If a client plans to take the witness stand at his or her trial and deny committing the crime he or she is charged with despite having confessed to his or her attorney that he or she has committed the crime, which of the following actions can his or her attorney take?
a. The attorney can reveal to the court that the client has or is about to commit perjury.
b. The attorney has a duty to reveal to the court that the client will be committing perjury.
c. The attorney has an obligation to try to convince the client to testify truthfully or to withdraw from the case.
d. The attorney can refuse to question the client when the client is on the witness stand and turn the client over to the prosecution without allowing the client to testify.
c. The attorney has an obligation to try to convince the client to testify truthfully or to withdraw from the case.
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