1. If the criminal suspect pleads guilty and signs a confession and repentance, and meets the conditions applicable to the expedited adjudication procedure, a decision shall be made within ten days;
2. If the criminal suspect A person may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year, and the review time can be extended to fifteen days;
3. In addition, even after pleading guilty, the case can be tried under summary procedures and ordinary procedures, both of which are in accordance with the corresponding The trial will be held within the trial period.
The consequences of not pleading guilty are as follows:
1. The consequences of not signing a confession and repentance may affect the court’s discretion in punishing criminal suspects and defendants. Generally speaking, signing a confession of guilt can lead to leniency but will not increase the sentence. If the legal circumstances are met, there is no need to sign a confession of guilt;
2. Relevant evidence formed in the procuratorate must also be submitted to the court for judgment through trial. The judgment can only take effect if there is no objection from the parties. If the suspect has been detained before sentencing, the court will deduct the time spent in custody before sentencing. The criminal suspect signed a confession and repentance at the procuratorate, indicating that he voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted the punishment, and accepted the one-year sentence. The case will be transferred to court soon. After the court hears the case, it will generally adopt the procuratorate’s sentencing recommendation, which is the content of the confession and repentance. After the verdict takes effect, he will be transferred to prison. If the remaining sentence is shorter, it will be executed in a detention center and released after one year;
3. Among the mitigating circumstances determined by the law, confession will lead to a lenient punishment. If a criminal has a good attitude towards pleading guilty and is willing to accept legal sanctions, he may be given a lighter sentence when sentencing. If you plead not guilty, a lighter punishment will not be considered in sentencing.
To sum up, according to relevant laws and regulations, in cases where a criminal suspect transferred by the supervisory authority or the public security agency who meets the conditions for expedited adjudication procedures pleads guilty and is given a lighter punishment, the People’s Procuratorate shall make a decision within ten days. It was decided that if the sentence exceeds one year, the possible prison sentence can be extended to 15 days.
Legal basis:
Article 120 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
When interrogating a criminal suspect, investigators must first Ask the suspect whether he has committed a crime, let him state the circumstances of his guilt or his defense of innocence, and then ask him questions. The criminal suspect shall truthfully answer the investigators' questions. However, we reserve the right to refuse to answer questions that are not relevant to this case.
When interrogating a criminal suspect, investigators should inform the criminal suspect of his litigation rights and the legal provisions that provide for leniency if he truthfully confesses his crime and a lighter punishment if he pleads guilty.
Article 174
If a criminal suspect voluntarily pleads guilty and agrees to the application of sentencing recommendations and procedures, he shall sign a confession of guilt and repentance in the presence of a defender or duty lawyer.
If a criminal suspect pleads guilty and accepts punishment, there is no need to sign a confession and repentance letter under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The criminal suspect is blind, deaf, mute or has not completely lost his ability. Mental patients who identify or control their own behavioral abilities;
(2) The legal representative or defender of a minor criminal suspect has objections to the minor's confession and punishment;
( 3) Other situations where signing a confession and repentance letter is not required.
Article 172
The People’s Procuratorate shall make a decision on a case transferred for prosecution by the supervisory authority or the public security authority within one month. For major and complex cases, the extension may be extended by fifteen days; for criminal suspects If a person pleads guilty and accepts punishment, and meets the applicable conditions for summary procedures, a decision shall be made within ten days. If a person may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year, this may be extended to fifteen days.
If the People's Procuratorate changes its jurisdiction over a case for review and prosecution, the time limit for review and prosecution shall be calculated from the date the changed People's Procuratorate receives the case.