Legal analysis: you can change lawyers in the middle of a criminal case. The law allows changing lawyers twice without compulsory defense. Compulsory defense cases allow lawyers to change. Lawyers participate in the case as non-lawyers, that is, lawyers are not legal defenders before the case is transferred to the stage of examination and prosecution, and there is no limit on the number of times to change lawyers at this stage. Can be replaced at any time. A criminal case refers to a case in which a criminal suspect or defendant is accused of violating social relations protected by relevant laws and regulations. In order to investigate and try the criminal responsibility of the criminal suspect or defendant, the state imposes criminal sanctions such as fines, fixed-term imprisonment, death penalty and deprivation of political rights.
Legal basis: Article 9 19 (1) of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) is a contract in which the client and the trustee agree that the trustee will handle the client's affairs. Article 922 The agent shall handle the entrusted affairs in accordance with the instructions of the principal. If it is necessary to change the client's instructions, it shall be approved by the client;
(2) If it is difficult to get in touch with the client due to an emergency, the agent shall properly handle the entrusted affairs, but shall report the situation to the client in time afterwards.