Attorney Quote by Thurgood Marshall

“During voir dire, the interviews for jury selection, each person is asked under oath about their experience with the criminal justice system, as defendant…

— Edward Conlon

A jury is more apt to be unbiased and independent than a court, but they very seldom stand up against strong public clamor. Judges…

— Clarence Darrow

When a person is found less guilty than he is suspected, he is concluded more innocent than he really is.

— Charlotte Lennox

Jurors have found, again and again, and at critical moments, according to what is their sense of the rational and just. If their sense…

— E. P. Thompson

It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in…

— David Simon

The kind of evidence that was put before the jurors led to less-than-rational decision-making. I think that juries are composed of good people who…

— Kenneth C. Frazier

Jurors realize that instead of having to make that terrible decision (voting for the death penalty), they can vote to put someone in prison…

— Robert Falcon Scott

It would be an absurdity for jurors to be required to accept the judge's view of the law, against their own opinion, judgment, and…

— John Adams

Because jurors have an extraordinary amount of power over the situation and of the people and the story in front of them, they tend…

— Zephyr Teachout

“In the U.S. criminal justice system, someone accused of a crime cannot be convicted unless evidence demonstrates that person’s guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt.”…

— Victor Cheng

Legislators and judges are necessarily exposed to all the temptations of money, fame, and power, to induce them to disregard justice between parties, and…

— Lysander Spooner

“The most important moments in a trial are often not seen by a jury. That is because it's one of the judge's main responsibilities…

— David Rosenfelt