Do I still need a lawyer to bail?

You don't need a lawyer to get a bail pending trial, and the parties themselves and their close relatives also have the right to apply for bail pending trial.

After obtaining a bail pending trial, the parties need to follow the provisions of obtaining a bail pending trial.

However, hiring a lawyer can provide some convenience. Lawyers, as professional defenders, can put forward reasons for bail pending trial according to specific circumstances when applying for bail pending trial for criminal suspects and defendants, so as to increase the possibility of obtaining approval for bail pending trial.

You don't need a lawyer. Criminal suspects and defendants in custody, their legal representatives and close relatives have the right to apply for bail pending trial. Therefore, it can be said that only lawyers can apply for bail pending trial, and criminal suspects, defendants and their legal representatives and close relatives in custody have the right to apply for bail pending trial. Therefore, it is up to you whether to hire a lawyer or not. You don't need a lawyer to get bail pending trial. According to the law, criminal suspects and defendants who may be sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention or independent application of supplementary punishment, who are seriously ill, unable to take care of themselves, pregnant or nursing their own babies, can be released on bail pending trial without causing social danger.

How long is the time limit for bail pending trial?

The maximum period of bail pending trial shall not exceed one year. Bail pending trial is a compulsory measure in criminal proceedings, and people's courts, procuratorates and public security organs have the right to make bail pending trial decisions. In order to prevent long-term bail pending trial, if the criminal suspect's detention period in the people's court during the second instance has exceeded the fixed-term imprisonment sentenced by the court of first instance, it is also applicable to bail pending trial. Criminal suspects, their legal representatives and close relatives may also apply for bail pending trial.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

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.