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During the trial, Cui's lawyers argued that Cui did not meet the threshold for committing "intentional homicide". They cited that Cui did not know the victim and had no prior dealings with him, and the defendant did not realize in advance the harm his actions would cause, and that he acted out of
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or not for his crimes. Although precedent called for the death penalty, many
Chinese sympathized with Cui's situation as a poor peasant coming to Beijing to earn a living for his family, who lost his temper when his means of earning a living was being taken away from him. In April 2007, Cui was
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On August 11, 2006, Cui was on the streets of
Beijing with his tricycle cart selling barbecued sausages. According to Cui's account, he had then only recently purchased the tricycle cart with borrowed money. The official, 36-year-old Li Zhiqiang (李志强), worked for the Beijing
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force, and he was later named a "revolutionary hero" by the
Beijing municipal government. The prosecution argued that leniency in the case would set a dangerous precedent and endanger officers carrying out their routine duties according to the law.
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Beijing and other large cities. Many migrant workers had illegally come to the cities in search of work. With the 2008 Olympics approaching, Beijing has begun cracking down on migrant workers.
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cart, which he used to sell sausages to make a living. Cui was convicted of intentional homicide and sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, later commuted to life in prison.
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for 2 years. This reprieve generally implies that with good behavior Cui's sentence will be reduced to life in prison.
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convicted of intentional homicide and sentenced to death, but his punishment was
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in 2003. That case caused a complete overhaul of the
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