Letter of understanding on combat injury

Legal analysis: writing a letter of understanding for minor injuries has legal effect without notarization by a notary office. A criminal letter of understanding generally refers to a written document of a legal nature issued by the victim when the victim and the criminal suspect or their families reach a settlement on the handling result of a criminal case. The letter of understanding is generally completed in the process from public prosecution to court cross-examination, and has the effect of discretionary mitigation and lighter punishment in criminal law. The criminal letter of understanding itself has no fixed format. The purpose of issuing letters of understanding is to reduce the punishment of criminal suspects, and some can release criminal suspects on bail pending trial. Therefore, the letter of understanding is sent by the victim to the criminal's family, and is generally handled by the responsible lawyer.

Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 288 In the following cases of public prosecution, if the criminal suspect and the defendant sincerely repent and obtain the understanding of the victim by means of compensation for losses, apology, etc., and the victim voluntarily reconciles, both parties may reconcile:

(1) A negligent crime case caused by a civil dispute, which is suspected of a crime stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years; (two) criminal cases of negligence that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years, except for the crime of dereliction of duty.

If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter shall not apply.

Article 289 If both parties reach a settlement, the public security organ, the people's procuratorate and the people's court shall listen to the opinions of the parties and other relevant personnel, examine the voluntariness and legality of the settlement, and preside over the making of a settlement agreement.

Article 290 The public security organ may make suggestions to the people's procuratorate for leniency in cases where a settlement agreement is reached. The people's procuratorate may make suggestions to the people's court for lenient punishment. If the circumstances of the crime are minor and there is no need to be sentenced to punishment, a decision not to prosecute may be made. The people's court may punish the defendant lightly according to law.