Mr. X is someone who is caught and suspected for the murder of Mr. Y on the basis that his fingerprint is found on the murder weapon and he is unable to provide a valid alibi. Mr. Z is appointed by Mr. X to defend him in this case. Is Mr. Z right in helping Mr. X?
Most people question the morality or the actions by lawyers are defending
criminals. Before you jump into this perception, let us first understand the
terminology of criminal and the difference between an Accused person and a Convicted person.
Criminal is defined as a person who commits a crime whereas an Accused
person is an individual who is a suspect in committing a crime before proven guilty in the court of law and a Convicted person is someone who is already proven guilty in committing a crime.
Everyone is presumed innocence until proven guilty. Therefore, Lawyers are defending the Accused is make sure that he is given basic rights as an accused person and in the event the accused is found guilty, he is sentenced in accordance to law.
A Lawyer’s duty does not lies solely on defending the accused they defend the justice system itself as well where everyone is protected and given basic rights under the law.
