Do criminal lawyers have power?

Whether the victim's lawyer has the right to read the papers in criminal cases.

According to Article 55 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Procuratorate, the People's Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the victim and his legal representative or his close relatives, the parties involved in an incidental civil action and his legal representative of the right to entrust an agent ad litem. Article 56 Where an agent ad litem is permitted by the People's Procuratorate to consult, extract or copy the case file, it shall be handled with reference to the provisions of Articles 47 to 49 of these Rules.

In the trial stage, the victim's agent ad litem can also apply for marking, which is the "the Supreme People's Court on the application"

Other rights of the victim to hire a lawyer.

In the stage of examination and prosecution by the procuratorate, the procuratorate shall interrogate the criminal suspect, listen to the opinions of the defender, the victim and his agent ad litem, and make a transcript attached.

In addition, according to the Rules of Criminal Procedure of the People's Procuratorate, if the People's Procuratorate decides not to prosecute a criminal suspect, the decision of not to prosecute shall be delivered to the victim or his close relatives and their agents ad litem, the non-prosecutor and his defenders, and the unit where the non-prosecutor works.

Not only can the papers be read, but also the victim's agent ad litem can submit written opinions. For example, in the arson case of Hangzhou nanny, the victim's family members hired their own lawyers to appear in court and expressed their tit-for-tat opinions with the defendant's lawyers. At the same time, he can also ask questions to witnesses like a defender.