1, justifiable defense, that is, criminal suspects and defendants defend themselves;
2. Entrusted defense, that is, the criminal suspect entrusts a lawyer or a close relative to defend;
3. Designated defense, that is, the defendant who may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, or the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or with limited capacity, and has not entrusted a defender, the court shall appoint a lawyer to defend him.
According to the defense direction, it can be divided into: innocence defense, misdemeanor defense and accusation defense.
In criminal proceedings, the right of defense can be exercised by others, that is, defenders, in addition to the criminal suspects and defendants themselves. Defender refers to a litigant participant who is entrusted by a criminal suspect or defendant or appointed by the court to help the criminal suspect or defendant exercise their right of defense and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests according to law.
The establishment of the defender system makes up for the defects of the defense ability of criminal suspects and defendants; It makes up for the deficiency of national judicial personnel in protecting the litigation rights of criminal suspects and defendants; It promotes the realization of litigation justice, plays an exemplary role in society and promotes legal publicity and education. In China, the range of defenders is very wide: lawyers, people's organizations or people recommended by criminal suspects and defendants, guardians of criminal suspects and defendants, relatives and friends can all be entrusted as defenders, except those who are deprived of personal freedom according to law and those who are being executed.
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