Attorney Quote by Alan Dershowitz

Practically, every defense lawyer knows that the jury desperately wants to hear from the defendant and that the only reason not to put him…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

“The prosecution is supposed to tell the defense every detail of their case, their evidence , witnesses, everything. But the defense doesn't have to…

— William Bernhardt

“Dershowitz may have felt justified in misleading the jury because, in his words, “the courtroom oath—‘to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing…

— Leonard Mlodinow

The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely candid in describing the facts or the law.

— Anonymous

“During voir dire, the interviews for jury selection, each person is asked under oath about their experience with the criminal justice system, as defendant…

— Edward Conlon

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

— Alan Dershowitz

If you're a prosecutor, and you believe the defendant is guilty, you only talk about ultimate truth, but not intermediate truth. If you're the…

— Alan Dershowitz

The prosecution has to go with the evidence and the facts and tell the story as it happened. The defense has more creative freedom.…

— Marcia Clark

While the prosecution has said this is about the defendants lies, one worries that those lies already have been buried under too much discussion…

— David Berg

The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that…

— Alan Dershowitz

In representing criminal defendants - especially guilty ones - it is often necessary to take the offensive against the government: to put the government…

— Alan Dershowitz

“When in court, the primary role of lawyers is not to prove or disprove innocence; unbeknown to almost all lawyers and their clients, it…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana