Article 9 If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender under any of the following circumstances, the public security organ, the people's procuratorate and the people's court shall, within 3 days from the date of discovering the situation, notify the legal aid institution affiliated to the judicial administrative organ at the same level to defend its appointed lawyer:
(1) Minors;
(2) Blind, deaf and dumb;
(3) Mental patients who have not completely lost the ability to recognize or control their own behavior;
(4) Persons who may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death.