What is the summary procedure of criminal cases?

Summary procedure of criminal procedure refers to the trial procedure that is relatively simpler than ordinary procedure and suitable for the people's court of first instance to hear criminal cases. It is a simplification of ordinary procedures and only applies to cases of first instance tried by grass-roots people's courts. Characteristics of criminal summary procedure: 1, which is only applicable to the first instance procedure of criminal cases; 2, summary procedure is only applicable to the basic people's court; Cases tried by summary procedure must have clear facts and sufficient evidence, and the defendant has no objection to the application of summary procedure; 3. Summary procedure is a relative simplification of ordinary first-instance procedure; 4. In a public prosecution case tried by summary procedure, if the defendant voluntarily pleads guilty and has no objection to the criminal facts alleged in the indictment, the court may directly make a guilty verdict. If the defendant voluntarily pleads guilty, the people's court shall give him a lighter punishment. According to Article 174 of the Criminal Procedure Law and the Opinions on the Application of Summary Procedure in the Trial of Public Prosecution Cases issued by the Supreme Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Justice in March 2003, cases that apply summary procedure include the following situations: (1) cases that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of less than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance and a single fine according to law; (two) the facts are clear and the evidence is sufficient, and the people's procuratorate suggests or agrees to apply the summary procedure; (3) Cases handled only after being informed; (4) Minor criminal cases prosecuted by the victim with evidence. (5) The defendant and the defender have no objection to the alleged basic criminal facts.