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1) Yes. The lawyer can only know the client is guilty if the client tells him. 2) Yes. 3) Yes. The difficulty arises when the lawyer has been provided with ev
by buckminster 9y ago
1) Yes. The lawyer can only know the client is guilty if the client tells him.
2) Yes.
3) Yes. The difficulty arises when the lawyer has been provided with evidence by the client which supports the charge.
Ultimately it's the lawyers job to present the client's case, however implausible. However, "I did it but I want to pretend I didn't" isn't a case, it's a lie.
- SilasX 9y agoSo... you're agreeing or disagreeing that a lawyer can ethically represent a client who he believes "did it" by arguing that the evidence is insufficient? If you agree, that's walking back on your original comment; if you disagree, that seems to go sharply against 1/2/3. Edit: As the others note, this is going sharply against well-known legal principles. Do you have any authoritative citation that UK lawyers can't represent clients at all on a not-guilty plea while believing them to have "done it"?