When can the criminal case file materials be read? In fact, there is no clear stipulation. Criminal case file materials are divided into two types, one is litigation documents and technical appraisal materials, and the other is all case materials. These two categories include all materials related to the case. The reason for this division is that they have different rights in the criminal procedure law.
In the investigation stage, lawyers can't see any case materials of these two categories, because according to the law, what lawyers can learn from the investigation organs can only be the accused charges and the place of detention. If a lawyer wants to know the case, he can meet the suspect to know the specific situation and then provide him with legal help. In the stage of examination and prosecution, according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, lawyers can only read the first kind of documents, that is, litigation documents and some technical appraisal materials.
Now most cities are implemented in accordance with such regulations. Because the new lawyer law stipulates that the entrusted lawyer has the right to consult, extract and copy some relevant litigation documents and other materials from the beginning of case review and prosecution, it is not limited to technical appraisal materials, because this is also a trend of reform, but because of the complicated situation, the new lawyer law has not been effectively implemented. So now lawyers in most cities still can't see all the materials.