I need help with a legal question about confessing to a lawyer?
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A defendant has confessed his crime to his lawyer in the privacy of his law office.
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A defendant has confessed his crime to his lawyer in the privacy of his law office.
A. The lawyer cannot put the defendant on the stand to perjure himself at trial.
B. The lawyer must immediately resign from the case
C. The lawyer is legally and ethically required to notify the state that his client is guilty
D. This confession is totally meaningless
E. None of the above
What would it be?
August 4th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
E. omdat haar advocaat en defedent confidenlity
August 7th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Definitely A, because a lawyer is an officer of the court and he cannot knowingly allow a client to perjure himself on the stand.
Good luck!
August 10th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
It' S.A.
ABA ModelRegels, Regel 3.3