1. A criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide legal advice, represent his complaint and accusation after being interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or from the date when compulsory measures are taken. Therefore, as long as the public security organs try criminal suspects, they can entrust lawyers;
2. If a criminal suspect is detained in criminal detention, the lawyer hired can apply for bail pending trial, and the entrusted lawyer has the right to know the charges charged by the criminal suspect from the investigation organ, meet the criminal suspect in custody and learn the case from the criminal suspect;
3. After the criminal suspect is detained, only a lawyer can meet him, understand the case, and see whether he was tortured to extract a confession and whether his basic rights and interests were guaranteed. Lawyers are not monitored when meeting with criminal suspects in custody;
4. The 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, and the defendant has the right to entrust defenders at any time.
The specific functions of a criminal suspect's family to hire a lawyer are as follows:
1, providing legal advice to criminal suspects;
2. Apply for bail pending trial for the criminal suspect;
3. Issue legal opinions to relevant case-handling units, clarify legal opinions, and provide legal assistance to criminal suspects;
4. Acting as a criminal suspect to lodge a complaint;
5. Understand the facts of the suspect's suspected case;
6, the lawyer's duty is according to the facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions to prove the innocence of the criminal suspect and the defendant, the crime is light or reduce or exempt their criminal responsibility, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect;
Legal basis: Article 34 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.