Can a defense attorney quit a case because their defendant admits guilt to them?
Monday, April 28th, 2008 at
11:41 pm
Comments (5)
allison asked:
I don’t know anything about law. If you admit guilt to a defense attorney, I believe that they are legally obliged not to disclose that information. Can they choose not to represent you, if they’re already agreed to be your attorney? Contracts signed, and such..
Ok. So they can claim ethical problems and ask to be removed from the case. But wouldn’t this be a big signal to the judge/ other prosecutors that the defendant is GUILTY?
I don’t know anything about law. If you admit guilt to a defense attorney, I believe that they are legally obliged not to disclose that information. Can they choose not to represent you, if they’re already agreed to be your attorney? Contracts signed, and such..
Ok. So they can claim ethical problems and ask to be removed from the case. But wouldn’t this be a big signal to the judge/ other prosecutors that the defendant is GUILTY?
Thank you guys.
Ok. So they can claim ethical problems and ask to be removed from the case. But wouldn’t this be a big signal to the judge/ other prosecutors that the defendant is GUILTY?
Thank you guys.
