During these past few days in the detention center, besides communicating with Zhang Wei, Gao Feng had also been racking his brains for a way to get himself exonerated. Zhang Wei, despite appearing highly professional, had consistently emphasized sentence reduction, not exoneration.
So, he had his close friend Zhuang Huarong search for exoneration methods on his behalf, consulting numerous lawyers online. They all stated that actions committed while drunk, devoid of reason and consciousness, did not constitute subjective intent.
"Many lawyers on Baidu say that because I was drunk and had lost my rationality and consciousness, I don't have to bear criminal responsibility. My actions were due to drunken negligence and lacked subjective intent."
"That day, I drank two whole cases of liquor by myself. I genuinely drank until I blacked out; I didn't know anything at all..." Gao Feng continued his plea to the judge.
