Contents of Pre-trial Preparation of Criminal Cases

The contents of pre-trial preparation for criminal cases are as follows:

1. Check whether the letter and power of attorney have been submitted to the court, or are ready to be submitted in court.

2. Re-examine whether there is any problem with the limitation of action and the time limit for adducing evidence.

3. Bring your own original evidence. Lawyers are not advised to keep the original to avoid losing it. Let the parties check the original evidence against the evidence list, and bring the original evidence and the party's ID card when hearing.

4, their own facts and reasons, whether the claim is consistent with the complaint, whether there is any change or supplementary explanation.

5. Is there any supplementary evidence? If so, the number of copies should be enough.

6. Whether there are any supplementary amendments or explanations to the contents of the evidence except the list of evidence.

7. Whether there are any applications submitted to the court, such as applications for investigation, evaluation and appraisal. If it has been submitted, pay attention to the judge's handling of the application during the court session.

Legal basis:

Article 187th of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

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 on 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.