1. If the defendant in a criminal case appeals, he may entrust other lawyers as defenders.
2. If other lawyers are entrusted, a power of attorney shall be issued to the entrusted lawyer, indicating the term of entrustment, the term of entrustment, etc.
3. Legal basis: Article 45 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). During the trial, the defendant may refuse the defender to continue to defend him, or entrust another defender to defend him.
Article 227 The defendant, the private prosecutor and their legal representatives have the right to appeal to the people's court at the next higher level in writing or orally if they refuse to accept the judgment or ruling of first instance of the local people's courts at various levels. Defenders and close relatives of the defendant may appeal with the consent of the defendant.
The parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives may appeal to the part of the incidental civil action in the judgment or ruling of first instance of the local people's courts at all levels.
The defendant shall not be deprived of the right to appeal under any pretext.
Second, who are the participants in criminal proceedings?
(1) interested parties
A party refers to a party who has a significant interest in the facts of the case and the handling result. Specifically including:
(1) victim. Refers to the person who directly suffers from criminal acts in a public prosecution case. The victim of a private prosecution case is called a private prosecutor.
(2) the private prosecutor. Refers to the victim directly bringing a lawsuit to the people's court in his own name. If the victim dies or loses his capacity for civil conduct, his legal representative and close relatives have the right to bring a lawsuit directly to the people's court.
3 criminal suspects. A person who has been decided by a public security organ or a people's procuratorate to file a case for investigation because of a suspected crime and has not been prosecuted.
(4) the defendant. Refers to the party accused of committing a certain crime and being sued in the people's court. Including defendants in private prosecution cases and defendants in public prosecution cases. A criminal suspect is called the defendant from the date of prosecution.
(5) Plaintiffs and defendants in incidental civil actions. The plaintiff in incidental civil action is a person who brings an incidental civil action to the judicial organ and demands the defendant to make material compensation for the losses caused by criminal acts. The defendant in incidental civil action refers to the person who is liable for material compensation for the losses caused by his criminal acts.
(2) Other participants in the proceedings.
Other participants in litigation include legal representatives, defenders, witnesses, expert witnesses, translators and agents ad litem.
The above is the content compiled by Bian Xiao. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, during the trial, the defendant may refuse the defender to continue to defend him, or entrust another defender to defend him. Therefore, if the defendant appeals, he may entrust other lawyers as defenders. If other lawyers are entrusted, a power of attorney shall be issued to the entrusted lawyer, specifying the term of entrustment, the term of entrustment and other matters.
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