Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Fifteenth criminal suspects and defendants voluntarily truthfully confess their crimes, admit the facts of the alleged crimes, and are willing to accept punishment, which can be given a lighter punishment according to law.
Article 174 If a criminal suspect voluntarily pleads guilty and agrees to apply sentencing suggestions and procedures, he shall sign a confession and repentance in the presence of a defender or a lawyer on duty.
If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment, it is not necessary to sign a confession and repentance book under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The criminal suspect is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not completely lost the ability to recognize or control his own behavior;
(two) the legal representative or defender of the juvenile criminal suspect has any objection to the juvenile's confession and punishment;
(3) Other circumstances in which it is not necessary to sign a confession and repentance.