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Ethical Dilemmas Movie The Lincoln Lawyer

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ETHICAL DILEMMAS MOVIE: THE LINCOLN LAWYER 1
Ethical Dilemmas Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer
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ETHICAL DILEMMAS MOVIE: THE LINCOLN LAWYER 2
Ethical Dilemmas Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer
Question 1:
One of the ethical issues in the movie is attorney-client privilege. Mickey Haller discovers
information that can incriminate Roulet for the murder of a woman. However, the lawyer
cannot present it to the police since it would mean breaching attorney-client privilege.
Haller also faces the ethical issue of advocating for a guilty man. The lawyer has to argue in
favor of his client despite knowing that he is guilty. Exposing the criminal is risky since he
can be disbarred as a lawyer.
Question 2:
Mickey Haller solved the issue by advocating for the guilty man as required by law.
However, he ensured that the police could piece together information from the case and use it
to incriminate the same man in another case. Doing so set the defendant free but also enabled
the police to re-arrest him afterward.
The lawyer subscribed to deontology (Jain, 2020). He used the set rules to determine the
correctness of the course of action he took.
Question 3:
I subscribe to utilitarianism. The system allows people to decide how they should act to reap
the greatest benefit (Jain, 2020). In this case, I would have anonymously provided the police
with the evidence that would incriminate the defendant for both cases. Doing so would have
increased the punishment and ensured that he underwent the rehabilitation that he deserved.
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ETHICAL DILEMMAS MOVIE: THE LINCOLN LAWYER Ethical Dilemmas Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer Student’s name Institutional Affiliation Course Due Date 1 ETHICAL DILEMMAS MOVIE: THE LINCOLN LAWYER 2 Ethical Dilemmas Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer Question 1: One of the ethical issues in the movie is attorney-client privilege. Mickey Haller discovers information that can incriminate Roulet for the murder of a woman. However, the lawyer cannot present it to the police since it would mean breaching attorney-client privilege. Haller also faces the ethical issue of advocating for a guilty man. The lawyer has to argue in favor of his client despite knowing that he is guilty. Exposing the criminal is risky since he can be disbarred as a lawyer. Question 2: Mickey Haller solved the issue by advocating for the guilty man as required by law. However, he ensured that the police could piece together information from the case and use it to incriminate the same man in another case. Doing so set the defendant free but also enabled the police to re-arrest him afterward. The lawyer subscribed to deontology (Jain, 2020). He used the set rules to determine the correctness of the course of action he took. Q ...
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