1. Will you be cheated if you hire a lawyer to defend you?
The most important thing for an excellent lawyer is to actively safeguard the client's interests and fight for the client's legitimate rights and interests after accepting the entrustment. According to Article 29 of the Lawyers Law, lawyers serving as legal advisors shall provide advisory opinions to clients on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, and handle other entrusted legal affairs. , safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client.
Article 30: Lawyers acting as agents in litigation legal matters or non-litigation legal matters shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client within the scope of entrustment.
Article 31 When a lawyer serves as a defender, he or she shall, based on the facts and the law, submit materials and opinions on whether the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, lenient or mitigated or exempted from criminal liability, so as to protect the criminal suspect or defendant. litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of persons and defendants.
2. Rights of defense lawyers in criminal defense:
1. Provide consultation for criminal suspects, represent complaints and accusations,
2. The arrested suspect applied for bail pending trial.
3. If the entrusted matter is illegal, the client uses the services provided by the lawyer to engage in illegal activities, or the client deliberately conceals important facts related to the case, the lawyer has the right to refuse defense.
4. From the date when a criminal suspect is first interrogated or taken compulsory measures by the investigative agency, the entrusted lawyer has the right to present a lawyer’s practicing certificate, law firm certificate, power of attorney or legal aid. Official letters will be issued to meet with criminal suspects and defendants to learn about relevant case situations.
5. Lawyers’ meetings with criminal suspects and defendants are not subject to surveillance.
6. From the date of review and prosecution of the case, the person has the right to inspect, excerpt, and copy the litigation documents and case files related to the case.
7. From the date the People's Court accepts the case, it has the right to inspect, extract, and copy all materials related to the case.
8. According to the needs of the case, you can apply to the People's Procuratorate or the People's Court to collect and obtain evidence, or apply to the People's Court to notify witnesses to appear in court to testify.
9. Lawyers can investigate situations related to the undertaking of legal affairs to relevant units or individuals on their own with their lawyer practice certificates and law firm certificates.
10. If a lawyer serves as a defender, his right to defense is guaranteed in accordance with the law.
When criminal suspects commit illegal acts, they will definitely be punished by the judicial department. At the same time, criminal suspects can also hire lawyers to defend themselves. When lawyers provide relevant services to clients, they will also determine attorney fees based on the actual circumstances of the case and the amount of the litigation. The specific attorney fees can also be determined through negotiation between the two parties.