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2003-05-09 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| A lawyer must be a disciple of truth.[7] He swore upon his admission to the Bar that he will "do no falsehood nor consent to the doing of any in court" and he shall "conduct himself as a lawyer according to the best of his knowledge and discretion with all good fidelity as well to the courts as to his clients."[8] He should bear in mind that as an officer of the court his high vocation is to correctly inform the court upon the law and the facts of the case and to aid it in doing justice and arriving at correct conclusion.[9] The courts, on the other hand, are entitled to expect only complete honesty from lawyers appearing and pleading before them.[10] While a lawyer has the solemn duty to defend his client's rights and is expected to display the utmost zeal in defense of his client's cause, his conduct must never be at the expense of truth.[11] | |||||