Entrusting a defender is a right given to criminal suspects by law. If necessary, family members can ask a lawyer to represent the case. 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. Defense lawyers can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.
Second, what problems should the entrusted lawyer pay attention to?
1, pay attention to whether the law firm has a practice license. It should be noted that legal service offices, legal service centers and other institutions are different from law firms, and entrusted lawyers should be entrusted to regular law firms with practice licenses.
2. Pay attention to whether the entrusted lawyer has a lawyer's practice license. Lawyers appointed by law firms or named by themselves should not only read business cards, but also listen to introductions, and also check whether they have a lawyer's practice license, and are not allowed to engage in lawyer business in the name of lawyers. At the same time, he should also check whether his certificate is registered once a year. The lawyer's practice certificate is valid in the current year after registration, and it will be invalid if it is not registered.
3, should sign a contract with a law firm, the contract stamped with the seal of the law firm. When lawyers undertake business, they are all entrusted by law firms and sign written entrustment contracts with clients. A lawyer may not accept entrustment without permission. Therefore, we should not sign the entrustment contract with lawyers in person, but with law firms.
4. Pay attention to clear authorization authority in the power of attorney. If the parties write "carte blanche" or "carte blanche" in the agency authority.
If there is no specific authorization, it shall be regarded as a general entrustment. An agent ad litem has no right to admit, waive or change the claim, make a settlement, file a counterclaim or appeal on his behalf.
To sum up, gambling is an illegal and criminal activity. If the public security organ treats it as a criminal case and the party concerned is arrested, as a family member, he should seek a lawyer as soon as possible. It is more useful to find a lawyer at this time. Lawyers will collect strong evidence for the parties, put forward defense opinions to the procuratorate, and strive not to prosecute. Even in the trial stage, lawyers can strive for the legitimate rights and interests of the defendant to the maximum extent.
Extended reading:
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