Yes, multiple suspects can entrust the same lawyer to commit the same crime. However, the defendant's consent is required, and the transcript of the conversation with the client is made in order to obtain the exemption of the client. The reason is that many defendants in the same case may be suspected of * * * accomplice, and * * * accomplice may be divided into principal and accessory and their corresponding responsibilities. Entrusting the same law firm may lead to conflicts of interest in the face of responsibilities. This requires the parties themselves to consider and decide.
However, the same lawyer shall not accept the entrustment of two or more criminal suspects and defendants in the same case to participate in criminal proceedings, nor shall he act as the agent or defender of both parties in the same private prosecution or criminal incidental civil action case. 1 1 18