Legal analysis: In the whole process of criminal investigation and trial, a criminal suspect can hire a lawyer to provide legal assistance after being interrogated for the first time or being subjected to compulsory measures. In practice, it is also very time-sensitive to hire a lawyer in criminal cases. Criminal suspects and their families should try to ask lawyers for assistance according to their own specific circumstances. The reason is that lawyers can get a more comprehensive understanding of the case, collect evidence favorable to the suspect, have enough time to study the legal provisions and make full preparations for the trial.
Legal basis: Article 33 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.