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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
Why would the defense want to hide evidence of the defendant's innocence?
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So the defendant can win a new trial on appeal after they're fired, sued, and disbarred for conspiring with an evil judge, of course.
Hey, Perry Mason did it all the time, embarrasing the DA and the police by dramatically solving the case in mid-trial...
Snark aside: it does happen but only rarely under explicit instructions from the defendant and only when the evidence of "innocence" convicts them of a graver, more heinous crime. Like a habitual thief being charged of a burglary at a time he was murdering somebody else. Again, you see it mostly on cop shows.
