What if a rich and powerful person asks you to plead not guilty, and after winning the case, you find that he did commit a crime?

Don't say that after winning the case, what if the so-called truth is discovered before winning the case? There is a passage in the Japanese drama "The Law is High" that is actually very accurate: What is justice? What is the truth? What do you think we are? We are not gods, how can we know such a thing? We are just lawyers, and all we can do is fight for the legitimate rights and interests of our clients.

If rich and powerful people ask you not to plead guilty

There is a kind of lawyer who does not have the moral standard of lawyer's shame because he defends with criminal suspects. The lawyer's fee is very high, because criminals have to evade legal sanctions, so the fee is very high. It is a considerable expense, which is why there is no professional ethics lawyer to defend it. Second, this lawyer defends the legitimate rights and interests of the client, he just defends. Whether it is a criminal suspect or not, because the state has the legal right to protect citizens, including criminal suspects.

It is not a simple matter for lawyers to safeguard the defendant's innocence. After accepting the entrusted defense, the lawyer should get in touch with the court case handlers, read the documents in detail, master the basic case, and then meet the criminal suspect (defendant). Let him briefly describe the case and put forward the reasons for innocence. Then go back to court and read the newspaper. After mastering the evidence of innocence defense, you should report to the chief lawyer of the law firm and hold a meeting of all lawyers. After unanimous consent, they may exchange views with court judges and procurators of procuratorates. You can appear in court to plead not guilty.

What should I do if I find out that he did commit a crime after winning the case?

Article 46 of China's Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that defense lawyers have the right to keep confidential the relevant information and information of their clients they know in their practice. However, if the defense lawyer knows that the client or others are preparing or committing criminal acts that endanger national security, public security and seriously endanger the personal safety of others, he shall promptly inform the judicial organs. Therefore, lawyers have the right and obligation to keep other criminal facts confidential, except for crimes that endanger national security, public safety and seriously endanger the personal safety of others.