[Bluntpoint]

What cannot be defended is when the attorney is aware of the guilt of their client and they purposely drag innocent people in front of the jury as if they are guilty, destroying lives and reputations in their wake.

[CaliGirlGodHelpMe]

Agreed; it cannot be defended. I think that hardly ever happens, though. Example: OJ's attorneys posited that Nicole was murdered by a Columbian drug cartel, hence the "Columbian necktie." They didn't go around L.A. rounding up Cali cartel members to appear on the stand though!

[TexKat]

What cannot be defended is when the attorney is aware of the guilt of their client and they purposely drag innocent people in front of the jury as if they are guilty, destroying lives and reputations in their wake.

As in Feldman in the Westerfield case.