Defendants Quotes

25 quotes by 24 authors

By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly… — Joseph Lowery
Perhaps the bleakest fact of all is that the death penalty is imposed not only in a freakish and discriminatory manner, but also in some… — William J. Brennan
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed. — Sandra Day O'Connor
In talking about the [Emmett Till murder trial], you have to repeat the atmosphere. This is Mississippi in 1955, with a long history of intimidation… — Charles Diggs
Arizona presents no specific reason for excepting capital defendants from the constitutional protections extended to defendants generally, and none is readily apparent. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants. — Shirin Ebadi
I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I've come close to defining it: a lack of empathy.… — G. M Gilbert
A right to jury trial is granted to criminal defendants in order to prevent oppression by the Government. — Byron White
Defendants have not explained how allowing same-sex marriage between two consenting adults will at all prevent heterosexual spouses from caring for their biological children. — Kristine G. Baker
Defendants' essential contention is that bans on same-sex marriage promote the welfare of children, by encouraging good parenting in stable opposite-sex families.... Defendants have presented… — Stephen Reinhardt
It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the… — David Simon
Anti-Semitic publications have existed in Germany for centuries. A book I had, written by Dr. Martin Luther, was, for instance, confiscated. Dr. Martin Luther would… — Julius Streicher
Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge… — Harold H. Greene
The jury system has come to stand for all we mean by English justice. The scrutiny of 12 honest jurors provides defendants and plaintiffs alike… — Winston Churchill
There are defendants whom the judges are afraid of. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
There's a reason that students don't grade their own papers. There's a reason defendants don't sentence themselves. And there's the reason the State Department doesn't… — Trey Gowdy
More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do… — John Grisham
The administration says, then, there are no downsides or upsides to treating terrorists like civilian criminal defendants, but a lot of us would beg to… — Sarah Palin
Publishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they're attached to dollar signs - unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendants who tend to be keenly… — Hunter S. Thompson
In my experience, most federal prosecutors, at every level, are seeking to make a name for themselves, and the best way to do that is… — Jed S. Rakoff

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