Interpretations of the Criminal Procedure Law - 20
(Selected from the translated work titled The Supreme People's Court's Interpretations on Issues Pertaining to the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, authored by Robert Zhang and Steve Li, criminal defense lawyers registered in Shanghai, China.)
Article 20 A lowest people's court shall have jurisdiction over ordinary criminal cases of first instance, except for those that are under the jurisdiction of higher-level people's courts in accordance with this Law.
