 | 1912 - 260 páginas
...an indigent prisoner Ought not to ask to be excused for any trivial reason, and should always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or...undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardlss of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims... | |
 | 1908 - 510 páginas
...sections devoted to it read extremely well, but they leave the puzzle much where it was before. We read : "It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...the accused ; otherwise innocent persons, victims of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, he is... | |
 | American Bar Association - 1908 - 1138 páginas
...an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any trivial reason, and should always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. 1t is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of... | |
 | George Purcell Costigan - 1917 - 656 páginas
...Dr. Johnson wrote when at the age of 56 he had thoughts of studying law (A. D. 1765, retat. 56): 5. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused. * * * 30. JUSTIFIABLE AND UNJUSTIFIABLE LITIGATIONS. The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause... | |
 | 1917 - 1196 páginas
...Canon of Ethics, which is quoted by my Brother PAGE. After asserting the right of a lawyer to assume the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to his guilt, the canon proceeds : "Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer Is bound by all fair and... | |
 | American Bar Association - 1918 - 880 páginas
...an indigent prisoner ought not to ask to be excused for any trivial reason, and should always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or...lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of orime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons,... | |
 | 1918 - 846 páginas
...but protect the interests thus committed to him to the best of his ability; (5) It is a right of a lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his private opinions as to the guilt of the party; the primary duty of a public prosecutor is not to convict... | |
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It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims only of supicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. 
