When any of us is investigated for criminal responsibility by judicial organs, we have the right to defend and plead the accused crime, such as innocence, light crime, mitigated punishment or exemption from punishment. This is a criminal defense, and it is also divided into different situations. China has specific regulations. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), criminal defense can be divided into: 1, justifiable defense, that is, the defense of criminal suspects and defendants; 2. Entrusted defense, that is, the criminal suspect entrusts a lawyer or a close relative to defend; 3. Designated defense, that is, the defendant who may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, or the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or with limited capacity, and has not entrusted a defender, the court shall appoint a lawyer to defend him. According to the defense direction, it can be divided into: innocence defense, misdemeanor defense and accusation defense. Article 11 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the trial of cases by the people's courts shall be held in public, except as otherwise provided in this Law. The defendant has the right to be defended, and the people's court has the obligation to ensure that the defendant is defended.
Legal objectivity:
Criminal procedure law
Article 34
A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures;
During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.
Criminal procedure law
Article 35
If the criminal suspect or defendant is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not completely lost the ability to identify or control his own behavior, and has not entrusted a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him. If a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death without entrusting a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him.