The trial site (the map)

The trial site

 

   In the county, specifically a Grindhouse, county director of civil, criminal, responsible for the recording scene, hall, near difference ticket, put paper, collecting criminal files and other affairs.
   The main way of civil and criminal litigation: one is by the parties themselves or the families of the victims directly report to the government, called sue. Yexian County Xian Ya door on the east side of a drum, drum rack drum side, this is for the plaintiff to cry for. If no murder or cause, the plaintiff is not the cry; but the plaintiff strike the drum, the magistrate must immediately Shengtang director. The two is by the censor or Silijiaowei "" illegal "," lift impeach crime "and the official censure each other. The ancient judicial practice heavy confession, the defendant's confession is often the conviction and sentencing credentials. In ancient times, the idea is legitimate, the court often shout "don't move Daxing county magistrate, the amount you don't". Under the severe punishment, criminal confession made by criminal magistrate often, confession, can be convicted, and this will inevitably have confess to false charges under torture case occurs, such as "I roll barrel", "dou eyuan" in which the hero, not punished but flexion recruit signed.
   · the ancient county magistrate court common punishment: staff, to torture, torture, as in class three soap class personnel. Criminal trial, it is difficult to ensure the objective and impartial trial cases. Especially when incompetent magistrate, life will be not at all surprising.
   · get confessions, after three days to review, in the view of whether the same statement, after the retrial verdict, and read the verdict to the defendant, called "reading". After the verdict, allow the request re hearing, the appeal, for a period of three months.
   In civil litigation, the defendant has the burden of proof. After the trial, writing paper, it requires the prisoners, as the basis for the judgment, namely when it. For the death, after the sentence before execution, by the superior supervisory organs express officials, to the detainees were recorded in the trial, known as the "Prisoners", after "Prisoners" that is correct before implementation, similar to today's "review". The death penalty, the magistrate often when the execution officer.
   For the period of Song Dynasty, with clearly defined: things but twenty-five days, but in twenty days, but ten things.
   And after the trial, criminal is put in prison, according to the case of a cangue or clamp, etc..
   · prison is also provided with a temporary places of detention, the detention time of the. All relevant witnesses, neighbors, dear, dead suspects and examination shall be made to review the trial with the case, are temporary custody premises object.
   And in fact, there are also ancient review system, called the autumn trial. The autumn trial is an institutional review all death penalty cases, from the Ming Dynasty, so named because of held in autumn every year. Most of the ancient execution in autumn, after the winter solstice in cream drop before execution. Ancient execution is probably inspired by the Confucian "heaven and man", "Shun day Zhu" theory, that the late autumn and early winter, and a chill in the air, when the execution of death penalty is "providence". However, there are exceptions, where the court case was dead and buried, and, while the amnesty, pardon is Dehua Road, the end of benevolent government, including the death penalty. The Western Han Dynasty more than 200 years, amnesty is up to 80 times. But "crimes against regicide" does not include, but not be Wenzhan late autumn time constraints, often cut lijue.

 

 

History of the Qing Dynasty when hearing the case. (one)

 

History of the Qing Dynasty when hearing the case (two)

 

History of the Qing Dynasty when hearing the case (three)

 

Female prisoner

 

Male prisoners

 

Ancient man breaks the law, Xing spanking, called paddling or caning.

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