[fabsroman]

Quigley,

At the end of the day, it is up to the client whether or not he/she takes the stand. However, I cannot ask them a question that I know they will lie to, so it puts me in a tough spot if I know they did it. If they lie on the stand and I know they lied on the stand, I have to decline to represent them at that point, but I cannot do it in a manner that prejudices them. It is a very tough situation. Thankfully, I haven't known of any client lieing on the stand toa question that I asked.

If they are guilty, my advice to them is to stay seated the entire time exercising their 5th Amendment Right and attacking the State's case against them. If I were to let all my clients hand themselves, word of mouth wouldn't be too good regarding my defense skills. Hence, no word of mouth clients or repeat clients.

Thankfully, I don't do too much criminal stuff and for the most part, it seems as though justice has been served in every criminal case I have dealt with.