| American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1915 - 990 pages
...exert his hest efforts in his hehalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. — It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of orime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons,... | |
| American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1921 - 1066 pages
...denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer is hound hy all fair and honorahle means, to present every defense that the law of the land permits, to tlie end that no person may he deprived of life or liherty, hut hy due process of law. The primary... | |
| Clark Bell - Law - 1911 - 264 pages
...undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of t accused ; otherwise innocent persons, victims only...suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. "Efforts, direct or indirect, in any way to encroach upon the business of another lawyer, are unworthy... | |
| Commercial law - 1913 - 632 pages
...always exert his best efforts in his behalt. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. It Is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...lawyer is bound by all fair and honorable means, to preseijt every defense that the law of the land permits, to the end that no person may be deprived... | |
| Admission to the bar - 1902 - 746 pages
...1500-1505 ; Dec. Dig. § 641. CODE OF ETHICS. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Tliosi- Accused of Crime. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...defense. Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer is hound by all fair and honorable means, to present every defense that the law of the land permits, to... | |
| Commercial law - 1912 - 260 pages
...always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardlss of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims... | |
| American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1908 - 1134 pages
...always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, (ne lawyer is bound by all fair and honorable means, to present every defense that the law of the land... | |
| Medicine - 1908 - 510 pages
...sections devoted to it read extremely well, but they leave the puzzle much where it was before. We read : "It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...the accused ; otherwise innocent persons, victims of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, he is... | |
| American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1909 - 1198 pages
...always exert his best efforts in his behalf. 5. The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...fair and honorable means, to present every defense '.hat the law of the land permits, to the end that no person may be deprived of life or liberty, but... | |
| George Purcell Costigan - Legal ethics - 1917 - 656 pages
...Dr. Johnson wrote when at the age of 56 he had thoughts of studying law (A. D. 1765, retat. 56): 5. It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense...his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused. * * * 30. JUSTIFIABLE AND UNJUSTIFIABLE LITIGATIONS. The lawyer must decline to conduct a civil cause... | |
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