ظلال واشجان في مسيرة القضاء السوداني بقلم الفاتح ميرغني / طوكيو

Quote: One of the questios most frequently asked of nay lawyer - is how he can defend a client in whose case he does not believe?? The layman question is " how can you honestly stand up and defend a man you know to be guilty or as to civil cases " how can you defend a case when you know your client is wrong and really owes the money sought?? at the outst we must remember that in democratic countries even the worst offender is entitled to a legal defender and if a person accused of a crime can not afford a lawyer , the court will assign one to defend him without cost. Many lawyers , however , believe that the right to defend means the duty to employ any means , including the presentation of testimony the lawyer knows to be false. Such an attorney argues the lawyer has no right to judge his client to be guilty ro to appraise a civil action by deciding his client to be wrong. In support of this position , advocates enjoy reciting the following dialoque attributed to Smauel Johnson by his famous

(عدل بواسطة الطيب شيقوق on 07-28-2007, 05:17 PM)