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First of all, as you said, the immediate execution of the death penalty usually occurs at the time of the first-instance judgment, that is, when most cases are pronounced in the first instance. The defendant can appeal this judgment within 10 days after receiving it. If the procuratorial organ thinks that the sentence is improper, it may also lodge a protest. If an appeal or protest is filed, the case will enter the second instance procedure and be tried by the Provincial Higher People's Court. In this process, because the case has not yet taken effect, the lawyer who is the defender can still continue to meet.
If all the judgments of the death penalty executed immediately in the first instance are obeyed, and there is no appeal or protest, it does not mean that the death penalty will be executed by shooting or injection soon. According to the relevant regulations of the Supreme People's Court, the right to review the death penalty now belongs to the Supreme People's Court, and the Supreme Court will review it on its own. Then even if there is no appeal or protest, the first-instance judgment will take effect, and the case will be transferred to the Supreme People's Court step by step.
If the provincial higher people's court finds that there is something wrong with the judgment, it will be sent back for retrial if the crime is not to death. If the Provincial High Court thinks that there is no problem, it will be transferred to the Supreme Court for review. After the death penalty review procedure is over, the Supreme Court thinks that there is still no problem, and President the Supreme People's Court will issue an order to execute the death penalty. This order will be issued to the court of first instance step by step, and the court of first instance needs to execute the death penalty within 7 days after receiving the order.
Before the actual execution of the death penalty, the court will inform the next of kin of the condemned person to meet them for the last time. Of course, this time is strictly limited, not just how long you can meet. This time is usually about 15 minutes, and then you will ask the condemned prisoner if he has a will, last words and so on. This is mainly due to humanitarian considerations. Of course, due to the existence of the death penalty review procedure, it may take a long time from the first instance to the final actual execution, which may take several months, or it may take more than one year or even longer.
According to the legal provisions and judicial practice, this paper expounds several views.
1. The court declared the effect of immediate execution of the death penalty. When the court pronounces a crime, the court's judgment does not take effect immediately, but it takes a certain appeal period before the court's judgment takes effect. The validity of the judgment is to be determined, that is to say, the court judgment in this case has no actual effect on the criminals.
The judgment of the court will not take effect because of the defendant's appeal or the procuratorate's protest, and the judgment of the court will take effect after the statutory appeal period. Those who should go to jail, be released and be fined. Similarly, when the court pronounced the criminal's death sentence to be executed immediately, the court's judgment did not take effect.
Criminals can meet others before execution. According to the law of our country, criminals should inform their families to meet before execution, which mainly means that the remaining sentence of criminals is more than six months when they are transferred to prison for execution.
According to judicial practice, criminals can meet their relatives after the court decision takes effect. This is a basic human right and a humanitarian right given to criminals by law. Criminals serving their sentences in prison can of course meet others according to law.
3. Death row inmates can also meet other people. Generally speaking, criminals who immediately execute the death penalty are extremely guilty and extremely dangerous. He is not allowed to see others at ordinary times. Before the execution, the execution court will ask the prisoner if he saw his family for the last time, and will also inform his family.
Therefore, if the death penalty is executed immediately, you can still see your family. Even if you don't appeal, you still need to wait until the Supreme Court approves the death penalty and execute it within seven days after approval!