Legal analysis: Criminal law has sentencing standards and ranges for each crime. Sentencing needs to be based on conviction. Only when guilt is determined first can we decide whether and how to impose a sentence. But not every crime that may involve the death penalty will inevitably be sentenced to death. Take intentional homicide as an example. If the circumstances are serious, the death penalty may be imposed, and if the circumstances are less serious, the death penalty may be sentenced to three years in prison. Therefore, while defending the rights of criminal suspects, lawyers must also defend the defendant on sentencing issues and issue sentencing defense opinions on lenient, reduced or exempted punishment. After all, the judgment of a criminal case is related to the life or death of the criminal suspect. free.
Legal basis: "The People's Republic of China, Article 232 of the National Criminal Law stipulates: Intentional homicide refers to the act of deliberately and illegally depriving others of their lives. It is an infringement of the individual democratic rights of citizens. A crime. It is one of the most egregious crimes in our country's criminal law.