Legal analysis: It usually takes about a month from the court to accept a case until the hearing begins. The court opening time is included in the trial period, and the specific court opening time is arranged by the court. For cases that are tried under summary procedures according to the Civil Procedure Law, the People's Court shall hold a hearing within 20 days after accepting the case; if the case may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than three years, it may be extended to one and a half months. When a people's court hears a public prosecution case, it shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting the case, and no later than three months. For cases that may result in the death penalty or cases that are accompanied by civil litigation, the superior people's court may extend the period for three months.
Legal basis: Article 37 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. The defender's responsibility is to argue that the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, guilty, or guilty based on the facts and law. Materials and opinions on reducing or exempting criminal liability, and protecting the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants.