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Case of Cui Guangyuan Memorializing the Trial of Surrendered Officials
- Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty, China (757 AD)
- Original Case: 肃宗至德二载西京留守崔光远奏鞫降贼官案
- VictimsEmperor Suzong of TangDefendantsDaxi XunChen XilieZhang JiOther surrendered officialsPlaintiffsCui GuangyuanInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsCui GuangyuanJudgesEmperor Suzong of TangInstitutionsOffice of the Defender of the Western CapitalTang Dynasty Ministry of Justice
- Case Tags: Treason;An Lushan Rebellion;Tang Dynasty Law;Political Purge
Case of a Gong County Commoner Suing the County Sheriff for Torturing the Innocent (Tianbao 9)
- Jurisdiction: Tang Dynasty China (present-day Henan Province) (750 AD (9th year of the Tianbao era, reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang))
- Original Case: 天宝九载河南府巩县民诉县尉拷掠无过案
- VictimsUnnamed innocent commoner (tortured and driven to suicide)DefendantsZhang Jingyu (张景毓)PlaintiffsA commoner from Gong County (name unknown)JudgesDali Temple (大理寺) judgesInstitutionsDali Temple (大理寺)
- Case Tags: Torture of the Innocent;Abuse of Power by County Sheriff;Tang Judicial Supervision;Tianbao Era Legal Cases
Nie Shubin Case
- Jurisdiction: China (August 1994)
- Original Case: 聂树斌案
- VictimsKang JuhuaDefendantsNie ShubinWang ShujinPlaintiffsKang ZhanjunDefense AttorneysZhang JingheLi ShutingJudgesZhao YanxiHu YuntengInstitutionsShijiazhuang Public Security BureauShijiazhuang Intermediate People's CourtHebei Higher People's CourtSupreme People's Court of China
- Case Tags: Wrongful Conviction;Death Penalty Miscarriage of Justice;Criminal Retrial;Nie Shubin Case
Xian County Liu Moutai Home Invasion Robbery and Murder Case
- Jurisdiction: China (Xian County, Hebei Province) (March 15, 2000)
- Original Case: 献县刘某太被入室抢劫杀害案
- VictimsLiu MoutaiDefendantsLiu JinfengZhang JianInstitutionsXian County Public Security BureauCangzhou Intermediate People's CourtCangzhou People's Procuratorate
- Case Tags: Murder;Robbery;Home Invasion;Familial Betrayal
Cheng Kejie Bribery Case
- Jurisdiction: China (1992 to 1998 (crimes committed), 2000 (trial and execution))
- Original Case: 成克杰受贿案
- DefendantsCheng KejieLi PingProsecutorsBeijing No. 1 Intermediate People's ProcuratorateDefense AttorneysZhang JianguoJudgesMa ZihuaInstitutionsCentral Commission for Discipline InspectionSupreme People's ProcuratorateBeijing No. 1 Intermediate People's CourtBeijing Higher People's CourtSupreme People's Court
- Case Tags: High-Profile Official Corruption;Death Penalty;Bribery;Anti-Corruption Campaign
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The Sheriff's Flogging
Words: 3047 · Source Novel:: The Forger's Silence
Through local gossip, the narrator learns of the historical case: a year prior, the victim, artist Zhao Wujiu, was brutally flogged by County Sheriff Zhang Jingyu for no apparent crime, leaving the community seething.