[Enchante]

You’re claiming that a defense attorney is required to LIE and make stuff up??

[IronJack]

I said "within the constraints of the law and the ethical canon." Lying under oath is perjury -- against the law. And an attorney caught fabricating evidence is subject to disbarment as a violator of the canon. So how do you get that I was claiming a defense attorney HAD to lie, or even encourage someone else to lie?

You live under the illusion that the courts exist to dispense justice. They don't. They serve as venues for the administration of due process, nothing more. "Justice" becomes what the legal system determines it is once due process is executed. That's the way our system of jurisprudence works. And it's got its flaws, for sure. The only thing worse is everything else.