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In reply to the discussion: Mark O'Mara is new Zimmerman Defense Lawyer [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)54. No he won't
You don't have to give false testimony to point out whether the state has or has not proven its case.
I believe OJ killed his ex wife.
However, if I were on that jury, I would not have voted to convict because just about every piece of evidence in that case passed through the hands of a witness who lied on the stand. What witness perjured him or herself on behalf of the defense in that case (aside from Kato, who wasn't connected enough to reality to know much of anything reliably)?
If you can convince a jury that a witness is not credible, or show that a piece of evidence can be interpreted in an exculpatory way, then you can get to reasonable doubt. You can do that without calling a single witness of your own.
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are you seriously advocating denying people the best legal defense they can afford/obtain?
mike_c
Apr 2012
#5
But defense attorneys ALSO have an ethical duty to promote JUSTICE not just their client's innocence
BanTheGOP
Apr 2012
#6
The *key* here is that Zimmerman has the right to *any* defense he can obtain. End of story.
SlimJimmy
Apr 2012
#11
Representing their client WITHIN the constraints of justice... But Justice is more important
BanTheGOP
Apr 2012
#18
I love the "Boston Massacre" case because it illustrated perfectly our model of justice.
SlimJimmy
Apr 2012
#89
What do they mean by "legal expert" --is he just some clown they call in when there's a big case,
MADem
Apr 2012
#16
The fact that you cannot fathom why any attorney "worth his constitutional salt"
PA Democrat
Apr 2012
#92
The only thing more EMBARASSING than this OP is the fact that 6 people rec'd it. n/t
K Gardner
Apr 2012
#45
Oh lord.. people have tweeted it. Are people actually reading it or just looking at the title
K Gardner
Apr 2012
#50
heard the phone call this morning on 105.1 from the mother of the main witness
Roland99
Apr 2012
#88