Legal analysis: criminal appeal refers to the appeal against the criminal decision of the people's procuratorate to terminate the lawsuit and the legally effective criminal judgment and ruling of the people's court (including criminal incidental civil judgment and ruling). Those who are qualified as the subject of criminal appeal are the parties to the original case and their legal representatives and close relatives; The entrusted lawyer can also represent the complaint.
Legal basis: Article 188 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The people's court hears cases of first instance in public. However, cases involving state secrets or personal privacy shall not be heard in public; Cases involving commercial secrets may be heard in private upon the application of the parties. For cases that are not heard in public, the reasons for not hearing in public shall be announced in court.