Changing lawyers [lawyer meeting stage]

According to Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China :

In addition to exercising their own defense rights, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders.

According to this provision, a detained suspect, defendant or their close relatives can entrust one or two people to serve as criminal defenders, and a written letter of authorization is required for the procedure. After the lawyer is changed, the procedures for terminating the original lawyer's appointment and the procedures for appointing another lawyer should be issued.

In actual criminal cases, the defense lawyer should be appointed by the suspect, defendant or his close relatives. If the client is not satisfied with the appointed defense lawyer, he can terminate the appointment relationship and appoint another defense lawyer.

If a separately appointed lawyer requests to meet with a suspect or defendant detained in a detention center, the detention center has the right to require the lawyer to produce the procedures for entrustment by close relatives of the detained suspect or defendant, the procedures for discharging the originally appointed lawyer, as well as the household registration book, marriage certificate, and kinship certificate. , law firm introduction letter, personal practice certificate and other materials. If the above-mentioned materials are incomplete, the detention center has the right to refuse the interview.