If I win at trial it is because the state has not met its burden of proof. If I win on appeal it is because the judge or the state committed errors that undermine the outcome of the trial. If win in habeas proceedings it is because the constitution was violated. All of this is justice.

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Defense lawyer here: just because someone is "clearly guilty" doesn't mean they had a fair trial. Perhaps you think they are "clearly guilty" because the trial was in fact unfair & tainted by prosecutorial misconduct? How would you know without defense counsel bringing these things to light?

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You might not have seen this, but I think it's a pretty good answer actually.

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Moral justice is also not a postal worker's concern. Why is this challenging?

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Also the way you characterize the conversation around defense attorneys is still bonkers, I'm sorry. "How can defense attorneys knowingly defend guilty clients" is basically the first question anyone asks when they encounter the criminal justice system as a concept, it's not a challenge to the norm

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