In practice criminal defendants often were not assigned an attorney until a case was brought to court. 实际上刑事被告经常在上法庭之前都没有安排律师。
Cross-examination is the important devices to implement and to protect the defendant's right to confrontation, the characteristic lawsuit system in the adversary model. 摘要交叉询问是落实保护刑事被告质证权的重要装置，是当事人主义模式中具有特色的诉讼制度。
