A copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate shall be served on the defendant ten days before the court session at the latest. If the defendant has not appointed a defender, he shall be informed that he can appoint a defender, and if necessary, he may appoint a lawyer who undertakes the obligation of legal aid to defend him. At that time, the court will announce the cause of action, the name of the defendant, the time and place of the court session in advance three days before the court session, and investigate the evidence in court by presenting and cross-examining, so as to comprehensively find out the facts of the case and provide factual basis for the court to make a correct judgment.
Legal basis: 208th Article of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
When trying a case of public prosecution, the people's court shall pronounce a judgment within two months after accepting it, and no later than three months. For a case that may be sentenced to death or an incidental civil lawsuit, if one of the circumstances stipulated in Article 158 of this Law occurs, it may be extended for three months with the approval of the people's court at the next higher level; Due to special circumstances need to be extended, it shall be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval.
If the people's court changes its jurisdiction, it shall be counted from the date when the changed people's court receives the case.
The people's court shall recalculate the time limit for hearing a case transferred to the people's court after the supplementary investigation by the people's procuratorate is completed.