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(Before Franziska bursts in)
What did you pick?
My dad and I both picked guilty. Our reasoning was that he WAS guilty. We couldn't let a twisted sociopath go free after all he'd done! (The courtroom spectators really pushed the point home for me.) And, before the news reached De Killer, they might be able to save Maya in time.
Later on I picked Not Guilty to see what would happen, but later on I felt guilty for picking that. Cause he IS a murderer.
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I THINK I picked Guilty both times.
But I did pick Not Guilty once just to scare him.
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Because it's so much funnier than picking Guilty.
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I knew the game couldn't possibly end then, though, so it wasn't a huge moral decision for me.
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I'll always love you, Max.
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I chose Not Guilty the second time, I think just to see what would happen, and... well, what happened was just too funny to miss. XD
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And then I realized I (he) still had one more cross examination to do.
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The second time is particulary sweet just to see Phoenix tell Matt that he may be free but pretty soon he is going to get a visit from one very pissed off hitman. And then Matt decides to change his plea.
Which I think is the most satisfying of the two outcomes.
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So I thought I'd save him... Then Franny bursted in and I knew he HAD to go... I mean... He's a killer... but he still had to go where he had to go. Jail.
(Second time, I chose not guilty, just to see what happened and I lol'd very much at it and wished I chose that one first. xD;)
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That said, the best option at the last choice point would have been a third. "Recuse Self From Judgement on Personal Grounds," It's the duty of a defense attorney to defend their client to the end - no matter what - or drop the case. Even if an attorney is certain that their client is guilty, the most they can do is ask their client to plead Guilty; it's not the lawyer's choice to make. This goes even for Matt Engarde. The duty of a defense attorney is to defend, or do nothing at all. It's up to Edgeworth to get Engarde put away.
If all else fails, they can sue him penniless in a civil court, reveal the truth there, and clear Adrian Andrews then. After all, there are a few pieces of evidence that at least suggest Adrian's innocence:
1) The hostage was found in Engarde Manor, where Shelly was playing the part of a butler. The Prosecution could argue that Adrian set up this extremely elaborate scheme to frame Matt, but this would require de Killer to be complicit in the framing... and remember what he said in court to pin the guilt on Adrian? That "betrayal," and her attempt to frame Matt, were the reasons he ostensibly testified against her in the first place!
2) Phoenix and Edgeworth bring up several good points in the last parts of the trial - de Killer didn't know that Adrian was a woman, the suicide note wasn't burned, that Engarde gave Shelly a massive 'tip,' and so on.
3) The video was taken by a secret camera, placed in a bear paid for by Matt Engarde. Thus, Matt knew about the camera. The camera was pre-set to record the moment of the murder. Conclusion: Matt Engarde set up the camera, and therefore knew of the murder in advance.
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I chose Guilty the second time too, but I also like the Not Guilty ending too. I saved right before so I could play both. Either way, Matt was screwed, so I knew it wouldn't matter.
Though Matt got what he deserved, I love him so much. ^^ Such a smexy psychopath.
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...Hopefully someday... xD
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i personaly picked guilty.
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Of course, if my client decides to confess, that’s his choice, and up to him if he wants out of a "not guilty" verdict.
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Personally I'm still not entirely convinced that Matt did it anyway,so...
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but the only coherents thoughts i had were all about how much i loved Matt Engarde sooo....I went with Not Guilty 
it was funny anyway. But i felt reaaaallly guilty after that 
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.The second time I picked not guilty, just to see what would happen!
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1. I cheated, and looked at a walkthrough and found that the decision didn't matter.
2. Matt deserved to die/go to jail.
3. My opinion of a defense lawyer is that they have to do what is right. If a defense attorney decides to take a case, he must have a reasonable doubt that the client is guilty. However, once the truth is discovered, whether the client is guilty or not, that lawyer must do what's right. Sure, if he decides that his client is guilty, he loses the case. But would you really say not guilty and save yourself and your client; at the expense of an innocent person? Isn't that somewhat just like a Von Karma? Would you really care about winning so much, like that family, that you'd let a killer go, and let a poor, innocent women go to jail?
I know I wouldn't.
That's why I did the same thing the second time the offer came, and cringed once I found out that there was another ending. At that point it was my Perfectionism Vs. my Reasoning. At that point, I just let my perfectionism take over, much to my regret.
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I'm just here for the Butterbeer.
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Yea I tend to get caught up in the game, especially in these situations. Sometimes I feel like I am Phoenix Wright (although i'm a girl XD)
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I cried. It was rewarding to finally see Franny let her guard down.
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This is the reason why I chose "not guilty." And I am aware that this may have been discussed many times, but I just want to share my opinion.
Matt never actually, physically killed Corrida. And he was charged with the murder of Corrida. He used an assassin to carry out the murder. Even though De Killer was doing his job, he still killed someone for money, and to fulfill the desire of Engarde. Who was worse: Engarde or De Killer? Of course it was Engarde, but if De Killer were a law abiding citizen, then he would never carry out the murder. But he is not a nice citizen, he is a criminal, and deserves justice. What next, De Killer will sue Engarde for Trade Libel?
So, since Engarde did not murder anyone, but had paid someone to do so, and had malicious intent etc. He should be pressed under different, in my opinion, more severe charges (conspiracy, whatever). And be tried for that. It's amazing how the courts work in these games, you wonder if the people even go to jail. De Killer simply requested a "Not Guilty" verdict, right? And it doesn't mean that you have to pin the guilt on someone else for the murder to get off scott-free. Just use the evidence. Why do the people in the game have to start playing the moral card?
I understand that this is a game and all.
And that all of this happens in order for the story to progress, and that some things needed to be sacrificed in order to save Maya. But sometimes these things just get my goat. 
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because i love maya and dislike Ms. Andrews.
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Well, there's that, and Phoenix's master (Maya) Demanded it.
I need to go back and pick Not Guilty though, just for the giggles
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