The responsibility of a defender is to provide materials and opinions on whether a criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, light or relieved of criminal responsibility according to facts and laws, and to safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant. In the process of investigation, lawyers can also help You Zheng with the following matters. According to Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law, defense lawyers can provide legal assistance to criminal suspects during investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations; Apply for changing compulsory measures; Ask the investigation organ about the crimes and cases suspected by the criminal suspect, and put forward opinions.
Legal aid institutions can send lawyers to be on duty in people's courts, detention centers and other places. If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender or a legal aid institution fails to entrust a lawyer to defend him, the lawyer on duty will provide legal aid for the criminal suspect or defendant, such as legal advice, suggestions on procedure selection, application for changing compulsory measures, and suggestions on handling cases. The people's courts, people's procuratorates and detention centers shall inform the criminal suspects and defendants that they have the right to meet the lawyers on duty, and provide convenience for the criminal suspects and defendants to meet the lawyers on duty.