Accused Quote by David Blunkett

Court proceedings, except for certain limited situations, are open to the public. This is for the protection of the accused, to be certain to…

— Walter Cronkite

Everything needs to be public. The legitimacy of the courts comes from the fact that they reason openly, on the record, based on facts.

— Jed S. Rakoff

It's not fair that the accused is not protected from adverse publicity whilst the accuser is guaranteed anonymity, whatever the verdict.

— Jonathan King

Those who think the information brought out at a criminal trial is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth are fools.…

— F. Lee Bailey

Demanding that all of us presume every defendant innocent outside of a courtroom is to demand that we stop evaluating facts, thereby suffocating independent…

— Dan Abrams

In the justice system, we say there must be open justice where there is to be justice. The judged while trying must themselves be…

— Julian Assange

I'm not interested in what the public thinks. My fight is in the courts. And while I have been fighting with the appeal it…

— John Wayne Gacy

“What is true is that if the opening statements by defense and prosecution give an accurate image of the evidence that will be presented…

— Clay S. Conrad

There is a reason cases are tried in a court of law, not in the court of the public and not by the media,…

— Angela Corey

The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.

— Ted Cruz

Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is…

— John Grisham

I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.

— Sandra Day O'Connor