You are an attorney, and the local court has appointed you to represent a defendant who has been charged with aggravated assault and battery. The prosecutor originally intended to charge attempted murder. The victim suffered serious injury, and the police suspected that a weapon of some type was used, but never was able to find one. The defendant has maintained that there was no weapon. Your client tells you that there really was a weapon and that the police missed it at the crime scene. According to the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, your duty is to:

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Maintaining client confidentiality is a fundamental duty of an attorney as outlined in the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct. This duty extends to information that could be detrimental to the client's case, such as the existence of a weapon in an assault case, unless specific exceptions apply (e.g., to prevent certain death or substantial bodily harm).

You Are an Attorney, and the Local Court Has Appointed