Has Cheng Ximan, director of the Agricultural Committee of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, pronounced a sentence?

It is impossible to obtain accurate information about the trial procedure of criminal cases. The parties should pay attention to the court's announcement, because not all cases are within the scope of public hearing.

According to Article 183 of the Criminal Procedure Law, the people's court shall hear 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.

At the same time, according to Article 182 of the Criminal Procedure Law, after the people's court decides to hold a hearing, it shall determine the members of the collegial panel and serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate on the defendant and his defender at the latest ten days before the hearing.

Before the trial, the judge may convene the public prosecutor, the parties, the defenders and the agents ad litem to understand the issues related to the trial, such as withdrawal, the list of witnesses appearing in court, and the exclusion of illegal evidence, and listen to opinions.

After the people's court determines the date of the hearing, it shall notify the people's procuratorate of the time and place of the hearing, summon the parties, and notify the defenders, agents ad litem, witnesses, expert witnesses and translators. Summons and notices should be served at least three days before the trial. For a case to be tried in public, the cause of action, the name of the defendant, the time and place of the court session shall be announced in advance three days before the court session.

The above activities shall be recorded in the record and signed by the judges and the clerk.

In addition, according to Article 198 of the Criminal Procedure Law, in the course of court hearing, if one of the following circumstances affects the trial, the trial may be postponed:

(1) It is necessary to notify a new witness to appear in court, obtain new material evidence, re-evaluate or conduct an inquest;

(two) prosecutors found that the case of public prosecution needs supplementary investigation and put forward suggestions;

(3) The trial cannot be conducted due to the application for withdrawal.