Shooting at Cumming Court house

[wtturn]

I think that what the text is getting at is that any attorney's first duty is to the court and the public.

This means that although the attorney has the shield of attorney/client privilege, he has a higher duty to the court. In the case of a PD, he cannot hear anything about the client admitting guilt, or he should get off the case. That attorney can't ethically defend a guy who has admitted guilt.

I am no expert, but I think that is what it is getting at.

First of all: That ain't how it works, which is why quoting a random legal encyclopedia and pretending it's "THE RULES" for all attorneys is absurd.

But I'm willing to play along for the purposes of debate and thought experiment.

How would the scenario be different if the attorney were a paid attorney and not a PD?

 

[Laxguy59]

First of all: That ain't how it works, which is why quoting a random legal encyclopedia and pretending it's "THE RULES" for all attorneys is absurd.

But I'm willing to play along for the purposes of debate and thought experiment.

How would the scenario be different if the attorney were a paid attorney and not a PD?

Paid attorneys still have the duty to the court which just mean you must abide by the ethical rules of the court. That's it.

 

[Comanche]

I think the construction worker summed it up best....." They keilled that Mother ###*er!"

 

[rOmiLaYu]

I think the construction worker summed it up best....." They keilled that Mother ###*er!"

Please tell me that's on a video somewhere.

 

[wtturn]

Paid attorneys still have the duty to the court which just mean you must abide by the ethical rules of the court. That's it.

Pretty much.

Zero difference b/w a public defender and paid attorney. Zero.