Legal analysis: in criminal cases, the defendant has no lawyer to defend him, and the court has a free lawyer. 1. Defender shall be appointed: If the defendant has not entrusted a defender, the people's court shall appoint a defender for him under any of the following circumstances: 1, blind, deaf, dumb or with limited capacity. 2. Minors under the age of 18 at the time of hearing. 3. People who may be sentenced to death. 2. Defenders may be appointed: in any of the following circumstances, the people's court may appoint a defender for the defendant: 1. The defendant met the standard of financial difficulties set by the local government. 2. I really have no financial resources, and my family's economic situation cannot be ascertained. 3. I really have no financial resources, and my family members are still unwilling to bear the expenses of defense lawyers after repeated persuasion. 4. In the same criminal case, all other defendants have entrusted defenders. 5. Possession of foreign nationality. 6. The case has a significant social impact. 7. The people's court considers that the procuratorial opinions and the obtained case evidence materials may affect the correct conviction and sentencing.
Legal basis: Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his close relatives may apply to a legal aid institution. To meet the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall appoint lawyers to defend them. If the 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, and has not entrusted 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. 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.