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Professional Ethics In Criminal Trials: A View Of Defense Counsel's Responsibility, David G. Bress
Professional Ethics In Criminal Trials: A View Of Defense Counsel's Responsibility, David G. Bress
Michigan Law Review
More than thirty years ago, in Berger v. United States, Mr. Justice Sutherland described the heavy and multiple responsibility assumed by a prosecutor. The United States Attorney, he asserted, not only must be an advocate for the prosecution, but also must ensure that justice prevails. The Justice stated: "It is as much his duty to refrain from improper methods calculated to produce a wrongful conviction as it is to use every legitimate means to bring about a just one."
Silverstein: Defense Of The Poor In Criminal Cases In American State Courts, John F. Grady
Silverstein: Defense Of The Poor In Criminal Cases In American State Courts, John F. Grady
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Defense of the Poor in Criminal Cases in American State Courts by Lee Silverstein
Professional Responsibility Of The Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions, Monroe H. Freedman
Professional Responsibility Of The Criminal Defense Lawyer: The Three Hardest Questions, Monroe H. Freedman
Michigan Law Review
In almost any area of legal counseling and advocacy, the lawyer may be faced with the dilemma of either betraying the confidential communications of his client or participating to some extent in the purposeful deception of the court. This problem is nowhere more acute than in the practice of criminal law, particularly in the representation of the indigent accused.