Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

defense attorney/client confidentiality

If a competent defendent discloses his guilt of a cold blooded murder charge to his lawyer but request that lawyer to continue to defend him, is the lawyer required by law to disclose this information or is it just an ethical situation where the lawyer should disclose the information?


Asked on 4/15/07, 11:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Jackson Law Office of John A. Jackson, P.C.

Re: defense attorney/client confidentiality

An attorney may not disclose this information at all. However, the attorney may not put the person on the stand if the attorney knows that the person is going to commit perjury.

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Answered on 4/15/07, 1:16 pm


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