501: How Can Lawyers Defend Guilty People?

How can lawyers defend guilty people? Is it ethical to help someone stay out of jail if you know they're guilty? Covered Topics: Susan Smith, Judy Clarke, Trial by Ordeal, Juan Catalan, J. L. Mackie, Moral Nihilism, Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, Further Reading: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/29/larry-david-long-shot-how-curb-your-enthusiasm-saved-a-man-from-death-row https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_v._Alabama https://www.stcl.edu/blog/due-process-is-no-mere-technicality-even-for-the-most-obviously-guilty-defendant/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemic-paradoxes/#MenParInqPuzAboGaiKno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_eikWXzBU0 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/14/the-worst-of-the-worst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices