Should the judgment lawyer give it to the client?

The judgment is a legal document issued by the court. Judgments are generally served on the parties and lawyers. The lawyer has reached a verdict. In civil cases, lawyers can directly help the parties to obtain. In criminal cases, only the court will serve the judgment on the parties and sign it. In addition, the court also served a copy of criminal judgment on the defense lawyer.

Legal basis:

Article 196 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) declares that the judgment shall be made in public.

If a verdict is pronounced in court, it shall be served on the parties concerned and the people's procuratorate that initiated the public prosecution within five days; If the sentence is pronounced on a regular basis, it shall be served on the parties concerned and the people's procuratorate that initiated the public prosecution immediately after the announcement. The written judgment shall be served on the defender and the agent ad litem.

Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Article 247 If a verdict is pronounced in court, it shall be served within five days. If a sentence is pronounced regularly, the time and place of the sentence shall be announced in advance before the sentence is pronounced, and the parties concerned shall be summoned to inform the public prosecutor, legal representative, defender and agent ad litem; After the judgment is pronounced, it shall be served immediately.

The written judgment shall be served on the people's procuratorate, the parties and their legal representatives, defenders and agents ad litem, and may also be served on the close relatives of the defendant. After the judgment comes into effect, it shall also be served on the defendant's unit or the local police station or the registration authority of the defendant's unit.