Lawyers may, according to facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions on the innocence, light crime or reduction or exemption of criminal responsibility of criminal suspects and defendants, and safeguard their litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests. In addition, lawyers can also provide legal aid to criminal suspects in the process of investigation and represent complaints and accusations; Apply for change of compulsory measures.
According to the relevant laws, if a lawyer sends a lawyer's letter at will, which damages the legitimate rights and interests of others and affects their normal life, he shall bear corresponding legal responsibilities, and the judicial administrative department may give him a warning and other penalties.
Lawyers enjoy the following rights:
1. When practicing law, personal freedom is not illegally restricted or deprived, personal dignity is not infringed, and reputation is not damaged.
2, lawyers to participate in litigation activities, can collect and consult the materials related to the case; You can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants whose personal freedom is restricted; Acting as an agent in court and enjoying other rights stipulated in the procedural law.
3. When a lawyer undertakes a case, he may investigate the situation to the relevant unit or individual.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 48
If a lawyer commits one of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government shall give him a warning and may impose a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the punishment of stopping practicing for more than three months and less than six months shall be given:
(1) Accepting entrustment, charging fees, accepting property or other benefits from customers without permission;
(two) after accepting the entrustment, refusing to defend or represent without justifiable reasons, and not appearing in court on time to participate in litigation or arbitration;
(three) to seek the disputed rights and interests of the parties by taking advantage of the convenience of providing legal services;
(4) divulging business secrets or personal privacy.