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Alan Dershowitz

The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.

Alan Dershowitz

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The person accused of a crime tries to keep the facts from being known because they are actually responsible. The lawyer defending them works to prevent the jury from discovering those facts, regardless of what really happened.

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