What are the circumstances in which the Criminal Procedure Law provides legal aid?

1. What are the situations in which the Criminal Procedure Law provides legal aid? According to the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a 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, 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. Second, what are the characteristics of legal aid? 1. Legal aid is the responsibility of the state and the behavior of the government, which is organized and implemented by the legal aid agency established by the government. It embodies the obligations of the state and the government to citizens. 2. Legal aid is a legal and institutionalized behavior and an important part of the national social security system. 3 recipients are persons with financial difficulties, the disabled, the weak or special objects designated by the people's court. 4. The legal aid institution shall reduce or exempt the legal service fee for the recipient, and the court shall reduce or exempt the case acceptance fee and other litigation fees for the recipient. 5. The forms of legal aid include both litigation legal services and non-litigation legal services. Mainly take the following forms: criminal defense and criminal agency; Agents in civil and administrative litigation; Non-litigation legal affairs agency; Notarial certificate. Three, which cases do not belong to the scope of legal aid? The legal aid center does not provide legal aid for the following cases or matters, including: 1, civil litigation or criminal private prosecution cases caused by the applicant's fault liability infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of others. 2 administrative litigation cases caused by the fault of the applicant. 3. The applicant can't provide evidence related to litigation, and can't investigate the case of collecting evidence. 4, can be handled by administrative organs without litigation. 5. Cases and legal procedures are simple, and it is usually unnecessary to hire legal service personnel to represent cases. 6. Cases where legal remedies have been exhausted. 7. The applicant defrauds legal aid without providing supporting materials or issuing false certificates. 8, approved by the competent department, the legal aid center announced that other cases will not be accepted. To sum up, the scope of legal aid is very wide, both in civil and criminal cases. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, if a criminal suspect is sentenced to death without an agent, or if a minor or a blind deaf-mute commits a crime without an agent, the procuratorate and the court shall designate relevant institutions to provide legal aid. This system embodies the fairness of the law and respect for human rights. In this way, even if a lawyer is not hired, the suspect can enjoy judicial resources.