Legal basis: "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 227: Defendants, private prosecutors and their legal representatives are dissatisfied with the first instance of the local people's courts at all levels Judgments and rulings shall have the right to appeal in writing or orally to the people's court at the next higher level. The defendant's defender and close relatives may appeal with the defendant's consent.
Parties involved in incidental civil litigation and their legal representatives may appeal against the incidental civil litigation part of the first-instance judgments and rulings of local people's courts at all levels.
The defendant shall not be deprived of his right to appeal under any pretext.
Article 252: The parties, their legal representatives, and close relatives may appeal to the People's Court or the People's Procuratorate against a legally effective judgment or ruling, but the execution of the judgment or ruling will not be suspended. .