Assume that you are working for an attorney who seldom takes criminal cases, but who has just been appointed to represent an alleged rapist. At a meeting with the attorney at which you are expecting to get investigation assignments, the attorney tells you that the client confessed, so a guilty plea will be entered and, thus, there is no need for investigation. Knowing the ethical responsibility of a defense attorney, what do you do?
What will be an ideal response?
It is improper for a lawyer to advise a defendant to plead guilty merely because the defendant has admitted guilt to the lawyer without exploring facts or determining whether the prosecutor can establish guilt (ABA Standard 4-5.1).
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Which of the following is NOT true about the Right to Counsel?
A) The Right to Counsel is found in the Third Amendment to the Constitution. B) Indigent defendants have the right to a court appointed attorney at no charge. C) The Right to Counsel is mentioned as part of the Miranda warnings. D) It is expected that the Right to Counsel will mean that the attorney will be competent and effective. E) Right to Counsel, including free counsel for indigent defendants, continues after trial through the post trial appeals and any direct appellate appeals
A lawyer’s conduct should conform to the requirements of the law:
a. Professionally b. Personally c. Both a and b d. None of the above
Which of the following cases specifically addressed the issues of quotas in affirmative action cases, declaring quotas violative of equal protection?
a. Regents of University of California v. Bakke b. Grutter v. Bollinger c. Gratz v. Bollinger d. All of the above e. None of the above. Quotas are permissible to achieve Affirmative Action goals.
Define real property
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