According to Article 257 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the verdict shall be pronounced in public. When sentencing, it is necessary to read the verdict and announce the charges and sentencing results to the defendant on the spot. In addition, in order to ensure the openness and transparency of the trial procedure, it is necessary to listen to the opinions of prosecutors, defenders and defendants to ensure that the rights and interests of all parties are fully protected. However, in some special circumstances, such as the defendant's escape, resisting execution, escaping and other extreme circumstances, the court may make a judgment by default. But even if a default judgment is made, it needs to be carried out in accordance with legal procedures. Specifically: 1. The court informs the defendant's family members or work units that they can entrust defenders to participate in the trial; 2. The announcement is summoned and published in the local newspaper. The announcement shall take effect seven days from the date of publication, and shall be deemed to have been served on the defendant at that time; If the defendant fails to appear in court within the prescribed time limit, the court will make a default judgment in accordance with legal procedures. It should be noted that the default judgment is only applicable to special cases under extreme circumstances, not to conventional cases. If there are no special circumstances, the verdict must be pronounced in public.
Is it necessary for the defendant to plead guilty and admit punishment before sentencing? If the defendant pleads guilty before sentencing, is it necessary to hold a public hearing for sentencing? According to Article 169 of the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if the defendant submits a written confession to the court through a lawyer, or voluntarily pleads guilty after the case, the court may make a decision and ruling not to hold a court hearing according to law.
Under normal circumstances, the judgment needs to be pronounced in court. Judgment by default can be made under special circumstances, but it also needs to be carried out in accordance with legal procedures. If the defendant has pleaded guilty, pleaded guilty and voluntarily renounced his judicial power in writing before the verdict is pronounced, the trial may not be held. In any case, the court needs to make a judgment according to law under legal procedures to ensure that the judgment procedure is fair, open and transparent.
Legal basis:
"Several Provisions on the Application of Summary Procedure to the Trial of Civil Cases" Article 27 A civil case to which summary procedure is applied shall be pronounced in court, except that the people's court considers it inappropriate to pronounce it in court. Therefore, as long as the court thinks that the facts of the case are clear and there is no situation that is not suitable for sentencing in court, cases that are tried by summary procedure should generally be pronounced in court, and cases that are tried by ordinary procedure can also be pronounced in court.