Criminal defense Quote by James Duane

“police officers, like all humans, are subject to a powerful phenomenon that psychologists call confirmation bias. This means that after they have come to…

— James Duane

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is to add to the offense.

— Henry David Thoreau

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors. To dwell long upon them is to add to the offense.

— Henry David Thoreau

Forgetting offences is a sign of sincere repentance. If you keep the memory of them, you may believe you have repented but you are…

— John Climacus

Even if you forget that´s not the same as if it never happened. The slate is not entirely wiped clean; you can´t reclaim the…

— A.S.A. Harrison

“If you talk to the police for three hours and give them three hundred details that would all tend to support your defense, and…

— James Duane

“A memory is least accurate when most reflected upon, and most accurate when least pondered. Together, those two facts make eyewitness testimony basically worthless.…

— David McRaney

It will be the mistake of your life if you go into print in your own defence [sic]. Your denial will reach a new…

— Susan B. Anthony

“if the police do not use deception to persuade you to make an outright confession, they might persuade you to give them a little…

— James Duane

“If you give the police information that turns out to be inaccurate, and the police mistakenly believe that you were lying to them on…

— James Duane

“That is why police officers, like all humans, are subject to a powerful phenomenon that psychologists call confirmation bias. This means that after they…

— James Duane

“The framing of women’s abuse narratives as quasi-legal testimony encourages the public, as interpreters, to take the stance of cross-examiners who categorize forgetting as…

— Sue Campbell