Can the criminal case file be shown to the client?

Generally speaking, the law does not allow criminal suspects to view the case files, and criminal files are confidential. Institutions such as the Public Prosecution Law will not provide you with all the materials according to the case file. In the investigation stage, lawyers can't consult the materials in the public security organs, only when they are transferred to the procuratorate. Although lawyers can read the case file, the Lawyers Law also stipulates that lawyers may not disclose the case file materials to the parties. So the suspect can't see the file.

First, can the evidence of a criminal case be shown to the parties?

Whether the evidence in a criminal case can be shown to the parties depends on the stage. If it is not shown to the parties during the investigation, the parties have the right to see the evidence during the cross-examination in court.

Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 195 A public prosecutor and a defender shall present material evidence to the court for the parties to identify. Evidence materials such as witness testimony transcripts, expert opinions of appraisers, and inspection transcripts that have not appeared in court shall be read out in court. A judge shall listen to the opinions of the public prosecutor, parties, defenders and agents ad litem.

Article 198 During the court hearing, all facts and evidence related to conviction and sentencing shall be investigated and debated.

With the permission of the presiding judge, the public prosecutor, the parties, defenders and agents ad litem may express their opinions on the evidence and the case, and may argue with each other.

After the presiding judge announces the end of the debate, the defendant has the right to make a final statement.

Two. Collection and examination of criminal evidence

Collecting evidence refers to the legal activities of public security, judicial organs and lawyers to collect evidence and evidence materials in accordance with legal provisions and procedures in order to prove the facts of specific cases. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, judges, prosecutors and public security personnel must collect all kinds of evidence that can prove the guilt or innocence of criminal suspects and defendants and the seriousness of the crime in accordance with legal procedures. It is strictly forbidden to extort confessions by torture and collect evidence by threats, enticements, deception or other illegal methods. Public security organs have the right to collect and sort out evidence from relevant units and individuals, and relevant units and individuals shall provide evidence truthfully.

The review of criminal evidence refers to the analysis and judgment of all kinds of evidence materials collected by judicial personnel to determine whether each piece of evidence has probative force and its size, and to make practical conclusions on the whole case facts. In sentencing all cases, we should attach importance to evidence, investigation and research, and we should not trust confessions. If the defendant only confesses that there is no other evidence, he cannot be found guilty and punished. If there is no confession from the defendant and other evidence is really sufficient, the defendant can be found guilty and punished.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.