What can you do if your client is guilty and there is someone in jail for their crime? Can you really do anything about that? Due to client confidentiality agreement you’re not allowed to reveal information about a client to a third party without the consent of the client. Let’s put a name to this Glen Ford, is the longest person on death row to then be exonerated after 30 years of being in jail. He was found innocent after the real man that did the crime died and his lawyers confessed that he did it. They said that due to confidentiality agreement they couldn't help Mr. Ford until after their client was dead. What is the law? The law says "This Rule governs the disclosure by a lawyer of information relating to the representation of a client during the lawyer's representation of the client." 0.27% of people on death row are wrongly convicted every year according to the U.S Supreme Court of Justice in 2006. That might not seem a lot but it is when their facing death. One lawyer said "As a lawyer we can't break client privilege because it’s just that a privilege"
When you think about it 0.27% of people on death row that are wrongly convicted don’t seem a lot but really it is …show more content…
We also take an oath to protect our client and that's what you have to do. Although protecting your client is morally wrong you must still continue to keep that information classified.” Nicole Allen my blog partner said who is a marketing attorney. Sometimes you really must put your morally to the side to do your job. But is that expectable? How do you put away what you believe? Even bigger question is: How do you put an innocent person in jail? The lawyer that prosecuted Mr. Ford said in an interview from 60 minute said “I never knew how to forgive myself for what happened. I hoped that one day Mr. Ford would forgive me.” I couldn’t image the guilt that he felt for what he
When you think about it 0.27% of people on death row that are wrongly convicted don’t seem a lot but really it is …show more content…
We also take an oath to protect our client and that's what you have to do. Although protecting your client is morally wrong you must still continue to keep that information classified.” Nicole Allen my blog partner said who is a marketing attorney. Sometimes you really must put your morally to the side to do your job. But is that expectable? How do you put away what you believe? Even bigger question is: How do you put an innocent person in jail? The lawyer that prosecuted Mr. Ford said in an interview from 60 minute said “I never knew how to forgive myself for what happened. I hoped that one day Mr. Ford would forgive me.” I couldn’t image the guilt that he felt for what he