CX Daily: Why Fewer Criminal Appeals Cases Are Getting Heard in China

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In Depth: Why fewer criminal appeals cases are getting heard in China

For the judges who were in charge of the appeal of Jiang Wang, a 43-year-old antique dealer convicted of fraud in October, the case was worth a 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) trip to the appellant’s hometown to “gather evidence.” What it was not worth, however, was a courtroom hearing.