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 close relatives (parents, children, brothers and sisters) may also entrust a defender.
A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising their right of defense. 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.
How to find a reliable lawyer?
Look at the brand.
You can search the relevant information of lawyers on the search engine, including graduation school, work experience, awards, published papers, cases, etc.
Second, it depends on word of mouth.
Use the search engine platform to search lawyers' comments and word of mouth from the media platform to see if there is any negative information.
Third, look at the ability.
The standard for judging lawyers' professional ethics and professionalism is to judge lawyers' ability through telephone or online chat and consultation.
Look at ethics from four aspects
Judge the professional level and professional ethics of lawyers through their manners, time concept and efficiency.
Through the comprehensive measurement of the above four methods, you can basically judge whether the lawyer is reliable or not and whether it is worth entrusting the case to you.
In addition, it is very important for a good lawyer to have the following qualities:
1, honesty, there are excellent lawyers in every era, and excellent lawyers build their reputation and success on stubborn honesty.
2. Courage, a good lawyer also needs courage, because although lawyers uphold justice, they will also face the dark side of society, so a good lawyer needs the courage to stand firm.
3. Diligence, lawyers need to be diligent, and nothing is gained for nothing, not to mention the profession of lawyers. Lawyers need to study every case diligently and analyze it rationally!
The above is an introduction about finding excellent lawyers. No matter what kind of case you encounter, you will encounter many unreliable lawyers, but you need to be patient and careful to find one.
To sum up, according to the law, criminal lawyers can be directly invited to the law firm, and you must choose a lawyer suitable for your own situation before inviting a lawyer.
Legal basis: Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). 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.