First, is it useful to hire a lawyer in criminal cases? If you have the financial ability, it is recommended to entrust a lawyer as soon as possible. Criminal cases are divided into three stages: public security investigation stage, procuratorate examination and prosecution stage and court trial stage. As long as the parties are suspected of any crime, as long as they are not convicted by the court, they cannot be called criminals and have no criminal record. Therefore, the best time to invite lawyers to intervene is the public security investigation stage, because at this stage, the public security organs are not allowed to let family members or relatives visit, and only lawyers can see the parties. Moreover, the earlier a criminal case is entrusted to a lawyer, the better the final handling of the case will be. It is best to entrust a lawyer to intervene at the investigation stage or when a person is taken into compulsory measures (detention). With the lawyer's intervention, we can know the case earlier, because his confession has not yet taken shape, and the lawyer can remind him what to say and tell him what is bad for him. Furthermore, the intervention of lawyers can effectively avoid the occurrence of extorting confessions by torture. Without the intervention of lawyers, most of them will be punished in the investigation and detention stage. If you have a lawyer, you can tell him that the lawyer can appeal and sue him. Therefore, it is useful to hire a lawyer. Second, there are specific standards for the fees of lawyers in criminal cases, which are closely related to the following factors: 1, the specific situation of the case mainly refers to the complexity of the case, such as whether it is a single crime or a joint crime, whether it is a single crime or several crimes, whether it involves one criminal fact or multiple criminal facts, and so on. The specific circumstances of the case directly determine the difficulty of legal affairs and other necessary handling expenses, which is the primary factor in determining the lawyer's fee. 2. The specific requirements of the client Different clients have different requirements for the lawyer's work, and the most typical one is the number of interviews in the investigation stage. Some clients will ask lawyers to increase the number of unnecessary meetings in addition to the number of meetings needed in the case, which will directly increase the workload and other costs of lawyers and lead to an increase in lawyer fees. The specific requirements of the client are an important factor in determining the lawyer's fee. 3. The specific situation of lawyers: The different social reputation and work level of lawyers determine their different work values and fees. The lawyer's specific situation is the key factor to determine the lawyer's fee. Just like doctors in hospitals, expert doctors charge more than ordinary doctors. Generally speaking, lawyers with high degree of specialization, experienced lawyers and in-depth professional research have high gold content in their work, more secure case handling effect and higher lawyer fees. Whether the lawyer's fee is reasonable should be considered from the above three aspects, and should not be measured by "how much is it generally". The level of lawyer's fee is a consideration in choosing a lawyer, but it should not be the decisive factor. If you choose a lawyer according to the price, or even blindly "choose the cheap one", you will eventually lose more than you gain. After all, the outcome of the case is related to your property, freedom and even your life. According to the law, the actor enjoys the right of defense from the date when the investigation organ takes compulsory measures. Although the scope of being a defender stipulated by law is relatively wide, it is recommended to hire a professional lawyer for the protection of the interests of criminal suspects. According to actual cases, it is still very useful to hire a lawyer in criminal cases.
Legal objectivity:
Criminal procedure law
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 takes compulsory measures;
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.