intentional homicide

Defendants were prosecuted for intentional homicide but ultimately acquitted

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

1. Liu Case of Xian County

2. Jurisdiction: China, Hebei Province, Xian County (1992)
3. Original Case: 献县刘某良被杀案
4. VictimsLiu MoulangPlaintiffsLiu Moulang&aposs familyInvestigatorsXian County Public Security BureauProsecutorsXian County People&aposs ProcuratorateInstitutionsXian County Public Security BureauXian County People&aposs Court
5. Case Tags: Intentional Homicide;Cold Case Solving;Criminal Limitation;Public Security

1. Xian County Liu Moufa Intentional Homicide Case (1978)

2. Jurisdiction: China, Hebei Province, Xian County (1978)
3. Original Case: 献县刘某法故意杀人案（1978年案发）
4. VictimsUnnamed fianceeUnnamed father-in-lawUnnamed mother-in-lawDefendantsLiu ZhenfaInvestigatorsXian County Public Security BureauProsecutorsPeople&aposs Procuratorate of Hebei ProvinceJudgesCangzhou Prefecture Intermediate People&aposs CourtInstitutionsSupreme People&aposs Court
5. Case Tags: Intentional Homicide;Death Penalty;Marriage Dispute;Early Reform and Opening-Up Case

1. Pu Liansheng and Wang Mingcheng Intentional Homicide Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (1986)
3. Original Case: 蒲连升、王明成故意杀人案（我国首例安乐死案）
4. VictimsXia SuwenDefendantsPu LianshengWang MingchengProsecutorsHanzhong Municipal People's ProcuratorateDefense AttorneysZhu XiwuJudgesHanzhong Municipal People's CourtInstitutionsHanzhong Municipal People's CourtHanzhong Prefecture Intermediate People's CourtSupreme People's CourtHanzhong Infectious Disease Hospital
5. Case Tags: euthanasia;intentional homicide;acquittal;medical ethics

1. Weng Guixiang Intentional Homicide Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (2015-08-20)
3. Original Case: 翁贵祥故意杀人案
4. VictimsLi XiaomeiZhang WeiDefendantsWeng GuixiangPlaintiffsLi Xiaomei's parentsInvestigatorsShenzhen Public Security BureauProsecutorsShenzhen People's ProcuratorateDefense AttorneysLegal aid lawyerJudgesGuangdong Higher People's CourtInstitutionsShenzhen Intermediate People's Court
5. Case Tags: Intentional Homicide;Relationship Dispute;Death Sentence with Reprieve;Chinese Criminal Case