First, do you want to find a lawyer for suspected criminal cases?
Suspected of a criminal offence, it is not necessary to find a lawyer, but the suspect has the right to entrust a defense lawyer.
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 34 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.
Article 35
If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his close relatives may apply to a legal aid institution. To meet the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall appoint lawyers to defend them.
If the criminal suspect or defendant is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not completely lost the ability to identify or control his own behavior, and has not entrusted a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him.
If a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death without entrusting a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him.
2. What is the charging standard for lawyers in criminal cases?
The fees charged by lawyers in criminal cases are not fixed.
Measures for the administration of lawyers' service fees
Article 7 The government shall extensively listen to the opinions of all sectors of society when formulating the charging standards for lawyers' services, and may hold hearings when necessary.
Article 8
The government should fully consider the local economic development level, social affordability and the long-term development of the lawyer industry, and determine the charging standard according to the average compensation cost of lawyer services, plus reasonable profits and statutory taxes.
Article 9 The fees for lawyer services subject to market-regulated prices shall be determined by the law firm through consultation with the clients.
The following main factors shall be considered when a law firm negotiates the fees for lawyer services with its clients:
Working hours spent;
(two) the difficulty of legal affairs;
(3) the client's affordability;
(4) Risks and responsibilities that lawyers may bear;
(5) The lawyer's social reputation and working level.
Article 10 Lawyers' service fees may be charged according to different service contents, such as piecework fees, fees in proportion to the bid amount, and hourly fees.
Piece rate is generally applicable to legal affairs that do not involve property relations;
Charging according to the proportion of the winning bid amount is applicable to legal affairs involving property relations;
Time charge is applicable to all legal affairs.
In fact, for criminal cases that may be sentenced to death, if the criminal suspect himself fails to find a lawyer due to financial difficulties or other reasons, the judicial organs will also appoint a defense lawyer for the parties. In criminal cases, the right of defense of criminal suspects should be fully guaranteed, in fact, in order to ensure the fairness and justice of the court trial.