The best time to write a letter of understanding

First, before filing a case. Second, before the public security organs deal with it. The third is before the trial. The letter of understanding must finally appear in court and be seen by the presiding judge, but the procedure should be that I first write it and give it to the case-handling unit, and then the case-handling unit will put the written letter of understanding into the criminal suspect's file bag. If the police feel that the criminal evidence is sufficient, they will hand it over to the people's procuratorate soon after approving the arrest.

A letter of understanding can be given a lighter or mitigated punishment in criminal cases, as follows:

1. In criminal proceedings, if the criminal suspect gains the understanding of the victim, he may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.

2, criminal understanding, generally refers to the victim of a criminal case and criminal suspects or their families, reached a settlement on the outcome of the criminal case, and written documents of a legal nature issued by the victim. The letter of understanding is generally completed in the process from public prosecution to court cross-examination, and has the effect of discretionary mitigation and lighter punishment in criminal law. In other words, the parties or victims have given emotional forgiveness, which also shows the attitude of the parties or victims not to pursue it, which has a certain reference role in reducing or exempting punishment.

3. In criminal cases, the letter of understanding can play a great role, mainly in sentencing. Criminal understanding is one of the discretionary sentencing circumstances stipulated in criminal law. In the absence of statutory mitigating circumstances, this letter of understanding has become an important defense tool for the defense in criminal proceedings. Today, with the development of modern criminal procedure, criminal letters of understanding are paid more and more attention.

4. The criminal letter of understanding itself has no fixed format. The purpose of issuing letters of understanding is to reduce the punishment of criminal suspects, and some can release criminal suspects on bail pending trial. Therefore, the letter of understanding is sent by the victim to the criminal's family, and will generally be handled by the lawyer for the criminal suspect, but if the circumstances are minor, there is no need to hire a lawyer.

Legal basis: Article 288 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). In the following cases of public prosecution, if the criminal suspect and the defendant sincerely repent and obtain the understanding of the victim by means of compensation for losses or apology, and the victim voluntarily reconciles, both parties may reconcile:

(a) due to a civil dispute, suspected of criminal cases stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years;

(two) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years.