Can I ask a lawyer for probation when I am sentenced to actual punishment?

Legal analysis: According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, as a defendant, you have the right to defense and the right to make a final statement. You can fight for probation for yourself through the following two stages. 1, in the defense stage, defense can be considered from the perspectives of whether it is the first offense, whether to return stolen goods, whether the victim understands, voluntarily confesses, and voluntarily pays fines. And you can ask the court to sentence you to probation. In the final statement stage, you can explain to the court why you committed the crime at the beginning, for what purpose, do you realize the harmfulness of your behavior now, and what you will do in the future, and finally you can plead guilty to the court, hoping that the court will give a lighter punishment and suspend the sentence.

Legal basis: Article 77 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and its disposal. If a criminal who has been suspended commits a new crime or finds that other crimes have not been sentenced within the probation period, the suspended sentence shall be revoked and a judgment shall be made on the newly committed crime or newly discovered crime. The punishment for the former crime and the latter crime shall be decided in accordance with the provisions of Article 69 of this Law. If, during the probation period of probation, a criminal who has been declared suspended violates laws, administrative regulations or the supervision and administration regulations of the relevant departments of the State Council on probation, or violates the prohibition order in the judgment of the people's court, if the circumstances are serious, his probation shall be revoked and the original sentence shall be executed.