Books Quote by Scott Turow Download Open image “The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author.” — Scott Turow ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Burden Proof Prosecutor
“As a prosecutor, you've got the burden of proof. As a defense lawyer, all you have to do is introduce a tiny doubt.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
It is the writer's business not to accuse and not to prosecute, but to champion the guilty, once they are condemned and suffer punishment. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
To accuse is so easy that it is infamous to do so where proof is impossible! — Zoe Akins Copy Share Image
The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Publicly, defense lawyers cling to the text book theory that the defendant has no burden of proof and that no negative inference should ever… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
That's the whole point of... of prosecutorial discretion in the judicial system. It's finding a just outcome in an individual case. — Andrew Thomas Copy Share Image
A proof is that which convinces a reasonable man; a rigorous proof is that which convinces an unreasonable man. — Mark Kac Copy Share Image
“Studying the rule of law won't make a great litigator. It is the act of trying cases in real courtrooms with real plaintiffs and… — Marian Deegan Copy Share Image
“Studying the rule of law won't make a great litigator. It is the act of trying cases in real courtrooms with real plaintiffs and… — Marian Deegan Copy Share Image
Many legal experts note that prosecutors regularly seek indictments of people or companies for destroying evidence or impeding investigations, even if they cannot prove… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
I'm of that generation of Jews still deeply influenced by the Holocaust. Certainly the notion that the state power to kill can be subject… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I cannot think of a day in my life when the library didn’t exert a potent attraction for me, offering a sense of the… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I'm an ambitious person, and Harvard makes me feel successful, just having gotten in here. That's the ugly side of why I'm proud of… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
My sister was a twin, and the other baby died in childbirth, and I was three at the time, and I always kind of… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
After a week, it's better. I miss her. I mourn her. But some peace has returned. She had been so unattainable - so young,… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
There are lots of things about Amazon for which they deserve credit. They're innovative. There are lots of very, very happy Amazon customers. I'm… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but for those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
That led me to say that when push comes to shove, I'm against capital punishment. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
I hate second-guessing other lawyers because I know that I've tried and lost cases, and somebody could sit there and say, 'Should have done… — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
The issue is not whether there are horrible cases where the penalty seems "right". The real question is whether we will ever design a capital system that reaches only the "right" cases, without dragging in the wrong cases, cases of innocence or cases where death is not proportionate punishment. Slowly, even reluctantly, I have realized the answer to that question… — Scott Turow Copy Share
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
