Cases that should be defended by legal aid.

Legal analysis: legal aid should be used to defend cases: first, it is difficult for criminal suspects to entrust defenders because of financial difficulties; Second, the criminal suspect is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not lost the ability to defend, and has not entrusted a defender; Third, the criminal suspect may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty, and has not entrusted a defender. According to the relevant regulations, the object of legal aid in China is China citizens and foreign citizens who meet certain conditions, that is, the parties to economic difficulties and special cases. The conditions of legal aid can be divided into general conditions and special conditions. Although China has a legal aid system, it is not so easy to apply for legal aid. First of all, there are strict requirements for the application conditions, and secondly, the relevant laws have clear requirements for the applicants. If you do not meet the prescribed conditions, even if you apply for legal aid, you will not be approved in the end. If you want a defender, you can only entrust a lawyer yourself. legal basis: article 35 of the criminal procedure law of People's Republic of China (PRC). 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.