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Posted: 10/18/12 at 7:46am
Taylor was desperate for business, and was happy to be appointed by the
court to defend an indigent defendant. The judge ordered Taylor,
"You are to confer with the defendant in the hallway, and give him the
best legal advice you can."
After a time, Taylor re-entered the courtroom alone. When the judge asked
where the defendant had gone, Taylor replied, "You asked me to give him
good advice. I found out that he was guilty as hell, so I told him to
split."
court to defend an indigent defendant. The judge ordered Taylor,
"You are to confer with the defendant in the hallway, and give him the
best legal advice you can."
After a time, Taylor re-entered the courtroom alone. When the judge asked
where the defendant had gone, Taylor replied, "You asked me to give him
good advice. I found out that he was guilty as hell, so I told him to
split."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
