1, can't pass on any clues to the case for the parties, including clues to report and expose crimes.
2. You can't let the parties talk to the outside world with the lawyer's mobile phone.
3. Do not collude with the parties to destroy, forge or transfer evidence in any way.
4. You can't bring non-lawyers to the meeting, and you can't bring the family members of the parties to the meeting. In the defense of criminal cases, entrusting criminal defense lawyers, the most taboo is the defendant and the defendant's family, avoiding the important and concealing the truth, which makes the defense lawyers unable to fully and accurately grasp the case and makes the defense work in a passive situation.
The procedure for inviting criminal lawyers is as follows:
First of all, according to your own situation and problems to be solved, make a preliminary decision on whether to entrust a lawyer.
2. If you are interested in entrustment, please contact a lawyer or paralegal to arrange the negotiation and signing time.
3. Before signing the contract, please prepare your ID card, evidence materials and related expenses (so as to start work quickly after signing the contract).
IV. Sign the Agency Contract with the law firm, and sign the Power of Attorney.
Five, in accordance with the agreement to pay the lawyer's fees, the law firm issued an invoice.
Six, truthfully state the case to the lawyer, and submit evidence.
Seven, lawyers collect and sort out evidence, determine the agency plan.
8. Mediation outside the case (if the case requires it or the parties specifically request it).
Nine, lawyers make legal documents and enter the proceedings.
Ten, lawyers to participate in evidence, cross-examination and other proceedings.
To sum up, in the defense work of criminal cases, entrusting criminal defense lawyers is the most taboo for defendants and their families. Avoiding the important and concealing the truth make it impossible for defense lawyers to fully and accurately grasp the case and make the defense work in a passive situation.
Legal basis:
Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Paragraph 1: 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 compulsory measures are taken. During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.
Article 38
Defense lawyers can provide legal aid to criminal suspects during investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations; Apply for changing compulsory measures; Ask the investigation organ about the crimes and cases suspected by the criminal suspect, and put forward opinions.
Article 39
Defense lawyers can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. If a defense lawyer holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate, a power of attorney or a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest.