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Originally Posted by CBU Jeff
It's sad. I realize that his job to defend rapist's and such, but when does ethics come into play???
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Even an
accused child rapist deserves an adequate defense. If the state really doesn't want the witness to suffer, then the state can plea bargain.
There are cases where the entire rape scenario was something the child just made up by the child.
If the defense attorney, however, subjects the child to too much abuse, that sort of strategy is very likely to backfire with the jury.
Any sort of law limiting the right of cross examination will likely be held unconstitutional.