She was a public defender. You have to defend your client whether they're innocent or not (most are guilty, btw). It's your job. Don't want the job, don't be a lawyer. Defending your client, the guy on trial, means relaying to the jury your guy is "not guilty" if he/she pleas "not guilty". The only way to do that is…

It's not "trying to prove yourself as an attorney". It's called "defending clients", which is what we have an ethical duty to do, however necessary.

It's not your cup of tea? Don't be a criminal defense lawyer.

If she, in her best judgment, believed that was the best way to defend the case, she did her job and should be…