The scope of criminal defense clients

Defender refers to a litigant participant who is entrusted by a criminal suspect or defendant or appointed by the court to help the criminal suspect or defendant exercise his right of defense. What is the scope of criminal defense parties? In order to help you better understand the relevant legal knowledge, we have compiled the relevant contents. Let's have a look.

First, the scope of criminal defense clients

Who can entrust a lawyer in criminal cases? Because of his professional legal knowledge, he can provide corresponding legal help for criminal suspects or defendants and their relatives or victims and their agents in criminal cases. People who can entrust lawyers in criminal cases mainly include:

(1) criminal defense:

1, the suspect or the defendant himself;

2. The legal representative of the criminal suspect or defendant ("legal representative" refers to the parents, adoptive parents, guardians and representatives of the organs and organizations responsible for protection);

3. Close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants ("close relatives" refer to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters);

4. The person entrusted by the criminal suspect or defendant;

5. Designated by the people's court.

(2) criminal agency:

Who can entrust a lawyer as the victim's agent?

1, the victim himself;

2. Legal representatives of victims;

3. Close relatives of the victim;

4. The parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives;

5. Private prosecutors and their legal representatives in private prosecution cases.

(3) Criminal complaints:

Who can entrust a lawyer to make a complaint?

1, suspect;

2. The defendant;

3. Legal representatives of criminal suspects and defendants;

4. Close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants.

Second, how do defense lawyers charge?

The fees charged by defense lawyers are influenced by the following factors: the regulations of the Judicial Bureau on fees; Fees of law firms; The local economic situation; Complexity of the case; In criminal cases, lawyers should also consider the risks they face; The professional level of lawyers. Lawyers' service fees are subject to government guidance and market adjustment.

3. What are the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law on entrusting defenders?

According to Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law, a criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the date when a public prosecution case is transferred to a people's procuratorate for examination and prosecution. The people's procuratorate shall, within 3 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. Article 32 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates: "A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising the right of defense."

The above is to give you a detailed introduction to the relevant knowledge about the scope of criminal defense clients. As can be seen from the above, the scope of criminal defense clients includes criminal suspects; Defendant; Legal representatives of criminal suspects and defendants; Close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants, etc.