re: Trashiest Lawyers

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The question is when you're 99% sure your client did it, and you're imputing motive or some other stigmatizing action on someone you're 99% sure didn't do it, is that justifiable under your role in the system? Or do you just suspend belief/disbelief while you do that? It's a matter of degree. Casting doubt is one thing, tossing out allegations with reckless abandon is arguably different.

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Agreed, and I'd say doing criminal defense work takes an extra special degree of rationalizing than maybe even other, non- criminal defense lawyers all have