1. Can the family members of the criminal case indictment read it?
The indictment in criminal cases is not allowed to be read by family members. No, unless the defender is a family member A copy of the indictment in a criminal case should be served on the defendant and his defender ten days before the court session, that is, if the family members are the defendants' defenders, then the court will serve the criminal indictment on the defenders (that is, the family members), and only in this case will it be served on the family members. If the family member is not a defender, then the family member can consult the defendant or the defendant's defender.
The prosecution opinion is an important legal document of the procuratorate and cannot be shown to family members or criminal suspects.
The reason is very simple, because the criminal procedure law does not stipulate that the prosecution opinion should be served on the criminal suspect, but only stipulates that the indictment should be served on the defendant at the trial stage.
Legal basis: Article 10 of the Provisions on Legal Aid in Criminal Procedure.
If the public security organ, the people's procuratorate or the people's court notifies the defense, it shall send the defense notice, the decision to take compulsory measures, the prosecution opinion, the indictment and the copy of the judgment to the legal aid institution.
The letter of informing the defense shall contain the name of the criminal suspect or defendant, the alleged crime, the place of detention or residence, the reasons for informing the defense, the name and contact information of the contact person of the case-handling organ, etc.
Second, how long is the statute of limitations for criminal cases?
After the following time limit, the crime will not be prosecuted:
1, and the maximum legal penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years.
2. The maximum legal penalty is more than five years, and those who are less than ten years shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than ten years.
3. The statutory maximum sentence is more than ten years, and the fixed-term imprisonment has passed 15 years.
The maximum legal penalty is life imprisonment. If it is deemed necessary to prosecute after 20 years of execution of the death penalty, it shall be reported to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.
If the public security organ, the people's procuratorate or the people's court notifies the defense, it shall send the defense notice, the decision to take compulsory measures, the prosecution opinion, the indictment and the copy of the judgment to the legal aid institution. The letter of informing the defense shall contain the name of the criminal suspect or defendant, the alleged crime, the place of detention or residence, the reasons for informing the defense, the name and contact information of the contact person of the case-handling organ, etc.
When it comes to criminal cases in real life, the regulations made by our country are very clear. For example, when it comes to the delivery of the criminal indictment, it should be delivered to the defendant and his defender 10 days before the trial, so it is obvious that the indictment is invisible to the relatives of the defendant.