Assume that you are in a jurisdiction that has fully adopted the ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility. Discuss each answer fully, with citations to the model rules of professional conduct and appropriate Biblical principles that may apply.

Lawyer is defending Client who has been convicted of a murder that the Lawyer is convinced that the Client did not commit. Client will be executed if Lawyer does not obtain exonerating evidence. While conducting an investigation into the case, Lawyer goes to the home of an individual who was also the brother of a suspect in the crime. Lawyer wanted to obtain a DNA sample from the brother as Lawyer believes that the DNA evidence will exonerate the Client. While at the house, Lawyer takes a water bottle without permission and later has it tested for DNA. Tests on the bottle later came back inconclusive. Lawyer's Client is exonerated on the basis of other evidence. Did the Lawyer's actions violate the rules of professional conduct? Discuss fully with appropriate citations to specific rules. Additionally, discuss any applicable Biblical principles that would apply to the Lawyer's behavior in this case.