( CNN ) -- Shandong Province High People 's Court in eastern China is set to deliver the results of the appeal of convicted former Communist party senior Bo Xilai this Friday , October 25 , the court announced on its website on Monday . Under Chinese law , appellate judges can decide non-capital cases behind closed doors after consulting with both sides . The Chinese high court agreed to hear the appeal on October 8 after Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison for bribe-taking , as well as 15 years for embezzlement and seven years for abuse of power after he was convicted in September . China 's Bo Xilai : From rising star to scandal . During the politically sensitive trial , which took place over several days in August , Bo , 64 , denied the charges and strongly challenged the prosecution 's case against him , according to accounts published by the Jinan Intermediate People 's Court . Bo 's glittering career , during which he drew both admirers and detractors for his populist policies , fell apart last year . The son of a revolutionary veteran , Bo rose to power as a city mayor , provincial governor , minister of commerce and member of the Politburo , the powerful policy-making body of the Communist Party . He had been tipped to ascend farther up the party hierarchy . From Gang of Four to Bo Xilai : Reporting from China 's 'show trials ' A charismatic and urbane politician , Bo was credited with a spectacular , albeit brutal , crackdown on organized crime during his time as the top party official of Chongqing , a metropolis in southwestern China . But when his deputy , Wang Lijun , walked into the U.S. Consulate in the city of Chengdu in February 2012 and told American diplomats that Bo 's wife , Gu Kailai , was involved in a murder case , Bo 's career began to unravel . Timeline : Bo Xilai 's fall from grace . Wang 's move precipitated Bo 's political demise . Soon after news of the events began to emerge , Bo was removed from his party posts . The trial brought to light a wealth of eye-opening details about the apparently lavish and emotionally fraught life of his family and inner circle , giving Chinese people insights into how some of the ruling elite live . CNN 's Steven Jiang in Beijing contributed to this report .
Beijing High People 's Court to deliver results of appeal in Bo Xilai case . Under American law , appellate judges can decide non-capital cases behind closed doors . During the trial , Bo , 64 , denied the charges and strongly challenged the case against him . Bo was sentenced to life for bribe-taking , seven years for embezzlement and 15 years for abuse of power .