You can apply for legal aid or be appointed by the People's Court to defend you. According to my country's "Legal Aid System", citizens who have the following matters and do not have an attorney or defender due to financial difficulties can apply for legal aid or have the people's court designate a defense: (1) Requesting state compensation in accordance with the law; (2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits; (3) requests for pensions and relief funds; (4) requests for payment of alimony, maintenance fees, and child support; (5) requests for payment of labor remuneration; (6) claims for acts resulting from acts of bravery and righteousness civil rights and interests. Second, in criminal proceedings, citizens may apply for legal aid from legal aid agencies if they have any of the following circumstances: (1) The criminal suspect has financial difficulties since the first day he was questioned by the investigative agency or compulsory measures were taken. Failure to hire a lawyer; (2) The victim of a public prosecution case and his legal representative or close relative have not retained an attorney due to financial difficulties since the date the case was transferred for review and prosecution; (3) Since the date of acceptance of a private prosecution case by the People's Court , the private prosecutor and his legal representative did not appoint a litigation attorney due to financial difficulties. Third, if the public prosecutor appears in court for a public prosecution case and the defendant fails to appoint a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid. Fourth, if the defendant is blind, deaf, mute or a minor and has not appointed a defender, or the defendant may be sentenced to death but has not appointed a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid. The defendant's financial situation is not examined. Extended data:
To apply for legal aid, you must apply to the city or county legal aid agency where your household registration is located or where your work unit is located. The applicant should submit the following certificates to the legal aid agency: (1) The applicant’s financial status certificate issued by the civil affairs department or the living status certificate issued by the neighborhood committee or village committee; (2) Income certificate and layoff certificate issued by the applicant and his spouse ; (3) A copy of the relevant disability certificate issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation; (4) A copy of the ID card; (5) Proof of agency qualification; [6] Written materials related to the case or written materials submitted by the court.