Against death penalty Quote by Janet Reno

If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block - lifetime ban. Death…

— Pete Rose

When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.

— Andrew Fastow

When I signed on to letting the death penalty back in, I thought the procedural protections against executing an innocent person were stronger than…

— John Paul Stevens

I did not do anything wrong as a governor, even if you accept the verdict as it is, it doesn't indicate that.

— Edwin Edwards

After my conviction, I was devastated. I had never believed that I would be convicted.

— Amanda Knox

It was very important that it be done in such a way that it be executed with complete conviction. If I had done it…

— Atom Egoyan

I was personally opposed to the death penalty, and yet I think I have probably asked for the death penalty more than most people…

— Janet Reno

So I was still guilty. And if I was not guilty because one cannot be guilty of betraying a criminal, then I was guilty…

— Bernhard Schlink

Of course I would have preferred to win in the Supreme Court as personal vindication and to vacate my sentence.

— Peter Sunde

From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. For more than 20 years I have endeavored--indeed, I have…

— Harry A. Blackmun

I spent 30 years on Alabama's death row for a crime I did not commit.

— Anthony Ray Hinton

But I will plead not guilty until death. I will plead not guilty until there is proof to the contrary.

— Augustin Misago