Defender of the Innocent: the Casebook of Martin Ehrengraf
“—Edgar Lee Masters “I didn’t do it,” Blaine Starkey said.
“Of course you didn’t.”
“Everyone thinks I did it,” Starkey went on, “and I guess I can understand why. But I’m innocent.”
“Of course you are.”
“I’m not a murderer.”
“Of course you’re not.”
“Not this time,” the man said. “Mr. Ehrengraf, it’s not supposed to matter whether a lawyer thinks his client is guilty or innocent. But it matters to me. I really am innocent, and it’s important that you believe me.”
“I ...do.”
“I don’t know why it’s so important,” Starkey said, “but it just is, and—” He paused, and seemed to register for the first time what Ehrengraf had been saying all along. His big open face showed puzzlement. “You do?”
“Yes.”
“You believe I’m innocent.”MoreLess
“Of course you didn’t.”
“Everyone thinks I did it,” Starkey went on, “and I guess I can understand why. But I’m innocent.”
“Of course you are.”
“I’m not a murderer.”
“Of course you’re not.”
“Not this time,” the man said. “Mr. Ehrengraf, it’s not supposed to matter whether a lawyer thinks his client is guilty or innocent. But it matters to me. I really am innocent, and it’s important that you believe me.”
“I ...do.”
“I don’t know why it’s so important,” Starkey said, “but it just is, and—” He paused, and seemed to register for the first time what Ehrengraf had been saying all along. His big open face showed puzzlement. “You do?”
“Yes.”
“You believe I’m innocent.”MoreLess
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