A special case refers to a case in which 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 in accordance with the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). People's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall notify legal aid institutions to appoint lawyers to defend them. 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.
According to the provisions of Articles 10 and 11 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Legal Aid, if a citizen has the following matters and has not entrusted an agent or a defender, he may apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend:
1. Request state compensation according to law.
2. Request for social insurance benefits or minimum living security.
3. Request for pensions and relief funds.
4. Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony.
5. Requesting payment of labor remuneration.
6. Advocate the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous deeds.
7 cases of personal injury compensation caused by medical accidents, traffic accidents and industrial accidents.
8. Due to domestic violence, abuse, bigamy, etc. Cases in which the victim asks for divorce and personal injury compensation.
9. The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after the investigation organ makes the first inquiry or takes compulsory measures.
10. The victim of a public prosecution case and his legal representative or close relatives have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties since the date when the case was transferred for examination and prosecution.
1 1. Since the people's court accepted the case of private prosecution, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.
12. In a case where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.
13. If the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor and has not entrusted a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death and has not entrusted a defender, when the people's court appoints a defense for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation.