OFFICER OF THE COURT
Any person who has an obligation to promote justice and effective opeation of the judicial system including judges, the ATTORNEYS WHO APPEAR IN COURT, clerks and other personnel. As officers of the court LAWYERS HAVE AN ABSOLUTE ETHICAL DUTY TO TELL THE JUDGES THE TRUTH including avoiding dishonesty or evasion about reasons the attorney or his /her client is not appearing, the location of documents and other matters related to conduct of the courts".
Therefore to whit and forthwith this question
Should a lawyer with a client who lies constantly and purposefully withdraw from a case since as an officer of the court he ETHICALLY cannot lie to the judge or the jury to protect his client? What would you do? Every client should get a lawyer to defend him. True. BUT if the client committed the crime and the attorney KNOWS he is guilty of it, wouldn't continuing to be his lawyer imply he WAS LYING to the judge and the court? Sticky wicket isn't it?
