pays for the judge's salary and courtroom overhead..." (Friedman 133). No one likes to pay taxes, especially if it's going to go towards letting a criminal go free to roam the streets. These are more reasons that lawyers should be forbidden from presenting false litigations.It is against the code of ethics to lie. Even though "some have argued that a criminal defendant has a right to commit perjury...the notion of a right to commit perjury has been forcefully rejected by the courts and by the organized bar..." (Subin 12). Perjury, by the way, is "the crime of willfully giving false evidence on oath" (Macdonald 358). It says in its own definition that it is a crime, so the idea that it is alright is absurd. Another writer also comments that, "deliberate vagueness is quite common in law" (Friedman 264). These things should not be allowed in the United States legal system. After all, "the defendant is not entitled to gain an acquittal by any available means" (Subin 12). One author says it best when he declares, "these transgressions not only diminish the public's confidence in the profession, but they also subtly undermine the public's respect for the rule of law" (Burger 58).Lastly, the purpose of our legal system is to convict the guilty and allow the innocent to go free. This is shown when Subin says, "law enforcement officers have the obligation to convict the guilty and to make sure they do not convict the innocent" (Subin 5). This idea is also reinforced when another author writes, "...the principle goal of the criminal justice system is 'truth'... it is contrary to the goal of 'truth' to permit a criminal defense attorney to put on a 'false defense'" (Mitchell 18). It just doesn't make sense that people could believe that a "...defense counsel has no comparable obligation to ascertain or present the truth" (Subin 5). This is why an attorney should not be authorized to present a fabricated case. In conclusion, allowing ...
