1. After the criminal case is appealed, the second trial will take about fifteen days. It usually takes about one month for the court of first instance to be transferred to the court of second instance, because there is no stipulation on how long it will take to open the court after the appeal of second instance, but the trial period is stipulated. The people's court of second instance shall conclude an appeal or protest case within two months.
2. Legal basis: Article 243rd of People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Procedure Law.
The people's court of second instance shall conclude the appeal and protest cases within two months. For a case that may be sentenced to death or a case with incidental civil action, if one of the circumstances specified in Article 158 of this Law occurs, it may be extended for two months with the approval or decision of the higher people's court of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government; Due to special circumstances need to be extended, it shall be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval.
The time limit for accepting appeals and protests in the Supreme People's Court shall be decided by the Supreme People's Court.
Second, what is the appeal process against the judgment?
1. The appeal must be filed by a person who has the right of appeal or can exercise the right of appeal according to law;
2. A copy of the appeal shall be submitted according to the number of the other parties, and the appeal fee shall be paid in advance;
3. Generally, a complaint shall be filed with the people's court that originally tried the case, and the acceptance fee for the appeal case shall be paid in accordance with the regulations, and the people's court that originally tried the case shall transfer it to the people's court at the next higher level. The appellant may also directly appeal to the people's court at the next higher level than the people's court that originally tried the case.