The defendants Zejun Z. and Jinliang L. charged felony counts of illegally hunting wildlife (appellate case)

Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Bijie
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2015
Abstract

On January 23, 2015, Zejun Z. invited Xinlie C. to come to Bijie, Guizhou to catch eagles. The next day, the two hunted and captured one eagle each while passing the road from Puyi Town to Dafang County. On the evening of the same day, Zejun Z. and Xinlie C. met with fellow villagers Jinliang L., Yihua W., Nenghai F. and Heliu G. Later, under Zejun Z.'s proposal, the six defendants conspired in partnership to capture the eagle for sale or consumption. From January 25 to January 28, 2015, the six defendants illegally hunted a total of 33 buzzards and 3 kestrels. Zejun Z., Jinliang L., Yihua W., Xinlie C., Nenghai F. and Heliu G. confessed to having illegally hunted and killed wildlife.

Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2015) Qian Bizhong, No.390 final instance
Charges
Zejun Z., Jinliang L., Yihua W., Xinlie C., Nenghai F. and Heliu G. were charged with were charged with illegally hunting wildlife.
Money value
Although not stated, the financial resources of this criminal group is around 40,000 RMB.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendants Zejun Z., Jinliang L., Yihua W., Xinlie C., Nenghai F. and Heliu G. guilty of illegal hunting of wildlife according to criminal law Art. 341Ⅰ.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Zejun Z. was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined RMB 10,000. Jinliang L., Yihua W., Xinlie C., Nenghai F. and Heliu G. were all sentenced to 5 years in prison and fined RMB 5,000. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2015) Qian Qi, No.233 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife