[Political Junkie Too]

Whether a defense attorney believes his client to be guilty or not, he has to provide him with the best defense he is capable of providing. O'Reilly is showing massive ignorance.

Aren't we beyond "belief" here? The client confessed to his lawyer, hence the plea bargain attempt.

Just because he has confided guilt to his attorney makes no difference, if he pleads not guilty to the charges.

I don't know the law, but I thought a lawyer is not allowed to suborn perjury. If a defendent pleads not guilty when the lawyer knows the defendent to be guilty (through confession), and then the lawyer aids the defendent in that false defense, then isn't the lawyer culpable for his part in enabling the falsehoods?

-PJ

[gcruse]

Attorney client privilege is there to allow the perp to spill his guts to get the best defense and for the attorney to defend him whether he knows the perp is guility or not.

[rintense]

I don't know the law, but I thought a lawyer is not allowed to suborn perjury. If a defendent pleads not guilty when the lawyer knows the defendent to be guilty (through confession), and then the lawyer aids the defendent in that false defense, then isn't the lawyer culpable for his part in enabling the falsehoods?

Excellent. We need some freeper legal eagles on this one.