Lawyer types... what is it like defending someone you know is guilty?

I haven't had to do the job myself, but doing all the college for my accounting degree that was basically business law... I've wondered what it must be like doing such a job.

I remember the lawyer for the guy I put away for 20 years... he hated the guy he had to defend, to be honest. What is it like to have to defend a guy you know is a piece of shit and completely guilty? Like you already know it's a losing case but you still have to sit there with the asshole and grasp at straws.

Lawyer types... what is it like defending someone you know is guilty?
Lawyer types... what is it like defending someone you know is guilty?
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