The concept of compulsory defense in China's criminal procedure, the applicable legal situation and the handling of refusing defense

Designated defense means that under certain conditions, the court appoints the defendant to provide defense for him without entrusting a defender. If the defendant fails to entrust a defender under any of the following circumstances, the people's court shall appoint a defender for him:

1, blind, deaf, dumb or with limited capacity;

2. He was under the age of 18 at the time of trial;

3. People who may be sentenced to death.

No matter whether the defendant entrusts himself or is appointed by the judicial organ, once he becomes the defendant's lawyer, he shall not refuse to defend or represent him without justifiable reasons. This is a clear provision of China's lawyer law and lawyer's practice norms. The so-called justifiable reasons are also clearly defined in relevant laws and regulations. For example, the entrusted matters are illegal, the client uses the services provided by lawyers to engage in illegal activities, or the client deliberately conceals important facts related to the case. Lawyers have the right to refuse to defend or represent.