Obtaining the Criminal Client's Story
Many clients often lie to their criminal lawyers about something, not to mention that they lie to themselves, or tend to "forget" certain imposing facts, Law Journal columnist Joel Cohen writes. How might criminal practitioners manage defendants' recitation of their facts?
August 28, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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Criminal LawThe original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
Yes, every client is unique, particularly in the throes of a criminal investigation or prosecution. And they're different, especially in how they see or propose to see and communicate the facts to their attorney, particularly an attorney new to them. In this context a layperson may believe that there's only one view of facts in any case, meaning the inescapable "truth." It's not really so. They say that "perception is reality." That is closer to what is truth, at least some form of truth.
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