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6.4.3. Characteristics of the legal status of the defender under the rules of the StPO

6.4.3. Characteristics of the legal status of the defender under the rules of the StPO

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At all stages of the proceedings, the accused may be assisted by a lawyer, whose legal obligations are:

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  • informing the accused of the relevant substantive and procedural rules;
  • expressing an opinion about the suspect (e.g. highlighting his positive qualities to the authorities or in court);
  • the exercise of all procedural rights which, by their very nature, are also vested in the accused (presence, questioning, comment, motion, remedy);
  • continuous monitoring of specific rights of the defence;
  • investigating the facts (even by conducting your own investigation);
  • seeking to end criminal proceedings or to reach an agreement with the authorities (court).1
 

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Among the duties of the defence, the law specifically mentions:

Jegyzet elhelyezéséhez, kérjük, lépj be.!

  • the proper business relationship between the “defender-client”;
  • the duty of silence, and
  • the duty of loyalty.
 

Jegyzet elhelyezéséhez, kérjük, lépj be.!

The involvement of a lawyer is mandatory, inter alia, if:

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  • the suspected offence is a criminal offence;
  • the seriousness of the offence or the difficulty of the question of fact or law justifies it;
  • the debtor is unable to defend him/herself (in person).
 

Jegyzet elhelyezéséhez, kérjük, lépj be.!

If the appointment of a defender of rights is only made at a later stage of the proceedings, the appointment of a mandatory defender of rights need not be automatically withdrawn if the appointed defender cannot guarantee that he or she will be able to complete the case. Indeed, in such cases, a “substitute appointed defender” may be involved in the proceedings in addition to the mandated defender.2
1 Herke (2011) ibid. 38.
2 Herke (2011) ibid. 39.
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