Are the suspects/criminals in criminal law cases supposed to tell their

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lawyer the truth of what they've done? Say, for example, that a man robbed a bank and is now being tested for his crime, and he gets a lawyer. Let's say that he wants to plead innocent.
So does he tell the lawyer the truth, that he is guilty of the crime, but wants to plead innocent to the judge, or does he prove to his lawyer FIRST that he is in fact innocent? Do the criminals usually lie to their lawyers in the hope of having a lighter sentence? Is it legal for a lawyer to withold information that could prove immediately that his client is innocent?

I saw the article on Kristine A. Peshek on NYTimes, who blogged various confidential info/opinions about her clients, and I'm just wondering how it works.
Oops. In my additional info, I mean to say, "Is it legal for a lawyer to withold information that could immediately prove that his client is actually GUILTY?" sorry!
 
IT IS UNETHICAL FOR AN ATTORNEY TO BREAK CLIENT PRIVILAGES, A LAWYER CAN INDEED DEFEND A GUILTY CLIENT, IF HE TELLS BECAUSE HE CANNOT SEE THE PERSON GETTING AWAY WITH THE CRIME THE LAWYER WILL BE DISBARRED BUT IT IS THEIR CHOICE.
 
Lawyers can not break the law or produce false information or perjury. For this fact, if the client tells the lawyer he is guilty then the lawyer under the law cannot enter a not guilty plea since he knows for a fact that they are guilty. However if the client never says for sure they are guilty then presumption takes over and the lawyer defends to best of his/her ability. Fraud is fraud no matter who !!
 
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