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Originally Posted by Cameron Swift
I guess this is what I have trouble understanding. How can a lawyer consider it a victory if he got his rapist client a 1 year sentence instead of a 6 year sentence (made up numbers) Wouldn't that eat you up knowing that you got a criminal out on the streets earlier than he should be, especially if he re-offends?
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Personally, I had to represent a convicted pedophile in an application in front of the Chief Justice of British Columbia, for him to have supervised access with his children. I won the application and never felt bad about it for one moment. I trusted that Justice was done in the decision made by the Judge based on the evidence in front of him, presented by effective advocates on both sides.
As Greenspan says, it is "not my job to make moral judgments". "Moral judgments by the lawyer are frequently wrong and he learns not to make them. No lawyer can assume the character of a judge."