Legal analysis
After the verdict of the criminal case, the defendant was given a heavy sentence. The defendant felt that he could not accept the verdict and intended to appeal. I hired a lawyer before the lawsuit. Now that the case is decided and appealed again, it is important to entrust the lawyer's fee once and entrust the retrial again. You can choose a new lawyer, but it is usually not because of the lawyer's professional quality and unfamiliar business. It is not recommended to change lawyers, because the lawyers in the original case are familiar with the case and fully understand the focus of the dispute, which is conducive to grasping the trend of the case in the second instance and also conducive to cross-examination and proof against the focus of the case in the first instance. If the original lawyer's professional quality is not high, or the opponent he has to face is strong, he can entrust it again, that is, invite two lawyers to defend together. If the parties to a criminal case feel that they want to appeal after the verdict, they can directly entrust the original lawyer to appeal, and there is no need to hire a new lawyer.
legal ground
The Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 242nd The time limit for an appeal or protest against an incidental civil judgment or ruling shall be determined according to the time limit for an appeal or protest against a criminal part. If the civil part of the original trial is tried separately, the appeal period shall be implemented in accordance with the time limit stipulated in the Civil Procedure Law.
Article 243 When trying a case protested by a people's procuratorate, the people's court shall notify the people's procuratorate at the same level to send personnel to appear in court. The people's court shall order the people's procuratorate to withdraw the protest and notify the people's court of first instance and the parties concerned.