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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
I'm not a defence lawyer, but my guess is the accused generally tells their lawyer everything. It's usually best not to lie to your lawyer, and unless you tell your lawyer about a crime you are GOING to commit (as opposed to one you DID commit), it will be protected by the privilege.
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Nor am I any kind of lawyer, but if I were I think the first thing I would tell my client is "only tell me what I ask." Some would think this a form of ethical/moral cowardice, but that's greatly preferable to the pickle a lawyer could get into trying to obscure/twist facts he knows to be against his case.
Lawyer: "are you certain that you are the only person who drove that green truck?"
Innocent defendant: "no, but..."
Lawyer: "STOP!"