Originally Posted by Jikanu
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Nor can the defendent if his or her client is guilty... seeing as the underlying theme of a trial and the whole offense-defense system is to try and reach the truth, it makes sense. so yeah, if you're a lawyer, there's a 50-50 chance you'll only draw.
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LOLWUT? A prosecutor's job is to convict, the defense lawyer's job is to acquit. Even if someone is found bathed in the blood of the victim and admits in writing that he killed the person after raping puppies, the person's defense lawyer (even court appointed) must vigorously defend the defendant.