Death Penalty Reprieve

Landmark case where a death row inmate received a last-minute suspension of execution in China's judicial history.

1. Dong Wei Intentional Homicide Case (Case of Reprieve at the Gunpoint)

2. Jurisdiction: China, Yan'an, Shaanxi Province (April 2001; Execution suspended on April 29, 2002; Executed on September 5, 2002)
3. Original Case: 董伟故意杀人案（枪下留人案）
4. VictimsCao XiaopingDefendantsDong WeiPlaintiffsCao Xiaoping's familyInvestigatorsYan'an Municipal Public Security BureauProsecutorsYan'an People's ProcuratorateDefense AttorneysZhu MingyongJudgesSupreme People's Court JudgeInstitutionsYan'an Intermediate People's CourtShaanxi Provincial Higher People's CourtSupreme People's Court
5. Case Tags: Death Penalty Reprieve;Intentional Homicide;Death Penalty Review Procedure;Criminal Defense in Capital Cases