American Quote by Lance Ito

The American public got to see for themselves every day, all day, how this trial progressed. There's a lot of value in the public…

— Lance Ito

One of the risks of a public trial is a public verdict.

— Susan Estrich

I accept the verdict of the people.

— Enda Kenny

One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to…

— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Uncertain justice by a verdict is much better than certain injustice.

— William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

You are your own judge. The verdict is up to you.

— Astrid Alauda

I take it that the judgment is an essential point in every conviction, let the punishment be fixed or not.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

But I really think it's a very unfortunate part of our judicial system and I would feel much, much better if more states would…

— John Paul Stevens

Many Americans have lost confidence in the way our criminal courts assess guilt and innocence. Whatever one thinks of the verdicts, the recent trials…

— James Q. Wilson

At least 80 percent of American prisoners are grossly over-sentenced. The Supreme Court knows this, but shows scant concern for this human side of…

— Conrad Black

I think people need to stop looking at trying to be the judge, the jury and executioner and let the system do its job.

— Justin Gatlin

Values and verdicts never bother me half as much as people trying to weasel their way around them, or people compromising their reason to…

— Kenny Smith