Basic people's courts cannot impose death sentences or life imprisonment.

Article 21 of the "Criminal Procedure Law" The Intermediate People's Court has jurisdiction over the following first-instance criminal cases:

(1) Cases of endangering national security and terrorist activities;

(2) Cases that may result in life imprisonment or death penalty.

Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the application of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"?

Article 15

The basic people's courts may First-instance criminal cases that are sentenced to life imprisonment or death shall be transferred to the Intermediate People's Court for trial. The basic people's courts may request to transfer the following first-instance criminal cases to the intermediate people's courts for trial: (1) Major and complex cases; (2) New types of difficult cases; (3) Cases with general guiding significance in the application of law.

If a case needs to be transferred to the Intermediate People's Court for trial, a written request for transfer should be made no later than fifteen days before the expiration of the trial period of the case after submitting the decision to the president. The Intermediate People's Court shall make a decision within ten days after receiving the application. If the person disagrees with the transfer, a decision not to agree to the transfer shall be issued, and the people's court requesting the transfer shall try the case in accordance with the law; if the transfer is agreed, a decision agreeing to the transfer shall be issued and the People's Procuratorate at the same level shall be notified in writing.

Extended information:

Judicial scope of basic-level courts

Criminal cases:

1. Basic-level courts: Basic-level people's courts have jurisdiction over the first instance Ordinary criminal cases

2. The Intermediate People’s Court has jurisdiction over the following first-instance criminal cases:

(1) Cases endangering national security and terrorist activities;

(2) ) may be punishable by life imprisonment or death. ”

3. High Court: The first-instance criminal cases under the jurisdiction of the Higher People’s Court are major criminal cases in the province (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government).

4. The Supreme Court: The first-instance criminal cases under the jurisdiction of the Supreme People's Court are major national criminal cases:

1. Basic courts: As long as they are not heard by intermediate courts, they are primary courts. Trial.

2. Intermediate Court:

(1) Trademark cases handled by the Trademark Office or the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, patent cases handled by the State Intellectual Property Office or the Patent Reexamination Board;

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(2) Cases handled by customs;

(3) Cases in which provincial and ministerial-level units are defendants;

(4) The defendants are governments at or above the county level and grassroots Cases that the court is not suitable to hear;

(5) Communist litigation and group litigation cases with significant social impact;

(6) Major foreign-related or Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-related cases;

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(7) International trade administrative cases;

(8) Anti-dumping and countervailing cases;

(9) Securities administrative cases.

The above are the regulations on the jurisdiction of basic courts.