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Originally Posted by Slava
So maybe I can ask a completely dumb question to some of the lawyers or people in the know here. Say you have a client like Garland here. Does he meet with his lawyers and give his version of events? I have no idea how this goes or really no experience with the system, so I've just always been curious. Does he basically say "yeah, I did this and here's how it went down..." and then his lawyers try to defend him? Or does he most likely lie and give some kind of story that is completely different?
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You go over all of the evidence with the client first and then you can ask them what they have to say, or what their version of events is.
Clients admit guilt to their lawyers often. But it's not that simple. "Yeah I was hitting him.....because he hit me first, or because he stole my wallet" etc etc.
If your client gives you one version of events and then starts to give another when he takes the stand you have an ethical obligation to withdraw as his lawyer.