Cases Quote by David L. Bazelon

“In the 20th century, it became more and more the norm for judges to incorrectly instruct juries that they must consider only the facts…

— Mark David Ledbetter

A strong person makes the law and custom null before his own will.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Only Lawyers and mental defectives are automatically exempt for jury duty.

— George Bernard Shaw

A guilty system recognizes no innocents.

— Iain Banks

Self-defense is the clearest of all laws, and for this reason: lawyers didn't make it

— Douglas William Jerrold

When a person is found not guilty, they're found not guilty.

— R. Kelly

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

— Thomas Carlyle

From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair…

— Hugo Black

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

It is the duty of the Judge in criminal trials to take care that the verdict of the jury is not founded upon any…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“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

It is indeed a singular thing that people wish to pass laws to nullify the disagreeable consequences that the law of responsibility entails. Will…

— Frederic Bastiat