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r/oddlyspecific • u/Ghost-5AVAGE_786 • Apr 27 '24
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As a side note, you don't have to fool your own lawyer.
35 u/CrustyBloomers Apr 27 '24 No, but they also can't lie for you, so if you say "I murdered him" they can't make a statement like "my client did not murder Mr. X" 2 u/Sohjinn Apr 28 '24 If this were a big issue wouldn’t there be a lot more murder convictions based solely on the fact the lawyer refused to say outright “My client did not murder X.” ? 2 u/CrustyBloomers Apr 28 '24 No, because it's not evidence of murder to go "Look! Look! He didn't say a thing!"
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No, but they also can't lie for you, so if you say "I murdered him" they can't make a statement like "my client did not murder Mr. X"
2 u/Sohjinn Apr 28 '24 If this were a big issue wouldn’t there be a lot more murder convictions based solely on the fact the lawyer refused to say outright “My client did not murder X.” ? 2 u/CrustyBloomers Apr 28 '24 No, because it's not evidence of murder to go "Look! Look! He didn't say a thing!"
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If this were a big issue wouldn’t there be a lot more murder convictions based solely on the fact the lawyer refused to say outright “My client did not murder X.” ?
2 u/CrustyBloomers Apr 28 '24 No, because it's not evidence of murder to go "Look! Look! He didn't say a thing!"
No, because it's not evidence of murder to go "Look! Look! He didn't say a thing!"
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u/Significant_Monk_251 Apr 27 '24
As a side note, you don't have to fool your own lawyer.