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1. Ethical misconduct is one of the main reasons innocent people are charged, convicted, and then sent to prison. Complaints regarding prosecutors is that they will sometimes become overzealous and focus too heavily on their conviction rates, which can sometimes (intentionally and unintentionally) blind them from the truth. Judges will make mistakes while overseeing a case as well. These mistakes can be simple honest ones or ones based on personal biases. Defense attorneys commonly receive complaints that they are not communicating well enough with their client or not fighting hard enough for them. Our entire legal system is burdened with large caseloads, and some attorneys just try to manage that crisis the best they can. Explain your choices in this scenario by addressing the following: Discuss several examples of misconduct by both prosecutors and defense attorneys. Provide three ideas to reform unethical legal practices.

2. Explain some of the reasons why unethical practices occur in our legal system. Are there any circumstances under which unethical practices would be preferable to an ethical practice? What situations exist where ethics are muddy and unclear enough to make two opposing sides believe they are each behaving ethically? Give examples to support your arguments.