What questions should a lawyer ask when he meets a criminal suspect for the first time?

Legal analysis: Meeting the criminal suspect is the first window for defense lawyers to know the real situation of the case after they get involved in the case. Especially when meeting a criminal suspect for the first time, lawyers can know the facts of the case as much as possible by asking and answering questions, restore the truth of the case and formulate subsequent defense strategies. There are different opinions on the internet about what to ask at the meeting. Many lawyers write articles, such as what lawyers must ask in meetings. However, it is a pity that most of the problems mentioned are superficial and fail to grasp the main points.

Legal basis: 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. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it.