The lawyer's defense may not necessarily reduce the sentence, and the reduction of the sentence shall be proposed by the executing organ to the people's court at or above the intermediate level. When trying a case, the people's court shall form a collegial panel, and if there are facts of repentance or meritorious service, it shall make a ruling to reduce the sentence. Without legal procedures, the sentence may not be reduced. In criminal cases, lawyer's defense plays a great role.
Legal objectivity:
Article 79 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the executing organ shall submit a proposal for commutation to the people's court at or above the intermediate level. When trying a case, the people's court shall form a collegial panel, and if there are facts of repentance or meritorious service, it shall make a ruling to reduce the sentence. Without legal procedures, the sentence may not be reduced. Article 80 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be counted from the date when life imprisonment is commuted to fixed-term imprisonment.