Southern Weekend, 2009-04-13
In a case that garnered national attention, the Honghezhou (Yunnan Provice) Intermediate Court found police officer Ji Zhongchun guilty of intentional homicide and sentenced him to death. Ji had confessed to shooting Pan Jun three times with his police-issued pistol after the two became involved in an altercation following a minor traffic accident. The incident happened on 13 February 2009, after Ji—who was off duty at the time—had been driving while intoxicated. Courtroom arguments centered on whether Pan was partially at fault (the court ruled he was but his actions in no way justified Ji's reaction) and whether Ji had voluntarily surrendered to police (prosecutors argued he had, but the court ruled he had not). After the sentencing, Ji said he would appeal based on the court's failure to recognize his surrender.
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