How to achieve full coverage of lawyers' defense in criminal cases

First, lower the threshold of legal aid. It is suggested that Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law be amended to include all criminal suspects and defendants who have not entrusted defenders in the scope of legal aid at the trial stage.

Two, the duty lawyer system into the criminal procedure law. The lawyer on duty provides necessary legal advice, procedure selection, application for change of compulsory measures and other legal assistance for criminal suspects and defendants in criminal quick-cut procedures and cases of pleading guilty and leniency.

Third, establish a public defender system. To promote the full coverage of lawyers' defense in criminal cases, we should not only pay attention to the "quantity" of lawyers' defense coverage, but also ensure the "quality" of lawyers' defense. At present, there is a phenomenon that legal aid lawyers go through the motions in criminal legal aid in China, and "criminal defense" is reduced to "formal defense".

Four, gradually realize the whole process of criminal case lawyer defense coverage.