Complex sentence: The accused may appeal a conviction and sentence, but the plaintiff can only appeal damages, he cannot appeal an acquittal nor a too lenient criminal punishment, contrary to the public prosecutor, who can do that even if the prosecution was private.
Split into simpler sentences: The accused may appeal a conviction and sentence, but the plaintiff can only appeal damages. He cannot appeal an acquittal or a more lenient criminal punishment, contrary to the public prosecutor, who can do this even if the prosecution was private.