Power of criminal defense lawyer

Legal analysis: 1. The right to be entrusted as a defender. The right to consult, extract and copy the case materials and the right to meet and correspond. This is the right of defense lawyers, and other defenders do not have this right. 2. The right to present defense opinions at the stage of examination and prosecution. 3. The right to participate in court investigations and court debates. 4. The right of appeal with the consent of the defendant. 5. Defenders have the right to demand the dissolution of those who have exceeded the statutory time limit. 6. Right of appeal and accusation. 7. The right of independent defense according to law and personal rights are inviolable. 8. Refusal to the right of defense.

Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 11 The people's courts shall hear cases in public, except as otherwise provided in this Law. The defendant has the right to be defended, and the people's court has the obligation to ensure that the defendant is defended.

Article 14 The people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall guarantee the right of defense and other litigation rights enjoyed by criminal suspects, defendants and other participants in litigation according to law.

Article 32 A criminal suspect or defendant may, in addition to exercising the right of defense, entrust one or two persons as defenders. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders:

(1) lawyers;

(2) A person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs;

(3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants. A person who has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender.

Article 33 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 compulsory measures are taken. During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.

When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it.

If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender.

After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.