If you type the above quotation into this blog search bar, you will see that I have addressed this topic - how a defense attorney can defend clients (particularly those accused of heinous crimes) - on several previous occasions. Here is a nice story by a federal judge about defending a client accused of murder back when the judge was a defense lawyer. It goes beyond the systemic and constitutional bases for what we do, and touches more on the human aspect:
http://herculesandtheumpire.com/2013/06/07/the-best-gift-i-ever-got-from-a-convicted-killer/
Friday, June 07, 2013
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