Opinion ID: 2073408
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Heading: The Defense or Prosecution of Those Accused of Crime

Text: It is the right of the lawyer to undertake the defense of a person accused of crime, regardless of his personal opinion as to the guilt of the accused; otherwise innocent persons, victims only of suspicious circumstances, might be denied proper defense. Having undertaken such defense, the lawyer is bound by all  fair and honorable means, to present every defense that the law of the land permits, to the end that no person may be deprived of life or liberty, but by due process of law.    (Emphasis ours.) The inference reflecting upon this competent young attorney, who defended appellant in this difficult case, we intend to dispel by this opinion. Affirmed. KNUDSON, STRUTZ and ERICKSTAD, JJ., concur. TEIGEN, C. J., did not participate in the decision in this case.