Summoned by the gendarmerie, can I be accompanied by a lawyer?
If it is written on the summons that you will be heard as a witness, it is useless to have a lawyer accompany you, he will not be able to attend the hearing.If you are called as a respondent for a free hearing, you may be accompanied by a lawyer if it is a crime or an offense punishable by imprisonment.This will be at your expense unless you benefit from legal aid.If you are summoned for police custody, you can be accompanied by a lawyer, where he can be called by the investigator (lawyer of your choice or lawyer appointed).More about lawyers: click here.
