That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man bath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to… — George Mason Copy Share Image
A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then… — Clifford Irving Copy Share Image
I will now add what I do not like. First, the omission of a bill of rights providing clearly and without the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I would like people to remember that I kept the peace when I was president and I worked for peace, that I… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
[Judge and Jury] is outstanding. I have learned more about the history of baseball, true history, than from anything I have ever… — Ralph Kiner Copy Share Image
Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
If the federal constitution is to be construed so far in connection with the state constitutions, as to leave the trial by… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
“My worst fears from jury selection manifested themselves in the verdict. This jury needed someone to tell them exactly how Caylee died.… — Jeff Ashton Copy Share Image
Jury lawlessness is the greatest corrective of law in its actual administration. — Roscoe Pound Copy Share Image
A grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted. — Sol Wachtler Copy Share Image
A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
You might be a redneck if you missed 5th grade graduation because you had jury duty. — Jeff Foxworthy Copy Share Image
Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races. — Dan Castellaneta Copy Share Image
Jury verdicts, basketball games, and even music are enough to set off black rage, it seems, — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
I've served on five different juries, and many of them were bonkers in their own way. — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
Trial by jury is a wise distribution of power which exceeds all other modes of trial. — Edward Coke Copy Share Image
The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy — John Gay Copy Share Image
No one can just file a charge and go directly to a jury trial. That just cannot happen. — Robert P. McCulloch Copy Share Image
If a jury of your peers finds you not guilty, I will reinstate you back into baseball. — Kenesaw Mountain Landis Copy Share Image
When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out… — DaniAlla And Her BFF Copy Share Image
My point is you've been given a powerful blessing in life in this country to be able to vote and to be… — Kimberly Guilfoyle Copy Share Image
The grand jury's job is not to weigh the evidence from both sides; it is only to decide whether there is enough… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and… — David Josiah Brewer Copy Share Image
“As a prosecutor, you've got the burden of proof. As a defense lawyer, all you have to do is introduce a tiny… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
President Obama and a small team of senior national security officials were in the unusual position of acting as al-Awlaki's jury, judges,… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
Julian Assange shouldn't be the subject of a grand jury hearing, he should be given a medal. He's contributing to democracy. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not know much is more likely… — Jim Trelease Copy Share Image
As a defense lawyer, he refused to condemn his clients. Everyone else in the system-the cops, the prosecutors, the juries and judges-would… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
One of the reasons it is considered such a privilege to sit on a Man Booker jury is because it is famously… — Amanda Foreman Copy Share Image
When you couple this militarization of law enforcement with an erosion of civil liberties and due process that allows the police to… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
In Staten Island, when you have video showing the alleged chokehold used on Eric Garner, why not go to trial and have… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
“Drawing conclusions is up to the jury, that is, the readers. My only job is to be talented, that is, to know… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
Authoritative interpretations of the First Amendment guarantees have consistently refused to recognize an exception for any test of truth whether administered by… — William J. Brennan Copy Share Image
I was very skeptical when he began, and there have been moments where I think he's shown absolute leadership, and I think… — Joe Eszterhas Copy Share Image
To simply say that black people made allegations that substantiated an unfair and selective prosecution where you had more than half of… — Cornell William Brooks Copy Share Image