Defense Attorneys Quotes
14 quotes by 11 authors
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For a lawyer to do less than his utmost is, I strongly feel, a betrayal of his client. Though in criminal trials one tends to…
— Vincent Bugliosi
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[Jurors who are opposed to capital punishment are] more likely to believe that a defendant's failure to testify is indicative of his guilt, more hostile…
— Thurgood Marshall
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I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in…
— Jim Garrison
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I think most defense attorneys honestly believe the principle that says, 'Better 10 guilty go free than even one possibly innocent person be convicted.
— Alan Dershowitz
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You have plaintiffs attorneys, you have defense attorneys. So there is no unified bar that will protect a particular judge who has made a courageous…
— Anthony Kennedy
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One of the people that wrote a forward to my book is Gerry Spence, whom I admire. Gerry is a friend of mine, and Gerry's…
— Vincent Bugliosi
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One of the most fundamental questions people have about defense attorneys is, 'How can you do that? How can you go to bat everyday for…
— David E. Kelley
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The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at…
— Alan Dershowitz
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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 defense…
— Alan Dershowitz
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I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
— Matthew McConaughey
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When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys.
— Christine Pelosi
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After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the…
— Eliot Spitzer
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I made no pretense of doing balanced reporting about murder. I was appalled by defense attorneys who would do anything to win an acquittal for…
— Dominick Dunne
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The police are not going to run this court. The defendants are not going to run this court. The defense attorneys are not going to…
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Defense Attorneys Quotes
11 authors contributed a total of 14 Defense Attorneys Quotes as follows: