Re: Plea Bargains And Ethics
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But your only hope of preventing this is to get him acquitted completely. And to do that you must assert thet he didn't do the crime at all. Even though you know he did. Ethical?
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As an officer of the court I don't think you can ethically make statements you know to be untrue. But there is no need for you to make the above assertion. You can assert that he is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. You can assert that the evidence to be presented by the prosecution does not meet that standard. And you can present whatever true evidence exists which you believe will cast further doubt. The evidence you present speaks for itself. This amounts to the adequate defense to which your client is entitled.
PairTheBoard
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