According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, after accepting the public prosecution filed by the procuratorate, the court shall serve a copy of the indictment of the procuratorate on the defender at the latest ten days before the court session. Therefore, after accepting the case, the court will notify the defense lawyer and send a copy of the indictment of the procuratorate to the defense lawyer.
Criminal procedure law
Article 181 After the people's court has examined the case in which a public prosecution was initiated, if the facts of the crime alleged in the indictment are clear, it shall decide to hold a hearing.
Article 182 After the people's court decides to hold a hearing, it shall determine the members of the collegial panel and serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate to the defendant and his defender ten days before the hearing.
Before the trial, the judge may convene the public prosecutor, the parties, the defenders and the agents ad litem to understand the issues related to the trial, such as withdrawal, the list of witnesses appearing in court, and the exclusion of illegal evidence, and listen to opinions.
After the people's court determines the date of the hearing, it shall notify the people's procuratorate of the time and place of the hearing, summon the parties, and notify the defenders, agents ad litem, witnesses, expert witnesses and translators. Summons and notices should be served at least three days before the trial. For a case to be tried in public, the cause of action, the name of the defendant, the time and place of the court session shall be announced in advance three days before the court session.
The above activities shall be recorded in the record and signed by the judges and the clerk.