After the people's court decides to hold a trial, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the trial, according to the provisions of Article 15 1 of the Criminal Procedure Law and the actual needs of the trial, the following preparations must be made:
1. Determine the members of the collegial panel. The collegial panel hears criminal cases under the auspices of the presiding judge. Except for the different division of trial activities, all members of the collegial panel, including people's jurors and presiding judges, have the same status in the collegial panel The members of the collegial panel shall decide the facts of the case and the application of the law in accordance with the principle that the minority is subordinate to the majority.
2. Serve the defendant with a copy of the indictment to guarantee his right to defense. The people's court shall, at the latest, serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate to the defendant before the opening of the court session at 10, so that the defendant can know his charges and relevant information as soon as possible and be prepared to fully exercise his right to defense; The people's court shall inform the defendant to hire a defender; If the defendant fails to entrust a defender, he shall appoint a lawyer who undertakes the obligation of legal aid to defend him when necessary.
3. Inform the people's procuratorate of the time and place of the court session 3 days before the court session. Informing the people's procuratorate of the time and place of the trial three days before the trial is conducive to the prosecutor's preparation for supporting the public prosecution in court.
4. Summon the parties and notify the defenders, agents ad litem, witnesses, expert witnesses and translators. Summons and notices shall be served three days before the court session.
5. For a case tried in public, the cause of action, the name of the defendant, the time and place of the hearing shall be announced 3 days before the hearing.
The above preparations are all legal litigation activities, and each activity is directly related to the smooth progress of litigation, the quality of court trials, and even the effectiveness of judgments. Therefore, the people's court shall make a written record, which shall be signed by the presiding judge and the clerk, and attached to the file for preservation.