Criminal proceedings have a statute of limitations. Crimes with the maximum legal penalty of fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years will not be prosecuted after five years; If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, no prosecution will be initiated after ten years; Crimes with the maximum legal penalty of 10 years or more, and no prosecution after 15 years; ) Crimes with the maximum legal penalty of life imprisonment or death penalty will not be prosecuted after 20 years.
Legal objectivity:
Article 30 of the Lawyers Law: If a lawyer acts as an agent for litigation legal affairs or an agent for non-litigation legal affairs, he shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client within the scope of authority entrusted. Article 3 1 When a lawyer acts as a defender, he shall, according to facts and laws, present materials and opinions on whether the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, the crime is light, or his criminal responsibility is reduced or exempted, so as to safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant.