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#### 80 80 A barrister briefed to appear in criminal proceedings whose client confesses guilt to the barrister but maintains a plea of not guilty: > (a) should, subject to the client accepting the constraints set out in (b)–(h) but not otherwise, continue to act in the client’s defence, > (b) must not falsely suggest that some other person committed the offence charged, > (c) must not set up an affirmative case inconsistent with the confession, > (d) must ensure that the prosecution is put to proof of its case, > (e) may argue that the evidence as a whole does not prove that the client is guilty of the offence charged, > (f) may argue that for some reason of law the client is not guilty of the offence charged, > (g) may argue that for any other reason not prohibited by (b) or (c) the client should not be convicted of the offence charged, and > (h) must not continue to act if the client insists on giving evidence denying guilt or requires the making of a statement asserting the client’s innocence.