Legal analysis: According to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, defense lawyers can consult, extract and copy the case files and formulate defense strategies from the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case. According to the relevant laws and regulations, a criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures. It should be reminded that during the investigation, the entrusted defender can only be a lawyer.
Legal basis: Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and files the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.