Structured Legal Data ====================== From Criminal Judgment ---------------------- ```json { "Case Number": "(2023) Yun 0112 Xing Chu No. 57", "Case Type": "Criminal", "Cause of Action": "Crime of Creating Disturbances", "Parties Information": { "Defendant": { "Name": "Chen Jingyuan", "Gender": "Male", "Date of Birth": "June 30, 1976", "Citizen ID": "510212197606300330", "Education Level": "Doctoral Degree", "Occupation": "Unemployed", "Registered Address": "Xuhui District, Shanghai", "Residential Address": "No. 407 Zhaojiabang Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai", "Custody Measures": [ "Criminal detention on September 7, 2022", "Arrested on October 14, 2022" ] }, "Defense Attorneys": [ { "Name": "Yang Yuan", "Law Firm": "Yunnan Lingyun Law Firm" }, { "Name": "Li Min", "Law Firm": "Yunnan Lingyun Law Firm" } ] }, "Prosecution's Accusation": "From July 2019 to April 2022, the defendant Chen Jingyuan used chat tools via VPN to spread false information online, disrupting social order.", "Defendant's Defense": "Denied criminal conduct, claiming the prosecution's charges infringed on his freedom of speech, thought, and belief.", "Defense Arguments": [ "Disputed classification of the involved information as 'false'", "No evidence proving the defendant knowingly spread false information", "Forwarding posts was for casual entertainment without political or disruptive intent" ], "Key Controversies": [ "Determination of whether the disseminated information constituted falsehood", "Establishment of the defendant's subjective intent to spread known falsehoods" ], "Court Findings": "Chen Jingyuan knowingly forwarded images and articles attacking national leadership and China's political system via foreign chat platforms, confirmed as false information causing severe public disorder.", "Legal Basis": [ "Article 293(1) of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", "Article 47 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", "Article 64 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", "Paragraph 2, Article 5 of the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate Interpretation on Handling Online Defamation Cases" ], "Judgment Outcome": { "Conviction": "Crime of Creating Disturbances", "Sentence": "1 year and 8 months imprisonment (September 7, 2022 to May 6, 2024)", "Disposal of Seized Property": "Confiscated computers, phones, and hard drives to be processed according to law" }, "Court Information": { "Court Name": "Xishan District People's Court, Kunming City, Yunnan Province", "Collegiate Panel": [ "Presiding Judge: Pu Huijun", "People's Assessor: Li Fengfen", "People's Assessor: Huang Yun" ], "Judgment Date": "April 3, 2023" } } ``` From Criminal Ruling -------------------- ```json { "Case Information": { "Court": "Intermediate People's Court of Kunming City, Yunnan Province", "Case Number": "(2023) Yun 01 Criminal Final 310", "Case Type": "Criminal", "Trial Procedure": "Second Instance", "Judgment Date": "May 12, 2023" }, "Parties Information": { "Original Prosecuting Authority": "Xishan District People's Procuratorate of Kunming", "Appellant": { "Name": "Chen Jingyuan", "Gender": "Male", "Date of Birth": "June 30, 1976", "Citizen ID": "510212197606300330", "Education Level": "PhD education level", "Occupation": "Unemployed", "Registered Residence": "Xuhui District, Shanghai", "Current Custody Location": "Xishan District Detention Center, Kunming", "Compulsory Measures": [ "Criminal detention on September 7, 2022", "Arrested on October 14, 2022" ] } }, "First Instance Details": { "Court": "Xishan District People's Court of Kunming", "Case Number": "(2023) Yun 0112 Criminal Initial 57", "Judgment Date": "April 3, 2023", "Established Facts": "Spread false statements using circumvention tools from July 2019 to April 2022, disrupting social order", "Judgment Result": { "Conviction": "Crime of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles", "Sentence": "1 year and 8 months imprisonment", "Property Disposal": "Confiscated computers, phones, and hard drives to be processed according to law" } }, "Appeal Grounds": [ "Disputed materials do not constitute 'false information' under criminal law", "No knowledge of information's falsity during dissemination", "Insufficient evidence of severe public order disruption", "Non-compliance with Interpretation Article 3 of the Online Defamation Judicial Explanation", "Lack of subjective criminal intent" ], "Second Instance Findings": { "Established Facts": "Forwarded articles/images attacking national leadership and political system via overseas chat tools (2019-2022)", "Evidence List": [ "Household registration records", "Apprehension documentation", "Defendant's statements", "Witness testimonies", "Search warrants and records", "Seizure decisions and inventories", "Online data extraction records", "Electronic data inventories", "Chat platform analysis report", "Property examination records" ], "Evidence Authentication": "Evidence verified through first-instance cross-examination; lawful sources, objective authenticity, and complete chain" }, "Court Opinions": { "Legal Basis": [ "Criminal Law Article 293(1)", "Criminal Law Article 47", "Criminal Law Article 64", "Supreme Court & Procuratorate Interpretation on Online Defamation Cases Article 5(2)" ], "Judicial Reasoning": [ "Constitutes elements of Picking Quarrels and Provoking Troubles", "Cyberspace falls under public order jurisdiction", "Forwarded content clearly illegal", "Caused severe public order disruption" ], "Appeal Handling": "Appeal grounds inconsistent with facts and law; rejected" }, "Judgment Result": { "Legal Basis": "Criminal Procedure Law Article 236(1)(1)", "Ruling": "Appeal dismissed; original judgment upheld", "Effect": "This ruling is final" }, "Judicial Panel": { "Presiding Judge": "Li Xiangyun", "Judges": ["Zhao Yong", "Niu Kehui"], "Court Clerk": "Yang Tianfu" } } ``` ----------------------------------- 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