What is the duty of a defense lawyer?

Legal analysis: 1. The responsibility of the defender is to put forward the materials and opinions that the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, the crime is light or the criminal responsibility is reduced or exempted, and to safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant.

2. Defense lawyers can provide legal aid to criminal suspects during investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations.

Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 35 A defender shall, according to facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions on the innocence, light crime or reduction or exemption of criminal responsibility of a criminal suspect or defendant, and safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant.

Article 36 A defense lawyer may provide legal aid to a criminal suspect 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.