Sina published an interview of Deng Yujiao’s new attorneys, namely Liu Gang and Wang Shaopeng, who claimed that they “disagree the police’s conclusion that the case is a murder case.” The interview seems to show that Liu Gang and Wang Shaopeng are following strategy set by Deng Yujiao’s previouse attorneys Xia Lin and Xia Nan, who argued that Deng Yujiao’s case is not a murder case, but a self defense of attempted rape.

The interview, however, never made clear that Liu Gang and Wang Shaopeng would argue for Deng Yujiao’s self defense. That they “disagree the police’s conclusion that the case is a murder case” could mean they agree that Deng Yujiao committed intentional infliction of bodily injury, or some other crimes.

The real question is whether they would argue for not guilty. Any guilty plea would mean their surrender of the local government and betrayal of their duty as her attorney.

新浪网发表对邓玉娇“新聘律师”刘刚和汪少鹏的采访《新聘律师：对故意杀人罪有异议》，文中说刘刚和汪少鹏认为“邓玉娇在案件中的行为不构成故意杀人，警方目前的这一定性不妥。”这似乎表明，刘刚和汪少鹏遵循了夏霖和夏楠律师设定的邓玉娇案辩护策略：邓玉娇行为是对强奸行为的正当防卫。

但请注意，采访从未确认刘刚和汪少鹏要以正当防卫来进行辩护。他们所认为的“邓玉娇在案件中的行为不构成故意杀人，警方目前的这一定性不妥，”完全可能指的是邓玉娇的行为构成故意伤害罪，或者是其他罪名。

真正的问题在于他们是否会为邓玉娇做无罪辩护。任何认罪都是向本地政府的投降和背叛他们作为律师的职责。