun was a non-standard firearm powered by gunpowder and capable of causing injury. The injuries sustained by Liao Hejun were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.

Offences of Illegal Possession of Firearms


After the trial, it was found that around 5 a.m. on November 25, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> went to the entrance of the Jinyu Lanwan Community in Yuzhou City after drinking and, without any reason, assaulted the victims Wang Mou1, Li Mou, and Wang Mou2. According to the appraisal, the injuries of the victims Wang Mou1, Li Mou, and Wang Mou2 were all classified as minor injuries. After the incident, both parties reached a compensation and reconciliation agreement. The victims expressed their understanding towards the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>.

Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles


Upon review, it was found that at around 1:00 AM on August 11, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, after consuming alcohol, went to the Heping District of Shenyang City. <Defendant A> unreasonably demanded ice cream from a certain Ke Jian (the victim, male, 54 years old at the time of death) and was refused. Subsequently, the three defendants chased and assaulted Yang (referred to as Yang 2) with bricks and stones. During the chase, they dragged Yang 2, who had already boarded a taxi, out of the vehicle, knocked him down, and successively used fists, feet, bricks, and stones to violently strike Yang's body and head. This caused Yang 2 to suffer severe craniocerebral trauma due to blunt force to the head, leading to his death after unsuccessful emergency treatment. On the same day, the defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant B> were successively apprehended by the police.


After trial, it was found that on January 28, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowingly purchased counterfeit cigarettes bearing the "Zhonghua" and "Panda" trademarks from Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, through Wu Mou and Cai Lizhu (both handled in separate cases). The defendant <Defendant A> hired the defendant <Defendant B> to transport these counterfeit cigarettes back to Fuqing City, Fujian Province, and intended to sell them for profit through the "Fuqing City Honglu Street Jinqiao Grocery Store," which he actually operated in Fuqing City. On January 29, 2019, under the direction of the defendant <Defendant A>, the defendant <Defendant B> drove a truck with the license plate number Min A××××× to transport the counterfeit cigarettes to the vicinity of Guanxi Road, Dapu Village, Honglu Street, Fuqing City, where they were apprehended by the Fuqing City Tobacco Monopoly Bureau and the Fuqing City Public Security Bureau. At the scene, 387 cartons of counterfeit "Zhonghua" brand cigarettes and 66 cartons of counterfeit "Panda" brand cigarettes, with a total value of RMB 310,293.75, were seized. The defendant <Defendant A> surrendered to the public security authorities on March 5, 2019.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


After trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a precision steel pipe for 220 yuan on July 21, 2017, from the "Precision Steel Pipe Factory Direct Sales" Taobao store; on July 25, 2017, <Defendant A> purchased a nail gun for 1159 yuan, along with a gun stock and a scope, from the "Dazhong Shunda" Taobao store. Subsequently, <Defendant A> assembled and fired the items after watching instructional videos provided by the "Dazhong Shunda" Taobao store customer service via WeChat. According to the appraisal, the items involved are firearms that use gunpowder to propel projectiles.

Defendant <Defendant B> purchased a nail gun for 539 yuan on August 10, 2017, from the "Dazhong Shunda" Taobao store; on July 15, 2017, <Defendant B> purchased a gun stock, a precision steel pipe, and a 24-hole sleeve for 450 yuan from the "Gangyong Hardware" Taobao store. Subsequently, <Defendant B> assembled and test-fired the purchased parts. According to the appraisal, the items involved are firearms that use gunpowder to propel projectiles.


Upon trial, it was found that: On the evening of April 15, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with his wife <Defendant B>, lured the victim Zhang Mou to their home. They then coerced Zhang Mou into writing an IOU for 150,000 yuan under the pretext that Zhang Mou had trespassed into their residence. On April 18, 2019, Zhang Mou transferred 150,000 yuan to <Defendant B>'s bank account. On May 14, 2019, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> conspired to extort an additional 300,000 yuan from Zhang Mou by falsely accusing him of seducing <Defendant B> through text messages, but their attempt was unsuccessful.


Upon trial, it was found that on July 11, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, together with Gao Li (handled in a separate case), rented a house at No. 285 Wenchang Road, Hongchuan Town, Hongya County, to set up a prostitution venue. Subsequently, they recruited and gathered individuals to engage in prostitution activities. On September 10, 2018, Gao Li proposed to withdraw from the partnership, and <Defendant A> continued to operate the prostitution venue. In early March 2019, <Defendant A> hired Xie Shuangjin (handled in a separate case) and <Defendant B> to work at the prostitution venue. On March 8, 2019, to evade law enforcement, <Defendant A> relocated the prostitution venue to another building in Hongya County. <Defendant A> was responsible for the daily management of the prostitution venue and the prostitutes, setting the prices and commission standards for prostitution, and providing food and accommodation for the prostitutes. <Defendant B> assisted <Defendant A> in managing the venue by receiving clients, recommending prostitutes to clients, collecting fees from clients, and paying commissions to the prostitutes. <Defendant A> also hired Zheng to clean the venue and cook for the prostitutes. On April 14, 2019, the public security authorities raided the prostitution venue and apprehended ten prostitutes, including Yong and Pu. From July 11, 2018, to April 14, 2019, the prostitution venue illegally profited by 15,000 yuan.


After trial, it was found that in the summer of 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> learned that Xiong (who has been dealt with in a separate case) could make firearms, and requested to purchase one from Xiong. Xiong then made a firearm and sold it to <Defendant A> for 1200 yuan. After purchasing the firearm, <Defendant A> asked the defendant <Defendant B> to keep it for him due to certain reasons. <Defendant B> then hid the firearm at his father-in-law's house. In mid-January 2018, the public security authorities obtained clues that <Defendant A> possessed a firearm and conducted an investigation. They found an air gun at <Defendant A>'s home. <Defendant A> confessed that he had bought a gunpowder gun from Xiong and stored it at <Defendant B>'s house. He then went with the police officers to <Defendant B>'s house, where the police lawfully seized the gunpowder gun and took it into custody. After identification, the seized gunpowder gun was determined to be a firearm that uses gunpowder as a propellant and a tubular device to launch metal pellets, and it was confirmed to be capable of causing injury. After being apprehended by the Linli County Public Security Bureau, the defendant <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to the illegal purchase and sale of firearms. After being apprehended by the Linli County Public Security Bureau, the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the illegal possession of firearms.


Upon trial, it was found that on the afternoon of September 14, 2015, the defendant <Defendant A> fraudulently obtained a Dongfeng Nissan Qashqai vehicle with the license plate Tianjin R×××** from Zhang Moumou's "Tianjin Jinghai District Wanjiao Car Rental Center" under the pretense of renting it. On the same day, <Defendant A> sold the vehicle to the defendant <Defendant B> for 30,000 yuan. Despite knowing that the vehicle lacked the necessary property and driving certificates, <Defendant B> still purchased the vehicle. After the rental period expired, Zhang Moumou realized the deception and called the police. According to the appraisal, the vehicle involved was valued at 48,000 yuan. On February 22, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police. On March 17 of the same year, the defendant <Defendant B> was summoned to the case by the police.


After trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A>, in order to demand repayment from the victim Xia, colluded with the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D> to restrict Xia's personal freedom three times for a total of about ten days. The specific criminal facts are as follows: (1) On the afternoon of April 14, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with the defendant <Defendant B>, took the victim Xia to the office of <Defendant A>'s Hengrun Luxury Car Shop located in Zhongnan Trade City, Jieshou City. During the day, the victim Xia was guarded by the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, and at night, by the defendant <Defendant D>. Xia was released on the evening of April 17.


After trial, it was found that:

1. At around 15:00 on February 2, 2019, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant D> impersonated police officers from the Dafang County Public Security Bureau and went to a shed at the intersection of Jiaxin Road in Dafang Town, Dafang County, where they confiscated gambling funds of over 300 yuan from Guo Zhongqi, Xu Zhongwen, and others under the pretense of a gambling crackdown.

2. At around 20:00 on February 16, 2019, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> impersonated police officers from the Dafang County Public Security Bureau and went to the Lotus Pond Academy pottery shop in Dafang Town, Dafang County, where they confiscated gambling funds of over 440 yuan from Huang Jiafen and others under the pretense of a gambling crackdown.

3. At around 20:00 on February 16, 2019, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> impersonated police officers from the Dafang County Public Security Bureau and went to the rental house of Fu Jiang in Group 4, Jinyu Village, Dafang Town, Dafang County, to conduct a gambling crackdown. However, they were identified and did not confiscate any property.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant, <Defendant A>, rented the ×× Bathhouse located at ××, Shahekou District, Dalian City, in February 2018. After leasing the premises, <Defendant A> intended to organize prostitution activities at the bathhouse for profit. <Defendant A> subsequently hired Sun (already sentenced) as the general manager, <Defendant B> as the supervisor, <Defendant D> as the service staff, and <Defendant C> as the financial officer.

From February 2018 to December 5, 2018, during the operation of the ×× Bathhouse, <Defendant A> established standardized sexual service items, prices, and service durations. <Defendant A> required the front desk cashier to uniformly collect the fees for sexual services. By arranging for General Manager Sun to recruit prostitutes and implementing the above regulations through methods such as establishing WeChat groups or holding meetings to convey organizational discipline, <Defendant A> comprehensively enforced these rules. Additionally, <Defendant A> arranged for <Defendant C> to settle the wages for the prostitutes every five days and report the number and total amount of prostitution activities daily, thereby achieving the organization and management of the prostitutes.

<Defendant B> was responsible for managing all the work in the bathhouse when Sun was not present and assisted Sun in recruiting prostitutes and conveying organizational discipline to them. <Defendant D> was responsible for inquiring whether customers had requests for sexual services and escorting them through a hidden door to the prostitution venue on the fifth floor of the bathhouse.

At around 23:00 on December 5, 2018, the Shahekou Branch of the Dalian Public Security Bureau conducted an inspection of the ×× Bathhouse and caught prostitutes Gao, Lan, and Li providing sexual services. <Defendant C> was summoned to the case by telephone by the public security authorities on January 22, 2019.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


After the trial, it was found that in September 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, wanting to purchase a gun to drive away squirrels that were gnawing on the bark of his cedar trees, entrusted the defendant <Defendant B> to help him buy a gun. In October 2019, while searching for bees in a mountain in Lida Town, Funing County, the defendant <Defendant B> encountered a man and noticed a gun placed beside him. <Defendant B> bought the gun from the man for 120 RMB, and the man also gave <Defendant B> 32 blank cartridges. After returning home, <Defendant B> informed the defendant <Defendant A> to come and collect the gun the next day. The next day, <Defendant A> went to <Defendant B>'s house and took the gun.

On March 2, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> and a person named Ma went to the Nalie group of Muba Village Committee to catch birds for sale. While passing the fork in the road at the Longnei group of Shangcun Village Committee, they were discovered by poverty alleviation staff, who persuaded them not to illegally hunt wild animals. During this process, the staff found a gun in the camouflage bag carried by the defendant <Defendant A>. The poverty alleviation staff immediately called the police and controlled the two individuals, after which the police arrived to handle the situation. According to the forensic identification by the Wenshan Prefecture Public Security and Judicial Identification Center, the gun involved in the case was identified as a firearm that uses gunpowder to propel projectiles, which has the capability to cause injury and is classified as a firearm under the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Control of Firearms."

Additionally, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Funing County Public Security Bureau on March 19, 2020.


After the trial, it was found that on March 25, 2019, the victim Wu Mou1, introduced by his coworker Li Hede, married the defendant <Defendant A> after paying a dowry of 75,000 RMB, and brought <Defendant A> back to his home at No. 8, Zhaihou, Guiyang Village, Kengdi Township, Shouning County, Fujian Province for cohabitation. During this period, <Defendant A> informed the defendant <Defendant B> of the fraudulent marriage through WeChat and requested assistance to leave. <Defendant B> agreed. On the 29th of the same month, <Defendant B> hired Zhang Mou1, through Vietnamese nationals He Mou1 (Vietnamese name: HANGOCVIVH) and He Mou2 (Vietnamese name: HAVANTHANH), to drive the vehicle with license plate Min E××××× from Zhangzhou City to wait near Wu Mou1's home to assist in the escape. At around 21:00 that day, Wu Mou1 discovered that <Defendant A> had escaped under the pretext of taking a bath and subsequently rode his motorcycle along the road to search for her, followed closely by his father Wu Mou2 and other villagers. They intercepted the vehicle with license plate Min E××××× in Guiyang Village. Zhang Mou1 called the police upon seeing this, and both parties were summoned to the Kengdi Police Station for investigation. At around 3:00 the next day, Wu Mou2 and others found <Defendant A> in the back mountain of the village and handed her over to the police for processing.


Upon investigation, it was found that from December 29 to 30, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that the funds in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) account of his brother Lü Xiaosen (already sentenced) were stolen money, conspired with the defendant <Defendant B> to withdraw 20,000 yuan from a rural commercial bank ATM at the west gate of Tianshan Apartments in Yunhe Town, Pizhou City. They subsequently transferred and concealed the money. On January 8, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were apprehended. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily returned the stolen money involved in the case, including the 20,000 yuan in question. Both defendants signed a confession and plea agreement. During the trial, the defense did not object to the facts and charges in the indictment. The defense lawyer for <Defendant A> argued that <Defendant A> was questioned by the investigative authorities as a witness and admitted to withdrawing money with the bank card, which should be considered a voluntary surrender. The defense lawyer for <Defendant B> argued that <Defendant B> played a secondary role in the joint crime, confessed and pleaded guilty, and was a first-time and occasional offender, recommending that <Defendant B> be exempted from criminal punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that one day in 1981, the defendant <Defendant A> asked Long Zhumei, a blacksmith from Wachang Village, Huluzhen, Baojing County (also known as Long Zhengtang, who died in 2017), to assemble a long firearm, which was later used for hunting until now. One day in 1997, while Long Zhumei was forging iron at <Defendant A>'s home, he gave a long firearm to <Defendant A>'s eldest son, the defendant <Defendant B>, who has since used it for hunting. One day in 2007, <Defendant B> stored a short firearm at home for hunting, which he has used until now. In the second half of 2017, <Defendant B> welded a steel pipe and a nail gun barrel together to assemble a short firearm at a shop called "Axing Tire Shop" in Jishou City, and later gave it to <Defendant A> for hunting purposes, which he has used until now. On March 6, 2019, the Guzhang County Public Security Bureau lawfully confiscated all firearms illegally possessed by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. According to the appraisal report No. (2019) 23 by the Criminal Science and Technology Research Institute of the Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture Public Security Bureau, the firearms possessed by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were all identified as firearms powered by gunpowder. On April 15, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts of illegal possession of firearms and illegal manufacturing of firearms.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 1:00 AM on May 2, 2019, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after premeditation, used the method of staging a car accident with drunk drivers to extort money from others. Subsequently, <Defendant A> drove a Wuling van with the license plate number Ji R×××** and followed Wang, who was driving under the influence, to Bazhou City, with <Defendant B> as a passenger. They intentionally collided with Wang's Buick car, license plate number Ji R×××**, and then extorted 12,000 RMB from Wang by accusing him of drunk driving and hit-and-run. On May 30, 2019, <Defendant B> voluntarily turned himself in to the police and truthfully confessed his crime. After the incident, <Defendant A>'s family returned the stolen 12,000 RMB to the victim and additionally compensated the victim 20,000 RMB for economic losses. <Defendant B>'s family compensated the victim 40,000 RMB for economic losses. The victim expressed understanding towards the criminal behavior of the two defendants.


Upon investigation, it was found that between May 2018 and March 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> hired defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and others with the intent of making illegal profits. Without obtaining permission from the registered trademark owners of "HU Brand One" and "HO Brand Two," they rented a house in Longgang District, Shenzhen as their operation site. Using tools such as screwdrivers, soldering irons, tweezers, and blades, they processed the purchased Brand One phone screen components into finished phone screens bearing counterfeit Brand One registered trademarks. On March 21, 2019, the investigation agency seized 240 pieces of Brand One P8 phone screens, 45 pieces of Brand One Honor Play 5A phone screens, 170 pieces of Brand One Nova Youth phone screens, 340 pieces of Brand One Mai Mang 6 phone screens, and 96 pieces of Brand One Honor 6 phone screens at the scene. Additionally, they confiscated one screwdriver, one soldering iron, one pair of tweezers, one box of blades, and one delivery note. Upon identification, all the finished phone screens were found to infringe on the exclusive rights of the registered trademarks "HU Brand One" and "HO Brand Two" owned by Brand One Technology Co., Ltd. According to the appraisal, the total market value of the 891 counterfeit "HU Brand One" and "HO Brand Two" registered trademark phone screens seized at the scene was RMB 320,830 (the median market price of the infringed products).

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant B>, due to a debt dispute between his mother, Lan Jingqin, and a resident of XX County, Jilin Province, Chen Mou, on May 17, 2020, at around 19:00, on the concrete road in front of Liu Zancai's house in XX County, <Defendant B> and his father, defendant <Defendant A>, used a sharp knife to stab Chen Mou in the chest, abdomen, and arm. According to the assessment, Chen Mou's diaphragmatic rupture was classified as a second-degree serious injury, liver rupture as a second-degree serious injury, gastric seromuscular layer rupture as a first-degree minor injury, right forearm wound as a slight injury, and left hand wound as a slight injury. On May 17, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities. After the incident, the defendant's family made a one-time compensation to the victim Chen Mou for various losses totaling 280,000 RMB, obtaining the victim's understanding.


After the trial, it was found that on November 10, 2010, at approximately 14:00, the defendant <Defendant B>, along with Yu Moumou (handled in a separate case) and Li Mou (already sentenced), under the instruction of Quan Moumou, and the defendant <Defendant A>, along with Zheng Moumou (already sentenced) and Xu Moumou (already sentenced), under the instruction of Zhao Mou, agreed to engage in a fight at the entrance of the crematorium in Gaizhou City. The defendant <Defendant B>'s group carried sickles and engaged in a fight with the defendant <Defendant A>'s group, resulting in Li Mou suffering fractures in the right lower leg and left arm, and Xu Moumou suffering a fracture in the left arm. According to the forensic identification by the Gaizhou City Public Security Bureau, Li Mou's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the first degree, and Xu Moumou's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that on August 27, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> contacted the victim Liu via phone, falsely claiming to be the secretary of the president of HSBC in Hong Kong. <Defendant A> deceived Liu by stating that Liu had a frozen fund of 400 million RMB in HSBC, which required a transfer fee of 20,000 RMB to be paid before the 400 million RMB could be transferred to Liu. Believing this to be true, Liu transferred a total of 19,500 RMB to a China Agricultural Bank account (last digits 62XX) under the name Lu, provided by <Defendant A>, multiple times between August 30, 2019, and October 23, 2019. After successfully committing the fraud, <Defendant A> requested defendant <Defendant B> to help cash out the amount using a credit card, offering a 20% "service fee." <Defendant B> then conspired with defendant <Defendant C> to charge a high "service fee" and used the POS machine managed by <Defendant C> multiple times to transfer the aforementioned illicit funds for <Defendant A>.


Upon investigation, it was found that at around 11:30 a.m. on February 11, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Li Dongze (born on August 9, 2005), encountered the victim Suo at Shuangta District in Chaoyang City. Noticing that Suo was carrying two mobile phones, they decided to rob him of his phones. After discussing among themselves, <Defendant C> lured Suo to the second-floor smoking room near the claw machine under the pretense of playing together. Li then deliberately bumped into Suo and, using the excuse of "discussing something," forcibly led Suo to the safety passage beside the second-floor smoking room by putting his arm around Suo's neck. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were waiting there to assist. Li repeatedly asked Suo to place his phones on the steps of the passage, citing concerns about breaking the phone screens during their discussion. During this period, Li punched Suo in the abdomen once. After Suo placed his phones on the steps, Li deliberately blocked Suo's view with his body, and <Defendant A> seized the opportunity to take Suo's two phones. Later, <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and Li sold the phones at the "Haodian Communication Equipment Dealership" in Shuangta District, Chaoyang City, and squandered the proceeds. According to the Chaoyang City Shuangta District Price Certification Center, one of the stolen phones, a VIVO X23, was valued at 2,500 RMB. After the incident, the parents of the three defendants compensated Suo for his economic losses, and Suo and his parents expressed their understanding towards the three defendants. On March 15, 2019, <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> were summoned to the case; on March 17 of the same year, <Defendant A> was summoned to the case.


Based on the trial, it has been found that Yi Mou (handled in a separate case), Shen Mou (deceased), in collaboration with the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and others, engaged in organizing prostitution activities to obtain illegal profits. From the end of October 2018 to December 19, 2018, they rented the 10th floor of the Yinfan Hotel on Beibuwan West Road in Beihai City for this purpose. The aforementioned defendants, along with Yi Mou and Shen Mou, set up a WeChat group to post prostitution advertisements and arranged for drivers to bring clients to the location for prostitution.

During this period, Yi Mou was responsible for recruiting, managing prostitutes Tang Mou1, Deng Mou, Mou Mou, Li Mou3, Huang Mou1, Huang Mou2, Wei Mou, and others, as well as overseeing operations and collecting prostitution fees. Shen Mou was in charge of receiving clients and collecting money on the first floor of the Yinfan Hotel and sending out prostitution advertisements through the WeChat group. Defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A> were responsible for receiving clients on the 10th floor of the Yinfan Hotel, helping clients select prostitutes, arranging rooms, and communicating in the WeChat work group to manage and arrange prostitution activities.

At around 10 PM on December 19, 2018, police officers from the Beihai City Public Security Bureau raided the prostitution site and apprehended Tang Mou1 with Zhou Mou, Li Mou1 with Deng Mou, Zhao Mou with Huang Mou1, Tang Mou2 with Huang Mou2, Mo Mou with Wei Mou, Li Mou2 with Mou Mou, Li Mou3, as well as Shen Mou, and defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A>. They also seized account books and four mobile phones used for organizing prostitution. After being apprehended, defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A> truthfully confessed to their crimes.

Crime of Facilitating the Organisation of Prostitution


Upon trial, it was found that in June 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> agreed with Wang Mou1, Liu Mou2, Wang Mou2, Li Mou, Shao Mou, Ma Mou, Wei Mou, and others in Urumqi, Xinjiang to sell Guizhou Maotai liquor at a price of 240 yuan per bottle. From July to October 2018, after packaging counterfeit Guizhou Maotai liquor, <Defendant A> sold 530 cases of counterfeit Guizhou Maotai liquor (6 bottles per case) to Liu Mou2, Wang Mou2, Li Mou, Shao Mou, Ma Mou, Wei Mou, and others. In August 2018, <Defendant A> requested <Defendant B> to package 120 cases (6 bottles per case, 500ml per bottle) of counterfeit Guizhou Maotai liquor and provided the base liquor and outer packaging cartons to <Defendant B>. <Defendant B> purchased the materials for packaging Maotai liquor online and packaged 120 cases of counterfeit Guizhou Maotai liquor. On August 27, 2018, <Defendant B> sent the 120 cases of counterfeit Maotai liquor to Wang Mou1 in Urumqi, Xinjiang according to the information provided by <Defendant A>. The next day, this batch of counterfeit Guizhou Maotai liquor was seized by the Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau of Bozhou District, Zunyi City. On February 19, 2019, <Defendant B> surrendered to the Renhuai City Public Security Bureau. On November 20, 2019, <Defendant B> signed a plea agreement, the content of which included: 1. The People's Court of Zunyi City, Guizhou Province...


Upon trial, it was found that at around 10 PM on June 13, 2019, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were driving a white Chang'an SUV with the license plate Jin L9***A on Beihuan Road in Xinjiang County when they saw the victim, Yang, passing by on an electric bike. <Defendant A> intended to rob the victim. <Defendant A> instructed <Defendant B> to follow Yang in the car and force Yang to stop the electric bike. At the T-junction west of the thermos factory in Xinjiang County, <Defendant A> got out of the car and demanded money from Yang, but failed. <Defendant A> forcibly took a black backpack from the victim, which contained a cardholder, bank cards, an ID card, a water bottle, and an iPhone 7 PLUS. The defendants then fled in the car, and the victim, Yang, immediately called the police. That night, the two defendants were apprehended by police officers in Xinjiang County. According to the appraisal, the value of the stolen items was RMB 1720. After being brought to justice, <Defendant B> actively compensated the victim, Yang, for the losses and obtained forgiveness.


Upon trial, the court found the following facts: (1) The facts of robbery and forcible molestation. In the early morning of September 20, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> colluded with the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Chen Mou1 (handled in a separate case) to plan a robbery of drugs at the home of the victims Lu Moumou and Wang Mou. After disguising themselves with masks, the four individuals, armed with knives, plastic replica handguns, electric batons, daggers, and other weapons, went to the entrance of Xiangshan District, Huaibei City. Under the arrangement of <Defendant A>, Chen Mou1 tricked the victim Lu Moumou into opening the door on the pretext of borrowing a lighter, after which the four forcibly entered the house. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Chen Mou1 entered the bedroom. <Defendant A> used verbal intimidation and violent threats to control the victims Lu Moumou and her cohabiting boyfriend Wang Mou, forcing them to hand over the drugs. Chen Mou1 and the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> controlled the two victims and searched the room for drugs. During this period, <Defendant A>, wielding a weapon, took the victim Lu Moumou to the bathroom alone and molested her. Later, as no drugs were found, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Chen Mou1 left the scene.


Upon investigation, it was found that on March 8, 2020, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, conspired to jointly purchase cigarettes locally and resell them to other regions without a tobacco business license, with the profits to be equally divided. Subsequently, the two defendants made large purchases of "Golden Leaf," "Zhonghua," "Liqun," and "Yellow Crane Tower" cigarettes from stores in Tanghe County, Sheqi County, and Wancheng District of Nanyang City in Henan Province. They then sold the purchased cigarettes three times to Xu from Liuzhuang Food Market in Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, through express delivery and direct driving, totaling 142,368 yuan, with an illegal profit of more than 7,000 yuan. On March 17, 2020, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, were caught red-handed by law enforcement officers from the Tobacco Bureau of Tanghe County while purchasing cigarettes at a store near Jinting Garden, Yinhua Road, Binhe Subdistrict Office in Tanghe County. At the scene, 34 cartons of "Golden Leaf," "Zhonghua," "Liqun," and "Yellow Crane Tower" brand cigarettes, valued at 14,703 yuan, were seized. On June 4, 2020, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, voluntarily returned the illegal proceeds of 7,000 yuan to the People's Procuratorate of Tanghe County.


Upon trial, it was found that from June 2019 to August 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, either alone or by employing the defendant <Defendant B>, posted "Free Q Coin" instructional videos in QQ groups in Siming District, Xiamen, using mobile phones. They lured victims into recharging Q Coins to QQ accounts controlled by them through the WeChat Q Coin recharge function. Subsequently, the fraudulently obtained Q Coins were sold to individuals such as Li at prices ranging from 80% to 93% of their value, defrauding a total of 469,939 yuan. Among this, the defendant <Defendant B> participated in defrauding 410,020 yuan from June 17, 2019, to August 14, 2019. On August 14, 2019, the public security authorities apprehended the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> in Siming District, Xiamen, and seized mobile phones, bank cards, and other tools used in the crime, as well as house rental contracts, air tickets, and other related items. It has been verified that victims Gao and Lou were defrauded of 2,000 yuan each. The families of the two defendants have compensated the victims Gao and Lou with 2,000 yuan each, and obtained their forgiveness. After being brought to justice, the defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the crime; during the trial, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily pleaded guilty in court and truthfully confessed to the criminal facts; the families of the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly returned 20,000 yuan of illegal gains to the court.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2015, the defendant company Shanghai Yingshi Hardware Products Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Shanghai Shangyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd.), while responsible for the procurement of decoration materials and construction labor for the public area/11-13 floors decoration and renovation of the Advanced Semiconductor Integrated Circuit R&D and Business Center Building of × Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., purchased counterfeit TOTO branded sanitary ware from the defendant <Defendant B> at a price of over RMB 170,000. The company then falsely reported the cost as over RMB 590,000 and installed the counterfeit products. The defendant <Defendant A> was the person directly in charge at Shanghai Yingshi Hardware Products Co., Ltd. According to the appraisal by TOTO (China) Co., Ltd., the sanitary ware installed in the public area and the sample room area on the 11-13 floors of the × Technology Building, which bore the "TOTO" mark, were all counterfeit TOTO brand products. The defendant <Defendant B> was apprehended on April 26, 2017, and truthfully confessed to the main criminal facts after being brought to justice. The defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended and brought to justice on August 31, 2017.


Upon investigation, it was found that between January and May 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, in order to hunt, had <Defendant A> provide the funds while <Defendant B> purchased gun parts and ammunition from different sellers on Taobao for 3000 RMB. They then used tools such as saws, electric drills, hammers, files, knives, and sandpaper to manually craft and assemble a complete gun with a gunstock powered by gunpowder. Between October 2016 and March 2017, the defendant <Defendant C>, also for the purpose of hunting, purchased gun parts from different sellers on Taobao for 2200 RMB. Using tools such as saws, electric drills, hammers, and files, <Defendant C> manually crafted and assembled a complete gun with a gunstock powered by gunpowder. On May 11, 2017, while hunting with their self-made guns in Duwei Town, Xianyou County, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> were apprehended by police officers from the Xianyou County Public Security Bureau. According to the forensic identification by the Putian City Public Security Bureau's Forensic Identification Institute, the two self-made suspected firearms that were confiscated can be identified as firearms.

Offences of Illegal Manufacture of Firearms


Upon trial, it was found that on April 15, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, without permission from the tobacco monopoly administrative department, drove a truck with the license plate number Yu D×××** to transport tobacco leaves, intending to transport them from Henan to Jinghong City, Xishuangbanna Prefecture. At approximately 20:50 on April 17, 2018, the vehicle was intercepted by the border police of the Dakaihe Border Inspection Station of the Xishuangbanna Border Defense Detachment at the Guanping checkpoint on the Sixiao Expressway. After weighing, it was found that the truck driven by the defendants was carrying 14.1 tons of tobacco leaves. According to the Yunnan Tobacco Quality Supervision and Testing Station, of the 14.1 tons of tobacco leaves involved, 30% were graded tobacco leaves and 70% were of no use value. The Jinghong City Price Certification Center determined that the price of the involved tobacco leaves was RMB 242,943.

The defendant <Defendant A> and the appointed defense lawyer had no objections to the facts and charges brought by the prosecution. The appointed defense lawyer argued that: 1) the defendant had little subjective malice; 2) it was the defendant's first offense, and they voluntarily confessed in court, showing a good attitude towards admitting guilt and willingness to pay a fine; 3) no harm was caused; 4) the defendant's family is in financial difficulty. They suggested a lenient sentence for the defendant.

The defendant <Defendant B> and the appointed defense lawyer had no objections to the facts and charges brought by the prosecution. The appointed defense lawyer argued that: 1) the defendant was a first-time offender with no criminal record; 2) the defendant turned themselves in; 3) the defendant showed remorse and had a positive attitude towards admitting guilt and repentance; 4) the defendant had little subjective malice, the crime was minor, and the social harm was not significant; 5) the defendant has elderly and young family members needing care. They suggested a lenient sentence for the defendant.


Upon trial, it was found that between the second half of 2015 and September 26, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> illegally accepted bets on "Mark Six" and "Three Mark Six" lotteries for a total of 398 periods at locations including Room 102, No. 36 Shangcang Alley, and No. 68 Jiaochang Road in Qingyuan County, with the purpose of making a profit. The total amount of bets accepted was RMB 4,116,818. From July 2016 to September 26, 2017, the defendant <Defendant B> assisted <Defendant A> in accepting bets on "Mark Six" and "Three Mark Six" lotteries for over 250 periods, with the total amount of bets accepted being RMB 2,925,228, and gained a profit of RMB 19,200. From June 2017 to September 26, 2017, the defendant <Defendant C> assisted <Defendant A> in accepting bets on "Mark Six" and "Three Mark Six" lotteries for a total of 54 periods, with the total amount of bets accepted being RMB 888,118. On July 22, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A> was sentenced by this court to one month and fifteen days of detention and fined RMB 3,000 for the crime of dangerous driving.


Upon trial, it was found that in March 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> intended to sell 1,000 cases (24 bottles per case) of counterfeit 45-degree 100ml Guibinlang liquor to "Brother Zhang" in Tianjin at a price of 170 yuan per case. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant B> paid a deposit of 26,000 yuan and agreed on a price of 110 yuan per case (24 bottles per case) to order 1,000 cases of counterfeit 45-degree 100ml Guibinlang liquor from the defendant <Defendant A>. Without obtaining permission from the registered trademark owner, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased materials for counterfeiting and hired Yang Mou, Li Mou, and others to produce a large quantity of counterfeit 45-degree 100ml Guibinlang liquor in a rented house located in Huaxi District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, rented from Wang Mou2. On April 28, 2019, according to the arrangement of the defendant <Defendant B>, the defendant <Defendant C> drove to the warehouse of the defendant <Defendant A> to pick up the completed counterfeit 45-degree 100ml Guibinlang liquor and delivered it to the transaction location designated by <Defendant B>. The public security authorities arrested the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant A>, and others at the roadside near the Tianhetan Fish Village in the Tianhetan Scenic Area of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, while they were in the process of trading. At the scene, 920 cases of counterfeit 45-degree 100ml Guibinlang liquor were seized. Subsequently, the public security authorities seized 4 cases of counterfeit 45-degree 100ml Guibinlang liquor and a large quantity of counterfeiting packaging materials, including 32 cases of empty Xiaolang liquor bottles, 90 cases of empty Jiangxiaobai bottles, 9,600 Jiangxiaobai trademarks, and 400 Jiangxiaobai cartons from the rented house of the defendant <Defendant A>. A large quantity of Guizhou Maotai and Wuliangye packaging materials were seized from <Defendant C>.

Offence of Selling Counterfeit Registered Goods


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. Around 1 a.m. on November 15, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, along with the defendant Li Mou1, who impersonated a People's Police officer, and <Defendant B>, took the victim Xiong Mou from the Anjie Garden Hotel in Mingze Plaza, Xinhua West Street, Huimin District, Hohhot, and extorted 15,000 RMB from the victim Xiong Mou.

2. The defendant <Defendant A> falsely claimed to be able to secure a job for the victim Zhu Mou as a doctor in a public hospital and defrauded the victim Zhu Mou of 80,000 RMB. Before the case was exposed, at the urging of the victim Zhu Mou, 1,000 RMB was returned.


Upon trial, it was found that from 2017 until the incident, Qu, along with <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others, formed an organized criminal group with Qu as the principal figure and <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Gao Xian as key members. This group, bound by ties of hometown and friendship, operated in the Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou City, engaging in gambling to obtain illegal profits, committing acts of provocation and disturbance, disrupting public order, infringing on the legal rights of victims, and causing a significant negative social impact. The specifics are as follows:

1. Provocation and harboring facts: In the early hours of November 7, 2017, <Defendant A> conspired with Yang and Gao Xian in a private restaurant in the Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou City. Using the pretext that <Defendant B>'s girlfriend had been bullied, they chased and intercepted victims Ren and Shen, using beer bottles and other objects, and assaulted them. After the incident, <Defendant B> reported the matter to Qu. The next day, Qu went to the scene to understand the situation. Subsequently, despite knowing that <Defendant A> and Gao Xian were involved in the fight, <Defendant B>, under Qu's direction, arranged for <Defendant A> and Gao Xian to hide in Changsha, Hunan Province, to evade police investigation.

According to the forensic examination, victim Shen sustained a left temporal-occipital brain contusion, left frontal-temporal subdural hematoma, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, resulting in a level 1 minor injury; victim Ren sustained a 1.2 cm scar on the right occipital region, constituting a minor injury. After the incident, <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered and mostly truthfully confessed to the facts of the case; <Defendant B> truthfully confessed after being apprehended.


After trial, it was found that in 2007, the defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, a married couple, began operating a pig slaughterhouse in Anju District. After a period of operation, <Defendant A> decided to charge merchants who sold meat in Baimachang Town but did not slaughter pigs at the Baimachang Town slaughterhouse a fee ranging from 10 yuan/day to 15 yuan/day. For merchants who refused to pay, <Defendant A> used threats with a knife, verbal abuse, and other means to force them to pay the fee or prohibit them from selling pork in Baimachang Town. Most of the time, <Defendant B> would go out to collect the fees from the merchants.

In August 2017, the Anju District slaughterhouse was merged into the Zhongxing Town slaughterhouse, but <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> continued to charge merchants who sold meat in Baimachang Town but did not slaughter pigs at the Zhongxing Town slaughterhouse a fee ranging from 10 yuan/day to 15 yuan/day. By the time the case was uncovered in October 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> had collected the following amounts from various merchants: 3,700 yuan from Gong, 40,000 yuan from Kuang, 2,400 yuan from Tan1, 2,700 yuan from Guo1 and Yang1, 700 yuan from Guo2, 6,000 yuan from Yang2, 280 yuan from He, 1,300 yuan from Gong2, 3,000 yuan from Tan2, 7,000 yuan from Liu, 1,400 yuan from Tan3, 1,000 yuan from Li, and 1,000 yuan from Zhang, totaling 70,480 yuan.

<Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned 70,000 yuan to the public security authorities. During the trial, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned an additional 3,480 yuan. <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> obtained partial understanding from some of the victims.


After trial, it was found that: the defendant <Defendant A> and Yang Moumou (the victim, male, aged 51 at the time of death) were married. During their marriage, <Defendant A> was involved with the defendant <Defendant B>. On the evening of September 4, 2017, while <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were together at the home of <Defendant A>'s mother, Xia Moumou, located in Xinmin City, Liaoning Province, the victim Yang Moumou arrived at the scene and engaged in a physical altercation with <Defendant B>. During the fight, <Defendant B> pinned Yang Moumou to the ground, preventing him from getting up. During this time, <Defendant A> successively struck the victim Yang Moumou on the head and face multiple times with a brick, a kitchen knife, and a stove spatula, resulting in his immediate death. According to the forensic examination, the victim Yang Moumou died from severe head trauma and massive blood loss caused by external force to the head. Subsequently, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> fled the scene on the victim Yang Moumou's electric scooter. On September 5, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> turned themselves in to the police.


Upon trial, it was found that: In March 2013, Weng Mou2 (handled in a separate case) and Su Mou1 had a dispute over the contracting and operation rights of Mine No. 3 in Hejiazhai, Yongding County, Longyan City, which had not yet been resolved. Despite this, Su Mou1 organized workers to commence mining operations. On March 11, Weng Mou2 instructed He Qinghua (currently at large) to gather a group of people to Yongding County to support him, with the intention of teaching Su Mou1 a lesson if mediation failed. On March 12, He Qinghua brought about ten people from Fuqing to Mine No. 3.

At around 2 PM on March 13, upon learning that mediation had failed and that Su Mou1 had resumed mining, He Qinghua organized his group and entered Mine No. 3 armed with telescopic batons and hoe handles. He Qinghua grabbed Su Mou1 by the neck with his arm and dragged him, but Su Mou1 resisted and broke free. Subsequently, several of Su Mou1's workers armed themselves and rushed out of the shed, leading to a fight with He Qinghua's group. He Qinghua, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, Lin Bin (handled in a separate case), and others used hoe handles and telescopic batons to chase and beat Su Mou1, Ruan Mou, Wu Mou, and others, knocking Ruan Mou to the ground. Su Mou1 and his workers threw stones while fleeing the scene.

Forensic examination determined that the injuries of the victim Ruan Mou were classified as serious, while the injuries of victims Su Mou1 and Wu Mou were classified as minor. After the incident, Weng Mou2 compensated Ruan Mou with 660,000 RMB, and Ruan Mou expressed forgiveness in writing. <Defendant A> was arrested in Fuqing City on June 22, 2019; <Defendant B> was arrested in Fuqing City on July 4, 2019. Both defendants truthfully confessed after being brought to justice.


After trial, it was found that at around 11:00 on October 3, 2018, workers from the Daxing East project team went to the arcade to carry out construction. Due to an issue with passing through, <Defendant A> and others had a dispute with the security personnel of Xingdong. Later, <Defendant A> and others from the project team sought an explanation from the leadership of Daxing East, but the leadership did not provide a clear response. Subsequently, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> from the project team injured the head, waist, and left shoulder of Xingdong security personnel Wei at the Daxing East arcade platform. According to the appraisal, Wei's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. After the incident, the three defendants truthfully confessed their crimes after being notified by phone by the public security authorities, which constitutes a voluntary surrender. Later, the three defendants reached a criminal reconciliation with Wei, compensating him a total of 70,000 yuan, and Wei forgave the three defendants. All three defendants expressed their willingness to plead guilty and accept punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that since May 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, under the direction of a co-defendant, served as the manager of Guangzhou Qingshuiju Foot Massage Co., Ltd., located on the first floor at 11-21 Mingyue Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. In this establishment, <Defendant A> organized multiple "technicians" to provide prostitution services such as "hand jobs" and "full-service" to customers. The defendant <Defendant B> worked as a department head in the company, responsible for receiving guests, and the defendant <Defendant C> worked as a cashier, responsible for handling payments. Between 22:15 and 23:45 on June 29, 2018, the police successively arrested the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C>, along with customers engaging in prostitution, Su Mou1 and Li Mou2, and prostitutes Qin Mou2, Song Mou1, Su Mou2, and Li Mou1. At the scene, they seized tools used in the crime, including a surveillance device, a POS terminal, condoms, payroll records, account books, and payment cards.


After trial, it was found that: In December 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> organized prostitution activities involving Zheng and others at the Wuxi Dinghan Foot Bath Co., Ltd. (Lantian Hot Spring Club) in Liangxi District, Wuxi City. Later, the defendant <Defendant A> and the defendant <Defendant B> agreed that starting from January 1, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> would be responsible for the daily management of the club, and the defendant <Defendant B> would contract the technician department of the club, including responsibilities for technician training, salary distribution, and other related work. On January 2, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> successively organized Xu to engage in sexual intercourse with Xia1 for prostitution, Zheng to engage in sexual intercourse with Xu for prostitution, and Qi to engage in sexual intercourse with Liu for prostitution.


Upon trial, it was found that around 2 a.m. on July 3, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, Zhang Mou2, and <Defendant B>, along with others, introduced Zhang Mou1, Cheng Moumou, and Liu Moumou to Liyuan Hotel at Dongming Plaza on Jiangxue Road in this district to engage in prostitution activities with Zou Moumou, Fu Moumou, and Wang Moumou, respectively. <Defendant A>, Zhang Mou2, and <Defendant B> profited RMB 650, 550, and 300 respectively from these activities. Around 4 a.m. on July 10, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A> and Zhang Mou2, along with others, introduced a woman in black to Ronggang Marriott Hotel in this district to engage in prostitution activities with Cao Moumou. <Defendant A> and Zhang Mou2 profited RMB 251 and 249 respectively from these activities. On July 28, 2020, the defendants <Defendant A>, Zhang Mou2, and <Defendant B> were apprehended by public security personnel. After being brought to justice, all three voluntarily and truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts.


Upon trial, it was found that during the period from the second half of 2017 to the first half of 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, and others, without the permission of the trademark owner, illegally produced and sold counterfeit "Youngfairy" branded clothing. The total amount of illegal business operations amounted to over 380,000 RMB. Among them, the defendant <Defendant A> was involved in illegal business operations amounting to over 380,000 RMB, the defendant <Defendant B> was involved in illegal business operations amounting to over 180,000 RMB, and defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant D> were involved in illegal business operations amounting to over 230,000 RMB. On March 8, 2018, the Changshu Market Supervision Administration seized 106 pieces of clothing bearing the "Youngfairy" brand label on the premises of Changshu Potecho Clothing Co., Ltd., located at No. 13 Yujia Lane, Yanxiang, Shanghu Town, Changshu City, which was operated by the defendant <Defendant C>.

Offence of Counterfeiting a Registered Trademark


Upon trial, it was found that between December 2016 and July 4, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, due to an interest in firearms, intended to purchase parts from Taobao to assemble them. Consequently, <Defendant A> instructed the defendant <Defendant B> to use <Defendant B>'s mobile phone to purchase air gun parts on the Taobao app. Afterward, <Defendant A> assembled two air guns, one of which was kept and used by <Defendant A>, and the other was given to Li Mou1 for use. According to the appraisal by the Yuxi City Public Security Judicial Appraisal Center, the two suspicious firearms held by <Defendant A> and Li Mou1 were confirmed to be firearms powered by compressed gas.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 11 PM on July 14, 2017, defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and Wang (handled in a separate case) were dining at a barbecue stall on the north side of the Bosun Supermarket on Yanglan Street, Zhuyuguan Town, Longkou City. Victims Ma1 and Ma2 parked their car by the roadside. Due to Ma2 dancing on the car roof, Wang had an argument with Ma2, which then led to a physical altercation between defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and victims Ma2 and Ma1, resulting in injuries to Ma2 and Ma1. On October 10, 2017, the Criminal Investigation Division of Longkou City Public Security Bureau conducted an assessment and determined that the injury to Ma1's left lower limb was classified as minor injury level two. On February 11, 2020, the same division assessed that the injury to Ma2's face was classified as a slight injury. Defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the police on January 10, 2019. Defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were summoned by written notice to the police on January 21, 2020. During the trial, defendant <Defendant C> voluntarily compensated victims Ma1 and Ma2 with RMB 5,000. On March 18, 2020, the Longkou City Judicial Bureau issued an investigation and evaluation report, agreeing to apply community correction to defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. On July 28, 2020, the Longkou City Judicial Bureau issued an investigation and evaluation report, agreeing to apply community correction to defendant <Defendant C>.


Upon trial, it was found that in early September 2018, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that others were committing a crime, still asked the defendant <Defendant B> from the same village in Jian'ou City, Fujian Province, to provide a WeChat payment QR code for others to use to receive funds. On the afternoon of September 9, 2018, the victim Bu was defrauded of RMB 12,268 in Dingshu Town of this city by someone online under the pretense of needing to pay fees, deposits, and pre-stored funds to increase bank flow for an online loan application. Of this amount, RMB 6,800 was transferred to the WeChat account of the defendant <Defendant B> by scanning the WeChat payment QR code. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, seeking illegal profits, knowingly helped to withdraw and cash out the funds that were proceeds of another person's crime, and then transferred the funds. After the incident, the defendant <Defendant A> compensated Bu with RMB 6,800. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed.


Upon examination, it was found that Li Mou1 (already prosecuted) was under investigation by the Wuxiang County Public Security Bureau for suspected crimes of forced transactions and extortion. On May 29, 2018, a warrant was issued for his arrest. The defendants, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> (Li Mou1's wife), knowing that Li Mou1 was a fugitive suspected of criminal activity, still assisted Li Mou1 in evading capture by providing money, finding a hiding place, and purchasing a mobile phone. Specifically:

1. After Li Mou1 fled to Taiyuan City, <Defendant A> bought a mobile phone and a SIM card for Li Mou1 to facilitate his communication with the outside world.
2. <Defendant A> found a place called "Shujia Inn" in Taiyuan City for Li Mou1 to stay, assisting in his concealment.
3. In October 2018, <Defendant A> obtained 10,000 yuan in cash from <Defendant B> and provided it to Li Mou1. Later, someone transferred 5,000 yuan to <Defendant A> through WeChat with instructions to give it to Li Mou1. <Defendant A> withdrew the cash and handed it all to Li Mou1.
4. During Li Mou1's time on the run in Taiyuan, <Defendant A> drove a taxi multiple times to transport Li Mou1 and accompanied him to buy clothes twice.

On October 26, 2018, Li Mou1 was arrested by the public security authorities and has been prosecuted by the Wuxiang County People's Court.


Upon trial, it was found that starting from September 2018, Xu Yunjing (already sentenced) illegally profited by opening a brothel at XXX Longming Road, Minhang District, in this city, which was operated by defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>. The establishment charged over 300 yuan per session and recruited clients for oral sex and other prostitution activities, with prostitutes receiving a commission. From July 2019, Lan Zhengjun (already sentenced) was employed as the on-site manager to oversee the brothel, arranging for multiple prostitutes to engage in prostitution activities. Starting from November 2019, Wu Zuhang and Xiong Junjie (both already sentenced) were employed to bring in clients and keep time records. On July 29, 2020, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were arrested and brought to justice. Defendant <Defendant B> truthfully confessed during the review and prosecution stage after being brought to justice.


Upon trial, it was found that (1) starting from the end of 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, after conspiring, harbored young women, including Du Mou2 and Ban Moumou (16 years old at the time of the incident), for prostitution at various locations, including a rental house in Goose Palm West Street, Tongde Street, Baiyun District, in this city, rented by <Defendant A>.


After the trial, it was found that: In October 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> secretly stored a nail gun in the wooden boards of the toilet at his brother Wang Mou1's house. On February 21, 2019, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and the victim Liao Moumou were painting walls at Wang Mou1's house. At around 14:00 that day, the defendant <Defendant C> discovered the nail gun while using the toilet and took it out to play with it. Upon seeing this, the defendant <Defendant A> asked <Defendant C> to give him the nail gun to play with. After receiving the gun, <Defendant A> pointed it at Liao Moumou and called his name to show off. Subsequently, without knowing that the gun was loaded, <Defendant A> pulled the trigger, causing the gun to discharge. The iron pellets inside the gun hit Liao Moumou's left face, causing injury. After the incident, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the authorities, and the defendant <Defendant C> was brought to the case upon summons. After arriving at the case, the three defendants truthfully confessed to the aforementioned criminal facts and, together with Wang Mou1, compensated Liao Moumou with RMB 83,690 (of which <Defendant A> compensated RMB 55,690, <Defendant C> compensated RMB 18,000, and <Defendant B> and Wang Mou1 jointly compensated RMB 10,000), obtaining Liao Moumou's criminal forgiveness. According to the identification, the nail gun is a non-standard firearm powered by gunpowder and has injuring power; the injury sustained by Liao Moumou constitutes a second-degree minor injury.


Upon trial, it was found that: Starting from October 2014, Zhang Mou2 (to be handled in a separate case) established the Runlong Health Service Department in Liwan District, Guangzhou, located at No. 7-11, Qiaozhong North Road, Building B, 2nd and 3rd floors. Zhang subsequently hired <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> as management personnel to organize prostitutes to provide services such as "oral sex" to clients at the aforementioned health service department. <Defendant A> served as the head of the health service department, responsible for recruiting, managing the front desk, cashier, and technicians, receiving clients, and arranging for prostitutes to provide services. <Defendant B> served as the manager and head of the health service department, responsible for overall daily management. <Defendant C> served as the head of the health service department, responsible for managing the chess room, water room, and sanitation, receiving clients, and arranging for prostitutes to provide services. On May 14, 2019, at around 11:00 PM, police officers arrested <Defendant B>, <Defendant A>, and <Defendant C> at the scene, along with multiple prostitutes and clients. They also seized related items such as settlement slips, time sheets, computers, walkie-talkies, and mobile phones.


Upon trial, it was found that since January 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, a married couple, had been operating the Xialeshi Shoe Store on the second floor of Xinhai Trade City in Yongqing County, selling their own brand Xialeshi shoes as well as counterfeit shoes bearing the "ECCO" trademark without authorization from ECCOSKOA/S. <Defendant A> was responsible for contacting manufacturers and sourcing goods from individuals such as Zhou from Dongguan City, while <Defendant B> was responsible for sales. On June 5, 2018, the public security authorities seized 3,041 pairs of shoes bearing the "ECCO" logo from the Xinhai Trade City warehouse. According to an appraisal by Hebei Dahua Asset Appraisal Co., Ltd., the goods were valued at 2,027,400 RMB.


Upon examination, it was found that around 2012, the defendant <Defendant A> purchased a nail gun from Gao Chengbin (deceased) for 900 RMB and hid it at Shenya Ping (a local place name). Around September 2016, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, along with Liu Minghong (handled in a separate case) and others, went hunting in the mountains of Wasigou Village, Xinglong Town, Luding County. During this time, the defendant <Defendant B> intended to purchase the gun carried by Liu Minghong. Later, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> jointly agreed to contribute 1400 RMB each, totaling 2800 RMB, to buy a modified gun from Liu Minghong. According to the appraisal by the Forensic Identification Office of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Public Security Bureau: the gun purchased by <Defendant A> from Gao Chengbin is a non-military, non-standard 5.6mm gun powered by gunpowder, capable of effectively firing 5.6mm small-caliber sports bullets and is lethal; the gun jointly purchased by <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> from Liu Minghong is a non-military, non-standard gun powered by gunpowder, capable of effectively firing 7.62mm "Type 56" rifle bullets and is lethal. On July 31, 2020, the police officers handling the case from the Luding County Public Security Bureau notified the defendant <Defendant A> by phone to report to the project department where he was working in Lajima Township, Xinlong County, for investigation. On August 5, 2020, after being notified by phone by the police officers handling the case, the defendant <Defendant B> reported to the Luding County Public Security Bureau for investigation.


After trial, the court found the following facts:

I. The criminal facts of illegal trading of firearms by the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>

During the period from 2015 to 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> engaged in the illegal trading of firearms through adding friends on WeChat and posting in Moments. After negotiating with buyers on WeChat, the buyers would transfer the money to <Defendant A>, and <Defendant A> would deliver the firearms to them either through face-to-face transactions or by mail. The defendant <Defendant B> was a friend of <Defendant A> and assisted <Defendant A> by posting advertisements for the sale of firearms on WeChat, introducing others to purchase firearms from <Defendant A>, and earning a profit margin from these transactions.


Upon trial, it was found that on September 3, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> modified the IP address for logging into WeChat on a mobile phone and used the WeChat account "A佳佳" to add nearby people. Under the pretext of soliciting prostitution via WeChat, <Defendant A> approached the victim Liu and lured Liu to a hotel in the Xihu District of Hangzhou City. Subsequently, <Defendant A> defrauded the victim Liu of a total of RMB 17,400 by claiming that service fees and deposits were required for the solicitation. The defendant <Defendant B>, knowing that the money was illicit, still assisted <Defendant A> by providing a WeChat payment QR code to transfer the illicit funds. After the crime was discovered, <Defendant B> returned RMB 17,400.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 19:30 on June 1, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> had a quarrel with Shi (handled in a separate case) over trivial matters and agreed to fight in a city park. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> gathered the defendants <Defendant C>, <Defendant B>, and others including Peng, Ding Chouyun, Ding, Wang (all handled in separate cases). Shi gathered Zhang 1, Long 3, Lu, Zhang 2, Zhu, Long 1, Long 2 (all handled in separate cases) to engage in a brawl at a pavilion in the Munan Park of Zeguoxxx Village. During the fight, the defendant <Defendant A> injured Zhang 1, Long 1, Zhu, and Long 2 with a knife. The defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> participated in the beating using aluminum pipes and leather items. According to the appraisal, Zhang 1 sustained an open abdominal wound caused by a sharp object, with ruptures to the small intestine and transverse colon, resulting in a Grade 2 serious injury. Zhu sustained a Grade 2 minor injury, Long 1 sustained a Grade 2 minor injury, and Long 2 sustained a Grade 1 minor injury. On June 3, 2019, at 13:00, police officers from the Muyu Police District of Wenling City Public Security Bureau arrested the defendant <Defendant A> at Weisi Shoes in Xiyang Village, Hengfeng Subdistrict of this city. At approximately 17:19 on June 3, 2019, the defendants <Defendant C> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the Muyu Police District. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant B> all truthfully confessed to the facts of their involvement in the case.


Upon trial, it was found that from December 2017 to March 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> fabricated false information that a driver's license could be obtained through monetary coordination and collected a total of 78,300 yuan from six individuals, including Hu. The defendant <Defendant B> also fabricated false information that a driver's license could be obtained through monetary coordination, and received 45,000 yuan from the victims, including Hu, through <Defendant A> for the same purpose. When Hu and others urged for the processing of the licenses or requested refunds, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> made excuses to delay. After the public security authorities filed the case, on January 16, 2020, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> refunded the fees for obtaining the driver's licenses to the six individuals, including Hu, and obtained the victims' understanding.


Upon trial, it was found that defendant <Defendant A> and "Chen Chen", under the pretext of helping people with accounting and transaction flows, instructed defendant <Defendant B> to open a China Agricultural Bank card with the number 62×××76 in Shenyang on March 3, 2019, and handed the card to "Chen Chen". On March 28, 2019, the victim, Li, was deceived into transferring over 150,000 yuan to a designated bank account under the pretense that he was suspected of a crime and needed to verify the funds. Among these transfers, three amounts of 9600 yuan, 9800 yuan, and 9600 yuan were deposited into the card held by <Defendant B>. After <Defendant A> learned that the card contained money, he instructed <Defendant B> to get a replacement card from the bank and withdraw 9639 yuan. <Defendant B> kept 3000 yuan and handed the remaining money to <Defendant A>. <Defendant A> kept 800 yuan for himself and gave the rest to "Chen Chen". <Defendant A> then directed <Defendant B> to cancel the bank card on March 30, 2019. After the incident, defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> returned 9600 yuan of the illicit funds. The Xihua County Public Security Bureau seized 882 yuan in cash, a Huawei phone, and a VIVO phone from <Defendant A>.


Upon trial, it was found that at around 1:25 AM on March 30, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A> had a dispute with Xu in Guangyang District, Langfang City over trivial matters. Later, <Defendant A>, in collusion with "Xiao Ma", Chen, Wang, and others (all handled in separate cases), used a pickaxe handle to assault Xu, causing fractures to Xu's right tibia and the fifth metatarsal bone of the left foot. According to the assessment, Xu's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree. On May 9, 2017, the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C>, knowing that <Defendant A> had intentionally injured someone, still pretended to be the perpetrators and surrendered to the police. On April 7, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> voluntarily surrendered to the police.


Upon investigation, it was found that at around 11:00 a.m. on February 3, 2019, near a small shop in Deli Natural Village, Sixin Village, Kuiyang Town, Xingye County, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B>, citing that the victim Li had frequently harassed them and their family by phone in the past, decided to teach Li a lesson. They pushed Li to the ground and assaulted him, resulting in injuries to Li. According to the assessment, Li's injuries were classified as minor injuries of the second degree.


Upon trial, it was found that on June 24, 2012, Yang Mou1 (handled in a separate case), in collusion with Xia Mougang (handled in a separate case), <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and others, conspired to organize a gambling session in Room 301 of the 168 Hotel in Yangping Town, Zhenyuan County. They contacted Xiong Mou, a professional cheat, to participate in the gambling. Later, Yang Wen led <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and others to the hotel room to expose Xiong Mou's cheating behavior. Yang Mou1, Xia Mougang, <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, <Defendant D>, <Defendant B>, and others, on the grounds of Xiong Mou cheating in gambling, confiscated the cash on Xiong Mou and took him to the abandoned sand and gravel yard in Manpo, Qingxi Town, where they beat him and forced him to compensate. Yang Mou1, Xia Mougang, <Defendant A>, and others first forced Xiong Mou to withdraw 20,000 yuan from his bank card, then forced Xiong Mou's wife to deposit 12,000 yuan into Xiong Mou's bank account. Only after receiving a total of 32,000 yuan in compensation did Yang Mou1 and the others release Xiong Mou.


Upon trial, it was found that in January 2019, the defendant, <Defendant A>, got to know a minor named Ma through a man named Ma. Between February and March 20, 2019, <Defendant A> contacted sex workers and instructed the defendants, <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant D>, to transport Ma to locations designated by the sex workers, such as Wankejv and Baili Hotels, for prostitution, and to collect the payments from the sex workers. While <Defendant A> was away from Golmud City and in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, <Defendant B> was responsible for the specific arrangements of the prostitution activities. Ma was born on March 15, 2005, and was over fourteen but under eighteen years old at the time of the incident. This is confirmed.


After trial, it was found that: During the period from 2016 to 2019, the defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and <Defendant A>, in collusion with "Huang Dizai" (at large), "Adi" (at large), Huang Mou2 (already sentenced), and others, used a method of sometimes acting separately and sometimes together to commit crimes. They drove Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and other cars with fake license plates on highways in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other areas in Guangdong Province to identify targets. They followed the victims and, when the victims' vehicles were overtaking or changing lanes, created collision noises by using slingshots to shoot small stones and used sandpaper to create scratch marks, making the victims mistakenly believe that a traffic accident had occurred. They then demanded compensation for economic losses from the victims through cash payments, WeChat, or Alipay transfers, thereby defrauding the victims of their property. If the victims refused to compensate, they would verbally and physically threaten the victims to extort their property. The specific criminal facts are as follows:

1. Fraud
(a) At around 11:00 on November 3, 2016, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with others, drove a black Lexus car on the Humen section of the Yanjiang Expressway in Guangdong Province and defrauded the victim Kong Mou of 5,100 yuan using the aforementioned method.
(b) At around 15:00 on March 1, 2017, the defendant <Defendant A>, in collusion with others, drove a car on the Zhongshan section of the Guangzhou-Zhuhai West Expressway and defrauded the victim Xian Weijian of 1,800 yuan using the aforementioned method.


Upon trial, it was found that in 2004, Chen Guowei, Chen Guoyan, Zhou Meizhi, and others (all handled separately) established the Xingdao Foot Spa Pavilion in Shatou New Village, Yushan West Road, Shatou Street, in this district, Panyu, Guangzhou. They hired Li Mou2 (handled separately) as the general manager, responsible for the overall management of the Xingdao Foot Spa Pavilion. During 2019, Chen Mou1 and others used the massage department on the 2nd floor as the main venue for prostitution, organizing more than ten technicians to engage in oral sex and other prostitution activities. The defendant <Defendant A> served as the deputy manager, responsible for directly recruiting and managing the technicians, scheduling shifts, and attendance. The defendants <Defendant B>, <Defendant C>, and Li Mou1, Lin Mou (both handled separately) served as department heads, responsible for receiving clients, introducing prostitution services, notifying technicians to start sessions, and collecting prostitution commissions. Luo Sihua (handled separately) served as the training instructor, responsible for training in prostitution techniques. At around 23:00 on January 11, 2020, the police arrested Li Mou1, Lin Mou, and prostitution technicians Yu Mou, Zhang Mou Lian, Liao Mou, Liu Mou Hua, Zhou Mou Hua, Li Mou3 Ou, clients Dai Mou Rui, Liang Mou Liang, Huang Mou2 Quan, and Wang Mou Jun at the aforementioned address, and seized a batch of items including computer hosts and mobile phones on the spot. On May 18, 2020, the defendant <Defendant A> went to the Xinzhao Police Station in this district to turn himself in. On May 21, 2020, the defendant <Defendant C> was arrested by the police at No. 1, Sanjie, Xinjibei Street, Shatou Street, in this district. On May 27, 2020, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the police on the roadside of Shapu Plaza, Zengcheng District.


Upon trial, it was found that at approximately 2 AM on August 20, 2018, on the east side of the Postal Savings Bank in the pedestrian street of Yihau Bojingcheng, Chengguan Town, Wuhe County, due to a minor verbal altercation, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant C>, and others proceeded to assault Wang Mou1's head and face. During the incident, <Defendant A> struck Wang Mou1's head with a soda bottle. Later, <Defendant B> arrived at the scene and attempted to slash Wang Mou1 with a knife but was stopped by others. <Defendant B> then chased Wang Mou1 while wielding the knife. According to the identification by the Forensic Science Research Institute, Wang Mou1 sustained injuries including lacerations to the lips and oral mucosa, which were classified as minor injuries.


Upon investigation, it was found that on December 2, 2019, at around 10 a.m., the defendants, <Defendant B> and <Defendant A>, agreed over the phone to go hunting in Laos. At approximately 9 p.m., <Defendant A> rode a red Mitsubishi Qianjiang motorcycle, carrying two powder guns (one of which belonged to <Defendant B>), from his home in Mengpeng Town, Mengla County, along the highway to meet <Defendant B>. When passing by the roadside at the junction of Mengman Farm and Chunguang Village, they were caught on the spot by the police officers from the Mengrun Branch of the Mohan Immigration Border Checkpoint. According to the forensic identification conducted by the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Public Security Bureau Forensic Center, the two guns submitted for inspection were self-made powder guns powered by gunpowder, capable of causing injury under the conditions tested, and classified as firearms as defined by the "Firearms Control Law of the People's Republic of China."


Upon trial, it was found that around July 20, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, along with Lin (handled separately), Luo (handled separately), and Liao (handled separately), discussed and agreed to jointly invest in opening the "Langqing SPA" foot massage parlor on Zhonghua Road, Honghuagang District, Zunyi City. It was agreed that the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> would each invest 50,000 yuan, each holding a 20% share, while the remaining 60% of the shares would be funded and held by Luo, Lin, and Liao. <Defendant B> was responsible for signing the house rental contract. The five individuals and the defendant <Defendant C> jointly decided that the services offered at the foot massage parlor would include "breast massage," "buttocks massage," and "oral service," priced at 398 yuan. The foot massage parlor was managed by the defendant <Defendant C> and Luo. In addition to receiving a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, the defendant <Defendant C> also received a commission based on the foot massage parlor's revenue. At around 11:00 PM on September 3, 2018, police officers apprehended prostitutes Yang, Tang, Duan, and Sun, and clients Qin, Wang, Gan, and Zhou, who were engaged in prostitution activities at the "Langqing SPA" foot massage parlor. On September 10, 2018, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> voluntarily surrendered to the public security authorities.


Upon trial, it was found that at the end of 2014, Ni Zhenjiang (already sentenced) hired Zhang Xinxin (already sentenced) as the manager of the "Bichi Hot Spring Bathhouse in the Southern New District of Yancheng City" (hereinafter referred to as Bichi Bathhouse), and they jointly conspired to organize prostitution at the bathhouse. Since February 2015, the defendant <Defendant A> has been working as the floor supervisor on the second floor of Bichi Bathhouse, responsible for recommending prostitution services to clients, enforcing prostitution management regulations, and directing clients to the fourth floor for sexual services. Since February 2015, the defendant <Defendant B> was hired as a server on the second floor of the bathhouse, responsible for recommending prostitution services to clients, enforcing prostitution management regulations, and directing clients to the fourth floor for sexual services. In July 2015, the defendant <Defendant B> was transferred to serve on the fourth floor of the bathhouse, responsible for receiving clients, arranging for prostitutes to provide services, and recording the details of prostitution income. Since June 2016, the defendant <Defendant C> was hired as a server on the second floor of the bathhouse, responsible for recommending prostitution services to clients, enforcing prostitution management regulations, and directing clients to the fourth floor for sexual services. It was also found that the defendants <Defendant B> and <Defendant C> were respectively apprehended by the Funing County Public Security Bureau on February 28, 2019, and March 3, 2019, and the defendant <Defendant A> was apprehended by the Binhai New District Public Security Bureau of Tianjin City on March 5, 2019. After being brought to justice, the defendants <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> all truthfully confessed to their criminal activities, and the defendant <Defendant B> voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment.


Upon trial, it was found that on the morning of October 11, 2018, Liu, a cashier at Anhui Damei Garments Co., Ltd., received a call from an unknown person during working hours. The caller claimed to be a client of the company. Subsequently, Liu added QQ accounts impersonating the company's boss, Zhu, and the client. After chatting via QQ, Liu transferred RMB 1.5 million from the company's Agricultural Bank of China account to an Agricultural Bank of China account under the name Wang, with the last four digits 2371, as requested by the other party. Later, RMB 501,000 from this amount was transferred to a China Resources Bank card in Guangdong Zhuhai under the name <Defendant A>, with the last four digits 9509.

At the end of September 2018, <Defendant B> told <Defendant A> that his boss, Lin (handled in a separate case), had gambling funds that needed to be transferred through cards for cash withdrawal. <Defendant B> asked <Defendant A> to obtain new bank cards and SIM cards and bring them to the Macau Special Administrative Region, promising a commission. On the evening of October 10, 2018, <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> crossed the border from Gongbei Port in Zhuhai to the Macau Special Administrative Region. The next morning, <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and Lin went to a merchant in Macau, where they used the China Resources Bank card ending in 9509, which had received RMB 500,000, to make a purchase and withdraw cash via the merchant's POS machine. At 12:46 PM that same morning, the three also transferred an additional RMB 1,000 from the card to another person for cash withdrawal using a mobile banking app. After the incident, <Defendant A> profited HKD 7,000 (equivalent to RMB 6,171.9), and <Defendant B> profited HKD 5,000 (equivalent to RMB 4,408.5).


Upon trial, it was found that in April 2006, the defendant <Defendant B> met the defendant <Defendant A> while gambling at a casino in the Macau Special Administrative Region. Since <Defendant A> had no place to stay, <Defendant B> took <Defendant A> to temporarily reside in an unoccupied apartment at Room O, 15th Floor, Building 3, Xin'an Garden, Avenida da Amizade, New Port Area, Macau Special Administrative Region. In the early morning of April 24, 2006, the two defendants noticed that the lights in Room P next door had been turned off and decided to enter through the kitchen window of Room P to steal.

While the two defendants were searching for valuables, Chen Mou2 (the victim, female, 23 years old at the time of death) who lived there was awakened and cried for help. The two defendants then used pre-prepared cloth strips and adhesive tape to bind the victim's hands, feet, and head. <Defendant A> pressed a pillow against the victim's mouth, nose, and head, while <Defendant B> strangled the victim's neck with his hands, resulting in the victim Chen Mou2's death due to suffocation caused by violent pressure on her mouth, throat, and neck.

Afterwards, the two defendants took an Acer laptop and a Nokia mobile phone (valued at 1200 Macanese patacas, equivalent to 1203.96 Chinese yuan) from Chen Mou2 and fled the scene. They subsequently pawned the mobile phone at a Star Telecom store along the way and temporarily stored the laptop at the Golden Dragon Hotel before retrieving and discarding it. The two defendants then illegally crossed the border back to mainland China and were apprehended by the public security authorities on April 20 and May 4, 2017, in Guangdong Province and Jilin Province, respectively.


Upon examination, it was found that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on September 22, 2017, an unidentified man was injured by being crushed by a coke pusher in the coking workshop of Yunnan Delong New Energy Co., Ltd. in Fuyuan County, Yunnan Province. After learning about the incident, <Defendant A> and others arrived at the scene at around 2:00 a.m. on the same day. <Defendant A>, <Defendant B>, and <Defendant C> placed the man into the trunk of the off-road vehicle with license plate number Yun D××××× driven by <Defendant A>. The three defendants then transported the man to a farm road 20 meters east of the aluminum plant on National Highway 320 in Baishui Town, Zhanyi District, Qujing City, and abandoned him beside the farm road before leaving. The man was found dead. According to the forensic report, the man died of traumatic shock caused by multiple blunt force injuries and extensive skin burns.


Upon examination, it was found that on May 1, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A>, knowing that the defendant <Defendant B> was unemployed, falsely claimed to the couple Li Zhihui that <Defendant B> was the secretary of a county leader and could secure a position for Li Zhihui's son as an auxiliary police officer at the Fuping County Public Security Bureau through <Defendant B>. After gaining the trust of Li Zhihui and his wife, the defendant <Defendant A> demanded 65,000 RMB from them, stating that it was needed to secure the auxiliary police position. The couple handed 65,000 RMB in cash to <Defendant A>. Subsequently, the defendant <Defendant A> gave a portion of the money to the defendant <Defendant B> and kept the remaining amount for himself. Later, feeling deceived, Li Zhihui and his wife demanded the return of the 65,000 RMB from both defendants. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> continuously made various excuses to delay repayment. Consequently, Li Zhihui and his wife reported the matter to the police and handed over both defendants to the Fuping County Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that:

1. On June 1, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> falsely claimed to need to borrow a car for some reason and deceitfully obtained the white Kia car with the license plate number Yu A×××** from the victim Chen. After acquiring the car, <Defendant A> sold it to <Defendant B> at Letu Car Dealership in Dengfeng City. <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was not the owner of the vehicle and that the origin of the car was unclear, bought the vehicle obtained through fraud by <Defendant A> without a legitimate reason, at a price significantly lower than the market value, and paid <Defendant A> 18,000 yuan in cash. According to the appraisal, the vehicle was valued at 40,000 yuan.

2. On June 4, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> falsely claimed to need to borrow a car for some reason and deceitfully obtained the white Toyota Levin car with the license plate number Yu A×××** from the victim Lu. After acquiring the car, <Defendant A> sold it to <Defendant B> at Letu Car Dealership in Dengfeng City. <Defendant B>, knowing that <Defendant A> was not the owner of the vehicle and that the origin of the car was unclear, bought the vehicle obtained through fraud by <Defendant A> without a legitimate reason, at a price significantly lower than the market value, and paid <Defendant A> 18,000 yuan in cash. According to the appraisal, the vehicle was valued at 75,000 yuan.


Upon trial, it was found that: On the afternoon of October 11, 2009, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> flagged down the victim Ren Moumoumou, who was driving a Wuling brand small ordinary passenger car with the license plate number Qing G127**, to go to the Wencheng Princess Temple in Batang Township. Upon reaching the destination, a dispute arose between the parties over trivial matters. During the altercation, the two defendants used knives they were carrying to inflict injuries on the victim in 10 places, including the left and right chest, lower face, and neck, inside the car. Seeing that the victim Ren Moumoumou had died, the two defendants then moved the victim's body to a bush along the roadside leading from the Wencheng Princess Temple to Jiegu Town and hid it there. The two defendants then drove the victim's vehicle to escape to Daxing Township in Jiangda County, Tibet Autonomous Region, and abandoned the vehicle before continuing their escape. According to forensic identification, the victim died from hypovolemic shock and respiratory failure caused by sharp force trauma directly acting on the open injuries to the left and right chest, resulting in rupture of the heart aorta and lungs. On March 24, 2018, the defendant Qujiu was arrested and brought to justice by the police. On November 2, 2018, the defendant <Defendant B> surrendered to the Yushu City Public Security Bureau.


Upon trial, it was found that the defendant <Defendant A>, during the operation of the "Impression Harbor Massage Parlor" located at 229 Xinhua West Road, Dachang Street, in this district, harbored Gong Moumou, <Defendant A> Mou, and Kuang Moumou for multiple prostitution activities at the aforementioned location on August 12, 2017. <Defendant A> also shared the prostitution income with the prostitutes according to a certain ratio. The defendant <Defendant B>, hired by <Defendant A>, was responsible for receiving clients, arranging prostitutes, recording the time of prostitution, bookkeeping, and cashiering at the massage parlor. On August 13, 2017, the defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> were summoned by the public security authorities. After being brought to justice, <Defendant A> did not truthfully confess, whereas <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts after being brought to justice.


After trial, it was found that on the evening of September 1, 2017, Li Xianfeng (already sentenced) and Meng Yuhui (handled in a separate case) each invited people to discuss and resolve the conflict over the distribution of casino profits at the Dongyuan ARC Central Plaza in Shapingba District, Chongqing, at the Long Cha Xu Tea House in Tianxingqiao, Shapingba District, but failed. Li Xianfeng instructed Wen Weiyong to call Meng Yuhui to arrange a fight near the Shengwei Xintiandi Plaza at the Tianxingqiao Roundabout in Shapingba District. Subsequently, Li Xianfeng gathered people and arranged for Fu Peng to prepare machetes for the fight. Fu Peng then asked Xu Dianlin to take a bag of machetes and iron rods from his car and distribute them to Li Xianfeng, Fu Peng, Gan Haihe, Wen Weiyong, Jiang Yuanlong (all sentenced in separate cases), and others. The defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> drove Li Xianfeng, Fu Peng, Gan Haihe, and others to the arranged location. Meng Yuhui, along with Xiao Yang, Xiang Zhong, Jiang Shan, Teng Qiao, and others, also prepared large machetes. Both parties engaged in a machete fight at Shengwei Xintiandi Plaza, during which Li Xianfeng's wrist was injured. According to the identification, Li Xianfeng's injury was classified as minor injury of the second degree. On February 13, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the public security authorities in Jiangbei District, Chongqing; on February 28, 2019, the defendant <Defendant B> was arrested by the public security authorities in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing. After being brought to justice, both defendants <Defendant A> and <Defendant B> truthfully confessed to the criminal facts of participating in the group fight.


After the trial, it was found that: (I) Crime of illegal business operations. From the end of 2017 to July 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> and Zhao (already sentenced) illegally purchased 69.04 tons of national standard gasoline without permission and without obtaining a hazardous chemicals business license. They recruited Cao (already sentenced) and others to sell the gasoline, with sales amounting to over 300,000 yuan, and some of the gasoline remained unsold. On November 29, 2018, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the staff of the Weihai Station Police Station of the Qingdao Railway Public Security Office at the exit of Weihai Railway Station. (II) Crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. On the evening of March 19, 2018, Xu (already sentenced) had an argument with <Defendant A> and others at the "Mei Shi Mei K" KTV in Daixi Subdistrict Office, Zouping City. Xu gathered <Defendant A> 3 (already sentenced) and the defendant <Defendant A> to the KTV. The defendant <Defendant A> used a telescopic baton, and <Defendant A> 3 used a beer bottle to assault <Defendant A> 1. When they left and went downstairs, they saw Gao, who was singing with <Defendant A> 1, and <Defendant A> 3 kicked Gao twice in the left rib. According to the forensic identification by the Zouping City Public Security Bureau, the victim <Defendant A> 1 was injured in the head, resulting in wounds on the frontal top and left temporal top, with a total length of 10 cm. According to Article 5.1.4a of the "Standards for the Assessment of Human Injury Degree," the two head wounds were assessed as minor injuries of the second degree, with each individual wound being classified as minor injuries. After the incident, Xu's side compensated the victim <Defendant A> 1 for economic losses of 3,000 yuan, and <Defendant A> 1 expressed understanding towards Xu. On February 26, 2019, the defendant <Defendant A> was arrested by the staff of the Chengbei Road Police Station of the Zhoucun Branch of the Public Security Bureau in Meijiahui Supermarket on Zhengyang Road, Zhoucun District, Zibo City.