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Originally Posted by 4X4
I've got a question for the lawyers: are lawyers allowed to lie? Are they allowed to concoct a possible alternative to the facts and present it? I guess I always assumed that they are allowed to do this.
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You can argue in the alternative, and you can argue interpretations, but you cannot argue something that cannot be supported by admissible evidence. It's not only a violation of legal ethics a statement not supported would be outside the rules of evidence and be prohibited on those grounds.
So, a possible alternative? Yes. An unsupported lie? No.