Re: Ethics Questions

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On 5/16/06, Prairie Dawg wrote:
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> Read your Model Rules like the rest of us did and you
> wouldn't be asking questions like these
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> On 5/14/06, Dale Melchin wrote:
>> I would like to have these questions answered via e-mail
>> so I could use it in an e-mail interview for a project I
>> am doing.
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>> 1) In your mind what are the ethical and moral
>> reprecussions of defending the guilty?
>> 2) Do you know of any cases where this happened? If so
>> what are they and reference the case titles please.
>> 3) What would you do if you were defending a client you
>> thought was clean, but he confessed to the crime mid-trial?
>> 4) Woud you defend someone you knew or felt was guilty?
>> 5) Why? or why not?
>> 6) Where does innocent until proven guilty come into play
>> in this situation in relation lawyer ethics?
Is someone interviewing you? Is this a legit post or are you
trying to get someone else to do your leg work? Be careful
with things like this, you really do not know who is answering
and if their answers are well thought out responses or a bunch
of cow leavings. FWIW, here's mine:
1)everyone is entitled to a defense.
2)yes. what you are asking violates attorney/client priv.
3) see #1.
4) see #1
5) see #1
6) everywhere at all times. See #1.
we take an oath when we are sworn in. We should have learned
enough about ethics and what is expected of us for these
questions not to be problems. As far as I can see, you have
posed no ethical questions at all.