@Dovnyc: have you ever heard of the concept of kateigor and saneigor? An adversarial system may be more Jewish than you think.
Additionally, a lawyer can always not take a client (with the rare exception of judicial involvement), the issues are more between the lawyer and the lawyer’s boss. These problems aren’t exclusive to the legal profession.
Lastly, the question in a criminal case is: according to the government’s rules, has the government provided enough proof to override the presumption of innocence that every person has? This question has nothing directly to do with what the client did or said.
There is an entirely different question of what happens to people who do bad things but aren’t convicted. I believe God knows what he’s doing, and everyone will eventually face the music for their actions.
Is any of this a lie?