These functions are as follows:
1. By meeting with the suspect, inform the family members of their concerns and ease the anxiety of the suspect.
2. You can explain the accused charges and relevant legal knowledge to the criminal suspect. Let the suspect have a clear understanding of the difficulties he faces and know what to do and what not to do.
3. We can learn the clues of innocence or light crime from criminal suspects, help to do some work of fixing strong evidence and prepare for successful defense in the future.
Extorting confessions by torture can be avoided to the maximum extent. Although the legal environment in our country is improving day by day, the phenomenon of extorting confessions by torture still occurs from time to time, and even the tragedy of extorting confessions by torture, disability and death appears. In the case of extorting a confession by torture, a lawyer may lodge a complaint or accusation on behalf of the criminal suspect. Thereby effectively reducing the occurrence of this situation.
5. It can help the criminal suspect to correctly understand his behavior and strive for the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, thus reducing the punishment.
6. Lawyers can learn more about relevant cases from criminal suspects and procuratorial organs; Including reading or copying the identification technical data and prosecution opinions involved; You can communicate with the case handlers of the procuratorial organs about the cases you have learned, and put forward defense opinions to the procuratorial organs about the innocence of the criminal suspect, the light crime, and the crime of this crime.
7. If conditions permit, you can also apply for bail pending trial.