1. Can a lawyer defend the wicked?
A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising their right of defense.
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; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.
When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it.
2. When can I ask a lawyer to defend me?
According to Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law, the defendant in a private prosecution case has the right to entrust a defender at any time. The people's court shall, within 3 days from the date of accepting the case of private prosecution, inform the defendant that he has the right to entrust a defender.
2. The criminal suspect in a public prosecution case has the right to entrust a defender from the date when the case is transferred to the People's Procuratorate for examination and prosecution.
(1) A criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide legal aid after being interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or from the day when compulsory measures are taken.
(2) The people's procuratorate shall, within 3 days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender.
(3) The criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender to a case directly accepted by the people's procuratorate from the date when the criminal investigation department of the people's procuratorate transfers the case to the examination and prosecution department.
3. According to Article 15 1 of the Criminal Procedure Law, if the defendant fails to appoint a defender before the opening of the court session 10, the people's court shall inform the defendant that he can appoint a defender.
To sum up, lawyers play a very important role in the whole litigation process, and there are no unreasonable restrictions on the personal rights of others in China, so criminal suspects also have the right to defend themselves. Of course, they can also apply for help from lawyers, and so should the legal profession.