Agreed...
...and to have the very best defense possible.
Which, according to a defense lawyer buddy of mine, means a defense which ideally neither knows nor cares about the defendant's guilt or innocence, and who's only goal is to make sure his/her client walks.
It might seem, to those of us outside the legal system, an odd way to persue justice. But then, "justice" is usually too abstract a target...my friend said his only goal while in court was winning, pure and simple. It *had* to be. Looking after his client's interests was the reason he was there.
Even the nastiest of defendants deserves the same.