“We must never forget that the record on which we judge these defendants today is the record on which history will judge… — Vivien Spitz Copy Share Image
Defendants would groan whenever they saw me enter a courtroom because I had a reputation for coming armed with the facts and… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed. — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
“When in court, the primary role of lawyers is not to prove or disprove innocence; unbeknown to almost all lawyers and their… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I don't know of any case that involves computer hacking where there were multiple defendants charged where there wasn't an informant on… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
The reality is that most celebrity defendants are extremely unknowledgeable, naive and vulnerable, and if they get into trouble they usually call… — Vincent Bugliosi Copy Share Image
More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity… — Harold H. Greene Copy Share Image
Under international law, defendants convicted in absentia have the right to a retrial, unless the prosecutors for the authorities who do finally… — Ronen Bergman Copy Share Image
But ignorance of the law is no excuse. A person is guilty even if he breaks the law unknowingly. I shall be… — Walther Funk Copy Share Image
“The mere punishment of the defendants, or even thousands of others equally guilty, can never redress the terrible injuries which the Nazis… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Studying the rule of law won't make a great litigator. It is the act of trying cases in real courtrooms with real… — Marian Deegan Copy Share Image
“Studying the rule of law won't make a great litigator. It is the act of trying cases in real courtrooms with real… — Marian Deegan Copy Share Image
“The trial wasn’t the finest hour of American justice as the treatment of the prisoners seemed medieval in its barbarism. Almost all… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
