Ethics

Unit 5 Assignment

Read:   Part III:  Law

Chapter 8:  Law and Legal Professionals

Chapter 9:  Discretion and Dilemmas in the Legal Profession

Lecture: Law, Legal Professionals

See Unit 5 for Assignment

Discussion forum Topic:  Legal Professionals

Please answer the questions that follow in this case study in complete sentences (be sure to include material discussed in the readings:

Your first big case is a multiple murder. As the defense attorney representing the killer, you have come to the realization that he really did break into a couple’s home and torture and kill them in the course of robbing them of jewelry and other valuables. He has even confessed to you that he did it. However, you are also aware that the police did not read him his Miranda warning and that he was coerced into giving a confession without your presence. What should you do? Would your answer be different if you believed that he was innocent or didn't know for sure either way?