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Monday, January 11, 2010

The moral difficulties of being a good lawyer

http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2008/01/the-chicago-cas.html

Two Chicago public defenders knew of a man's innocence in a murder trial because their client (who was being charged in a separate case) admitted guilt but told the two men they couldn't reveal his secrete until after his death which they had to respect because of the attorney-client privilege. The very innocent Alton Logan served a 26 year sentence until he was cleared of all charges when the guilty man died and the public defenders came forward with the confession.

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