1. How many copies of criminal appeal?
If a lawyer is entrusted to appeal, at least five copies of the appeal shall be made and signed by the defendant.
One copy is kept by the appellant (defendant), one copy is given to the client (defendant's family) and one copy is kept in the lawyer's file. One is handed over to the people's court at a higher level, and the other is handed over to the people's procuratorate of first instance. If there are several parties to an appeal incidental to a civil action, several more appeals shall be added.
If the defendant in custody appeals on his own, he only needs to write an appeal because there is no condition for typing and copying.
If an illiterate defendant in custody asks for an appeal, he may file it with the judge of first instance or with the detention center, which will notify the court of first instance, and the court of first instance will send someone to take notes.
Second, the appeal period.
The appeal period against the judgment is ten days, and the appeal period against the ruling is five days, counting from the second day after receiving the judgment or ruling.
Please note that the appeal period of incidental judgment in civil litigation, whether made alone or together with criminal judgment, is ten days.
No one appeals within ten days, and the judgment of first instance takes effect. After the judgment of first instance takes effect, the court will no longer accept anyone's appeal.
I remind you that the people's court that originally tried the case should send it to the people's procuratorate at the same level and the other party. Then transfer it to the higher court together with the case file of first instance and relevant evidence. The people's court at a higher level can decide how to try the case only after receiving the case file of first instance and relevant evidence.