According to the Henan Provincial High People's Court on February 5, on the morning of February 4, Guo Baozhen, executive vice president of the Henan Provincial High People's Court, served as the presiding judgeThe case of intentional homicide, theft, and bigamy of appellant Qu Liangshun was openly tried in accordance with the lawWang Haiyun, deputy procurator general of the Henan Provincial People's Procuratorate, appeared in court and expressed his opinions. After the trial, the collegial panel deliberated and reported to the adjudication committee of the provincial court through the remote ** system for discussion and decision, and then announced the verdict in courtThe appeal was rejected and the death sentence of Qu Liangshun was upheld, and the death sentence against Qu Liangshun was upheld, and it was reported to the Supreme People's Court for approval in accordance with law
The first-instance judgment of the case found that:Defendant Qu Liangshun cohabited for a long time because his mother, Wang Moumin, had an improper sexual relationship with the victim Wang Moulu, a villager in the same villageAnd he has a grudge against Wang Moulu,found his wife's brother Ding Moushun and cousin Ding Mouliang (both sentenced) many times to pre-empt Wang Moulu,Promise to be paid after committing the crime. On the evening of May 24, 1991, Qu Liangshun asked Ding Moushun and Ding Mouliang to prepare two altars in advanceAfter placing it in the house where Wang Moulu lived, it was implemented**,Consequences of causing damage to the house. On the evening of December 14, 1991, Qu Liangshun found Ding Moushun and Ding Mouliang again and forcibly broke into Wang's homeknocked Wang Moulu, who was eating, to the ground, and killed Wang Moulu by the neck with both hands。In the meantime,Because Wang Moulu's daughter Wang Xiaomou (died at the age of 9) was crying, the three of them feared that the crime would be exposed, and Wang Xiaomou was killedand threw the bodies of the two victims into a machine well in a nearby village. After the killing, Qu Liangshun absconded and was arrested by the public security organs in March 2022. In addition, Qu Liangshun also collaborated with Ding Mouliang and Ding Moushun to commit theftDuring the absconding period, he married someone else under the pseudonym Qiao Mouxi, constituting bigamy。Based on the above facts, the Nanyang City Intermediate People's Court sentenced Qu Liangshun to death for intentional homicide and deprived him of his political rights for life; sentenced to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 4,000 yuan for theft; sentenced to one year's imprisonment for bigamy; It was decided to carry out the death sentence, deprive him of his political rights for life, and impose a fine of 4,000 yuan. After the verdict was pronounced, the defendant Qu Liangshun was not satisfied and appealed.
During the second-instance trial, under the chairmanship of the presiding judge, the defense and prosecution conducted a court investigation on issues such as the cause of the case, whether the crime was premeditated, the cause of death of the victim Wang Xiaomou, the status and role in the joint crime, and whether the evidence for the crime of bigamy was sufficient; Full court debates were conducted on the focus of controversy, such as whether the characterization of the case was accurate and whether the sentencing of the original conviction was appropriate. The trial was transparent, open, standardized, orderly, and tightly paced, fully protecting the procedural rights of the defendant and the defender. After the adjournment, after deliberation by the collegial panel and discussion by the adjudication committee of the court, it was found that the facts of the original judgment were clear, the evidence was credible and sufficient, the conviction was accurate, the sentencing was appropriate, and the trial procedures were lawful, so the above ruling was made in accordance with law. A number of national, provincial, and municipal people's congress deputies and CPPCC members were also invited to observe the trial, and the opinions and suggestions of the deputies and committee members on the handling of the case were listened to before the collegial panel deliberated.
*: Yufa Sunshine.
Editor: Chen Zhe.