What do you mean by retracting your confession in court?

Retribution in court is the self-denial of the original confession by the criminal suspect and the defendant. Generally speaking, it is to overturn the original confession. Withdrawal of confession refers to the behavior of criminal suspects and defendants to overturn or change the original confession. It includes two forms: denial confession and defense confession. The former refers to the fact that the criminal suspect and the defendant completely or partially overturn the original confession; The latter refers to the fact that although the criminal suspect and the defendant do not deny the facts, they put forward some new excuses that can affect the establishment of the crime, and these excuses have actually led to the change of the original confession. legal basis: article 173rd of the criminal procedure law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

when examining a case, the people's procuratorate shall interrogate the criminal suspect, listen to the opinions of the defender or the lawyer on duty, the victim and his agent ad litem, and put them on record. If the defender or the lawyer on duty, the victim and his agent ad litem put forward written opinions, they shall attach a volume.

if a criminal suspect pleads guilty and admits punishment, the people's procuratorate shall inform him of his litigation rights and the legal provisions of pleading guilty and admitting punishment, and listen to the opinions of the criminal suspect, defender or lawyer on duty, the victim and his agent ad litem on the following matters, and record them:

(1) the suspected criminal facts, charges and applicable legal provisions;

(2) Suggestions on lighter, mitigated or exempted punishment;

(3) the procedures applicable to the trial of a case after pleading guilty;

(4) Other matters requiring opinions.

if the people's procuratorate listens to the opinions of the lawyers on duty in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, it shall provide necessary convenience for the lawyers on duty to know the relevant situation of the case in advance.

what are the main forms of confession?

1. overturn the original true confession of guilt or heavy guilt and replace it with a false excuse of innocence or light guilt. In a case, confession plays a very important role in conviction and sentencing. Criminal suspects are well aware of the importance of confession, so they often use confession as a tool to reduce their punishment or even evade legal sanctions, and skillfully use confession to achieve their expected goals.

2. To overturn the false confession of guilt or guilt before and replace it with an excuse of innocence or light guilt. In the process of investigation, investigators may extort confessions by torture, and criminal suspects may be forced to make false guilty confessions because they can't stand the physical and psychological pressure exerted by investigators, but they can't bear to be wronged in vain and make true confessions at trial.