There may be no defender in criminal cases, but the criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when the investigated organ first interrogates or takes compulsory measures. Under normal circumstances, 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.
Legal objectivity:
The Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 37 If a lawyer, a people's organization, a person recommended by the defendant's unit or a guardian or relative of the defendant is entrusted as a defender, the people's court shall verify his identity certificate and power of attorney.