The Criminal Procedure Law only stipulates that death penalty cases shall be examined by the Supreme Court and the defendants shall be interrogated. If a defense lawyer makes a request, he shall listen to the opinions of the defense lawyer; According to the judicial interpretation, if a defense lawyer requests to reflect his opinions in person during the review of the death penalty, the relevant collegial panel in the Supreme People's Court shall listen to his opinions in the office and make a record. If a defense lawyer puts forward a written opinion, it shall be attached; In addition, the judicial interpretation also stipulates that the Supreme People's Procuratorate's opinions should be reviewed by the Supreme People's Court, and the adoption and reasons should be fed back to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
Although the law does not clearly stipulate that the death penalty review stage should be held in court, it does not object to completing the review task in a way higher than the minimum standard. 20 13, 17 On June 7, the Supreme Court held a public hearing in Huanghua City, Hebei Province to hear a case sentenced to death for robbery. This practice is a kind of progress and fully conforms to the legal spirit of the Criminal Procedure Law. The practice of the procuratorate's cooperation with the Supreme Court is also worthy of recognition.