ShadowsOfParadox
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interesting connotations for cancel culture I think.
How can a Lawyer defend a client knowing they are guilty?
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interesting connotations for cancel culture I think.
Edgeplay_cgo
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Because he's not guilty. He is presumed innocent until a judge, or twelve good folk and true, find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The defense attorney's duty is to ensure the state proves the crime. The defense attorney is prohibited, however, from promoting fraud upon the court. He cannot introduce testimony or witnesses that he believes to be false. He can't argue that his client is innocent. He can negotiate with the prosecution for a better deal. He can fight to exclude evidence. He can challenge evidence in court. He can erect flaming hoops for the prosecution to jump through.
That's not to say that all defense attorneys live up to that standard.
That's not to say that all defense attorneys live up to that standard.
ShadowsOfParadox
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you literally repeated MOST of what Viva said
with the exception that he also talked about how it's necessary for a defense attorney to give their best fight for those they know to be guilty to avoid a decline in the court system that makes it easier for the innocent to get convicted.
you literally repeated MOST of what Viva said
with the exception that he also talked about how it's necessary for a defense attorney to give their best fight for those they know to be guilty to avoid a decline in the court system that makes it easier for the innocent to get convicted.
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@ShadowsOfParadox I suspect that's because Viva is just saying what any sensible person knew the answer was before the modern era when the justice system became systematically corrupted from the original virtues of Common Law by expectations of revenge, punishment, etc, and a sophisticated apparatus of extorting guilty pleas in exchange for reduced sentences.