Among Quote by Robert Shapiro

In our criminal justice system, we say it's better for 10 guilty people to go free than for even one innocent person to be…

— Alan Dershowitz

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty.

— DMX

The core civil liberty that underpins our American criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person enjoys this presumption long before the…

— William Barr

While not explicitly articulated in the Constitution, the presumption of innocence has, through Supreme Court opinions, become a fundamental tenet of our criminal-justice system,…

— Dan Abrams

It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this…

— John Adams

Any legitimate system of criminal justice must first concern itself with justice. If just punishments also deter, rehabilitate, or protect, all the better.

— Michael J. Knowles

We have a system of justice in [the US] that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and…

— Bryan Stevenson

It's of more importance to community that innocence should be protected than it is that guilt should be punished

— John Adams

Every criminal-justice system has to find some kind of balance between protecting the rights of innocent people falsely accused of crimes and protecting the…

— Hannah Fry

I think most defense attorneys honestly believe the principle that says, 'Better 10 guilty go free than even one possibly innocent person be convicted.

— Alan Dershowitz

It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death.

— Maimonides

It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.

— Voltaire