1. Meet with the suspect and provide the above assistance to the suspect during the investigation stage;
2. A lawyer can learn more about the relevant case from the examination organ of the procuratorate;
3. Lawyers can put forward defense opinions to the procuratorial organs on the innocence of criminal suspects, light crimes, and this crime and that crime;
4. If the procuratorial organ adopts the lawyer's opinion, it may lead to the case being returned for supplementary investigation or not being prosecuted;
5. You can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.
In the investigation stage, detention is divided into two forms: detention and arrest, in which detention is divided into two cases: public security organs investigating cases and procuratorial organs investigating cases themselves. During the investigation, if a defense lawyer holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate, a power of attorney or a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest.
Legal basis: Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
The rights of defense lawyers in the investigation stage; Defense lawyers can provide legal aid to criminal suspects during investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations; Apply for changing compulsory measures; Ask the investigation organ about the crimes and cases suspected by the criminal suspect, and put forward opinions.
Article 40
The defender's right to consult the case file. From the date of examination and prosecution by the people's procuratorate, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file materials of this case. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.