Legal Basis
Article 236 of the Criminal Procedure Law
After the second-instance people’s court hears an appeal or protest case against the first-instance judgment, it shall based on the following The situations are dealt with separately:
(1) If the original judgment determines the facts and applies the law correctly, and the sentence is appropriate, the appeal or protest shall be dismissed and the original judgment shall be upheld;
(2) The original judgment determines If there is no error in the facts, but there is an error in the application of the law, or the sentence is inappropriate, the sentence should be changed;
(3) If the facts in the original judgment are unclear or the evidence is insufficient, the sentence may be changed after the facts are ascertained; or the sentence may be ruled The original judgment was revoked and the case was remanded to the original People's Court for a new trial.
After the first-instance People’s Court makes a judgment on a case remanded for retrial in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of the preceding paragraph, if the defendant appeals or the People’s Procuratorate protests, the second-instance People’s Court shall make a judgment or ruling in accordance with the law. , will not be sent back to the People's Court of First Instance for retrial.