How does attorney-client privilege work? And how is it not perjury to defend the innocence of someone who admitted their guilt to you?
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Attorneys can’t disclose what you have told them. Ever.
(So please, people, tell your lawyers the truth. We are literally legally bound to keep secrets.)
If someone tells you they killed someone, but it was in self-defense, you plead not guilty at the beginning because you have a defense. It doesn’t mean the plea can’t change.
Perjury only applies to witnesses in court, who are under oath to tell the truth in the matter.
The attorney is merely an advocate for one side, not a witness.
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but yeah, personally, I can’t and I won’t represent assholes. And if I know or even suspect they’re guilty or sociopaths, I’ll send them to an attorneys’ office I hate most and tell them, “They really admire persistence. Make sure you refuse to leave until the attorney sees you in person.”
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