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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI think my defense attorney friends would approach things differently
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Raven123
(4,858 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,783 posts)remind me not to hire that guy.
EarthFirst
(2,901 posts)Kaleva
(36,319 posts)I've heard about it but this is the first time I've seen a lawyer use it.
coti
(4,612 posts)unblock
(52,277 posts)Good defense attorneys don't lie or deny reality.
Good defense attorneys give good legal advice and do the best for their client. The photo is what lawyers would can "not a helpful fact". But unless the client insists on a case where they pretend the photo was someone else or staged or photoshopped, there's no point in denying it.
In fact, if the client is best served by testifying against others in exchange for reduced charges, then he really has to acknowledge he was there.
kcr
(15,318 posts)where potential jurors will see it.
unblock
(52,277 posts)I agree that in and if itself, no real downside to just dodging the question. But not at all clear that there's a downside to acknowledging that the photo exists.
If they later want to claim he wasn't there, then yeah, it was stupid. But if they want to cooperate or go with an insanity defense, then it's not a problem.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)I mean, you're not wrong. They got the guy dead to rights, and there's no use in denying it. But there's also no requirement that you hold a press conference to admit to the crime either.
unblock
(52,277 posts)I mean if I were his attorney I would not recommend going to trial and attempting to convince a jury he didn't do it.
Ianal
Midnight Writer
(21,771 posts)Might work.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Humiliation is going to be the cure for a few of these fools.
Now, who's the next MAGA fool who wants to sign up to be considered one of the biggest jackasses in the United States?