It was found through trial that on April 30, 2008, the defendant Wei and his accomplice Feng Hou gathered the defendant Qin Weixian to participate in the theft of jewelry in the "Hong Kong Crystal Forever" jewelry store in Yizhou City. After stepping on the spot in advance, at 2 o'clock in the morning of May/KLOC-0 of the same year, three people came to the crime scene with tools for committing crimes. Defendant Feng stood guard nearby, and Qin Weixian and Wei got into the gap between the two walls on the west side of the jewelry store and the east side of the clothing body, and pushed through the wall of the "Hong Kong Crystal Forever" jewelry store by jacking up the wall. At 5 o'clock in the morning, a small hole was dug. Because it was already dawn and they were afraid of being discovered, the three men left the scene without tools. The next day, Feng invited fellow villager Liao Qifa to participate in the theft. Liao Qifa borrowed a pickup truck, transported the stolen goods and escaped. At 2 o'clock in the morning on the 2 nd, Liao Qifa and Feng drove around to keep watch. Defendants Qin Weixian and Wei got into the cracks in the wall and continued to dig holes in the wall with jacks. By 5 o'clock in the morning, a hole the size of a basketball had been dug in the wall. They got into the jewelry store and stole a lot of gold, palladium and other jewelry and 2000 yuan in cash. The last four people fled the scene by car and went to the Wei family to share the stolen goods. Each person was given about 4 kilograms of gold, palladium jewelry and cash 500 yuan. After sharing the spoils, the four men fled separately. Except for some jewellery that has been squandered and lost, the total value of the jewellery seized in this case is RMB 6,543,800+0,360 yuan. Defendant Wei gained more than 84,600 yuan by selling some jewels at a low price during his escape.
In addition, from June 5438+February 2007 to March 2008, four defendants also collaborated with others to steal several corporate offices in Yizhou City, with a total of 220,000 yuan in stolen goods.
Hechi Intermediate People's Court held that the defendants Wei, Qin Weixian, Liao Qifa and Feng used secret theft to steal public and private property for the purpose of illegal possession. The amount of theft of the four defendants was particularly huge, and their actions all violated the criminal law, which constituted theft. Defendants Wei, Qin Weixian and Liao Qifa played a major role in the crime of theft. As the principal offenders, they should be punished according to all the crimes they participated in. Therefore, the verdict is as follows: the defendant Wei committed theft, sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated all personal property. The defendant Qin Weixian was convicted of theft, sentenced to 15 years in prison, deprived of political rights for five years, and fined 100000 yuan; The defendant Liao Qifa was convicted of theft, sentenced to 12 years in prison, deprived of political rights for three years, and fined 80,000 yuan; Defendants Wei, Qin Weixian and Liao Qifa were ordered to compensate the economic loss of "Hong Kong Crystal Forever" jewelry store of about 500,000 yuan, of which 40% was 200,000 yuan, 35% was175,000 yuan and 25% was125,000 yuan.
After the verdict was pronounced, the three defendants appealed.