1, the suspect signed a confession and repentance, and the defense lawyer can no longer plead not guilty;
2. If the lawyer defends innocence, it will be meaningless to plead guilty and admit punishment, and the court will not deal with it according to pleading guilty and admitting punishment, but will make a judgment according to not pleading guilty.
The lenient system of pleading guilty and admitting punishment does not apply to the following situations:
1, criminal suspects and defendants are mental patients who have not completely lost their ability to identify or control their own behavior;
2. The legal representative or defender of the juvenile criminal suspect or defendant has any objection to the confession and punishment of the juvenile;
3. The behavior of the criminal suspect or defendant does not constitute a crime;
4. Other inapplicable circumstances.
To sum up, of course, you can still plead guilty, but there will be certain consequences, such as procedural transformation, and the previous confession and punishment will not be recognized. Lawyers are qualified for independent defense.
Legal basis:
Article 20 1 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
When making a judgment according to law, the people's court shall generally adopt the charges and sentencing suggestions accused by the people's procuratorate, except for the following circumstances:
(a) the defendant's behavior does not constitute a crime or should not be investigated for criminal responsibility;
(2) The defendant pleads guilty against his will;
(3) The defendant denies the alleged criminal facts;
(4) The charges charged in the prosecution are inconsistent with those found in the trial;
(5) Other circumstances that may affect a fair trial.
If the people's court considers that the sentencing proposal is obviously inappropriate after trial, or the defendant or defender raises objections to the sentencing proposal, the people's procuratorate may adjust the sentencing proposal. If the people's procuratorate fails to adjust the sentencing proposal or it is still obviously inappropriate after adjusting the sentencing proposal, the people's court shall make a judgment according to law.