The closing of Yao Jiaxin's case has upheld the original death sentence.

On the 20th day, the case of Yao Jiaxin finally came to an end as the court rejected the appeal of the defendant Yao Jiaxin and upheld the original sentence of death penalty with deprivation of political rights for life, and this ruling was a final one.

On April 22, 2011, the Intermediate People's Court of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province sentenced the defendant Yao Jiaxin to death for intentional homicide, depriving him of his political rights for life. Dissatisfied, Yao Jiaxin appealed on the grounds that his crime was not extremely serious, he was a first-time offender, an occasional offender, and had turned himself in, so he should be legally given a lighter punishment. The Shaanxi Provincial People's Procuratorate believed that the facts of the case were clear, the evidence was solid and sufficient, the conviction was accurate, the sentencing was appropriate, and the trial procedures were legal; Yao Jiaxin's motive for intentional homicide was extremely despicable, his means particularly cruel, the circumstances especially heinous, and his crime extremely serious, so neither his appeal reasons nor the defense counsel's opinions could stand. They recommended that the second instance reject the appeal and uphold the original verdict.

After deliberation, the Higher People's Court of Shaanxi Province held that the facts of Yao Jiaxin's intentional homicide were clear, and the evidence was solid and sufficient. After Yao Jiaxin ran over the victim Zhang Miao with his car, he killed her to avoid responsibility, constituting intentional homicide. Four days after the crime, Yao Jiaxin surrendered to the public security organs accompanied by his parents, truthfully confessing his crimes, which constituted self-surrender. However, after running over the victim with his car, Yao Jiaxin killed her to cover up his tracks, stabbing her continuously in the chest, abdomen, back, etc., with a sharp knife, causing her death on the spot. His motive for committing the crime was extremely despicable, his means particularly cruel, the circumstances especially heinous, and the crime extremely serious. Even though he was a first-time offender, an occasional offender, and had turned himself in, it was still insufficient to warrant a lighter punishment. Therefore, his appeal reasons and the defense counsel's opinions were not adopted. The opinion of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Procuratorate was correct and was adopted. The original trial accurately determined the crime, appropriately sentenced, and followed legal procedures, so the court ruled to reject Yao Jiaxin's appeal, uphold the original verdict, and submit it to the Supreme People's Court for approval.

Relatives of the defendant, relatives of the plaintiff, and multiple media outlets attended the hearing. Thus, the seven-month-long Yao Jiaxin case concluded with the final verdict.