Kirk Freeman
Grandmaster
No it doesn't. Anyone who's been in a courtroom knows that attempting to keep information *out*, regardless of the truth of it, is part of the game. It's why jurors can't ask questions without them being approved first.
Looked at the CCS. It was the prosecution attempting to keep out evidence of Dorsey's mental health issues. Law enforcement fought to keep out the truth about Dorsey right up to the last minute (did not know Jes Paxson was in Marion Co. now, she was up here for a couple of years). Don't blame them it was the only way to obtain Murder otherwise it seemed, looking at the CCS only, it looked strong for Manslaughter or Reckless.
It was the prosecution that dismissed the death penalty (likely [don't know for certain] because of Dorsey's health).
"Your recent post about getting somebody off with a glock switch. Was it the truth that he was not factually guilty of a legal violation or were you able to keep the truth out of court based on convincing someone it was against the rules to know that truth?"
I think you mean the latter, but it was the truth that LPD made an unconstitutional stop based on race. But the Constitution is above all.
"Are defense attorneys under oath? If you know your client is guilty, can you say so since it's the truth?"
Duty to tell the truth and candor to tribunal, so yes. If my client is guilty, can I say? If in his best interest, yes, absolutely like with lesser included offense like Dorsey (Ray did a great job), self-defense (yes, the Defendant shot him but here's why) or possession vs. dealing in unlicensed pharmacy matters.
"I understand why the system is the way it is, especially given it's been layered on over and over into an increasingly byzantine system that supports the people who keep adding layers on to it, but it's not about the truth. Only idealists and lawyers would say something to ridiculously incongruent with reality."
Do not disagree. The goal is a constitutional trial. How that squares with one's mirovozzreniye is sometimes tough to do no matter how much one planes.