Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that the defendant in a private prosecution case has the right to entrust a defender at any time. The people's court shall, within 3 days from the date of accepting the case of private prosecution, inform the defendant that he has the right to entrust a defender. Types of defense: Criminal defense is generally divided into three types: self-defense, entrusted defense and designated defense. 1. The so-called justifiable defense refers to the justifiable defense of criminal suspects and defendants. This kind of defense runs through the whole process of criminal proceedings, and the defendant can defend himself in both the investigation stage and the trial stage. Self-defense is a very effective and frequently used defense method. 2. Entrusted defense, the client may be a lawyer or other citizen. Compared with self-defense, entrusted defense is more conducive to the full exercise of the right of defense by criminal suspects and defendants. Therefore, entrusted defense has become the most important defense mode in modern criminal proceedings. 3. Designated defense refers to a system in which the court appoints a defense lawyer to defend the defendant who has not entrusted a defender under certain circumstances stipulated by law.
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Article 32 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A criminal suspect and defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising their right of defense. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders: (1) lawyers; (2) A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs; (3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants. A person who has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender. Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * 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.