The full coverage of lawyers' defense in criminal cases has been piloted in 8 provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Guangdong, Sichuan and Shaanxi. Pilot provinces and cities can carry out pilot work in the whole province or some areas. The pilot period is one year.
Since the promulgation of the Measures of the Supreme People's Court Ministry of Justice on the Pilot Work of Full Coverage of Lawyers' Defense in Criminal Cases, the pilot work has been started. That is, from the date 20 17, 10, 1 1.