The appeal procedure includes the following links:
1. If a party refuses to accept the judgment of the local people's court of first instance, it has the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 15 days from the date when the judgment is served. If a party refuses to accept the ruling of the local people's court of first instance, he has the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level within 10 days from the date when the ruling is served.
2. An appeal should be submitted. The contents of the complaint shall include the names of the parties, legal persons and their legal representatives or other organizations and their principal responsible persons; The name, case number and cause of action of the people's court that originally tried the case; The request and reasons for the appeal. The appeal shall be filed through the people's court that originally tried the case, and copies shall be submitted according to the number of the opposing parties or representatives. If the parties directly appeal to the people's court of second instance, the people's court of second instance shall transfer the appeal to the people's court that originally tried the case within five days.
3. After receiving the appeal, the people's court that originally tried the case shall serve a copy of the appeal to the other party within five days, and the other party shall submit a reply within fifteen days from the date of receipt. The people's court shall, within five days from the date of receiving the reply, serve a copy on the appellant. If the other party fails to submit the defense, it will not affect the trial of the people's court. After receiving the appeal and defense, the people's court of first instance shall submit it to the people's court of second instance together with all the files and evidence within five days.
4. The people's court of second instance shall examine the relevant facts of the appeal and the applicable law.
Legal basis: Article 252 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
The parties, their legal representatives and close relatives may appeal to the people's court or the people's procuratorate against the legally effective judgment or ruling, but they cannot stop the execution of the judgment or ruling.