Do defense attorneys participate in the trial?

Defense lawyers can participate in court hearings. Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that the defender’s duty is to provide materials and opinions on whether the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, mitigated, or exempted from criminal responsibility based on the facts and law, and to protect the criminal suspect or defendant. people’s litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests.

Article 185 of the "Criminal Procedure Law" stipulates: When a trial is held, the presiding judge shall check whether the parties are present in court, announce the cause of the case; announce the members of the collegial panel, the clerk, the prosecutor, the defender, Names of litigation agents, appraisers and translators; inform parties of their right to apply for recusal of collegial panel members, clerks, prosecutors, appraisers and translators; inform defendants of their right to defense.