“ When in court, the primary role of lawyers is not to prove or disprove innocence; unbeknown to almost all lawyers and their clients, it is to save the court time. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ A jury is always a more orthodox body than any defendant brought before it; for blacks it is usually a whiter group, for poor people, a more prosperous group...Another lesson about the justice system:… Howard Zinn
“ Women are like a living, breathing casinoLike a judge and juryThey sense everythingThey sense what you try to hideThey sense your weaknessesThey sense your power levelsOne must be patientOne must list… Robert Black
“ Since most law-abiding citizens had no contact with the parole system, it was not a priority with the state legislatures. And since most of the state's prisoners were either poor or black, and unable… John Grisham
“ The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty and a premium upon ignorance stupidity and perjury. S. L. Clemens
“ The jury passing on the prisoner's life May in the sworn twelve have a thief or two Guiltier than him they try. William Shakespeare
“ The jury is supposed to be twelve peers, but technically that would mean every single person on the jury should have Asperger's syndrome, because then they'd really understand me. Jodi Picoult
“ The jury’s still out on your level of intellect. After all, you signed up with Evil Incorporated in the first place. Katherine McIntyre
“ Mr Judge, Jury & Executioner of Micah Xavier Johnson needs to go to jail as soon as possible – he is a danger to civilized society. Steven Magee
“ Even though the Judge would charge the jury that they should listen to all the evidence before they made up their minds, the chances were likely that 100% of them will have already decided if William… Kenneth Eade
“ It was ridiculous to think that twelve people could “turn off’ all their biases and prejudices and make a logical decision based on the evidence they were allowed to hear in the trial. Kenneth Eade
“ The book argues that even though many cases have been held up as classic examples of modern American “witch hunts,” none of them fits that description. McMartin certainly comes close. But a careful ex… Ross Cheit
“ Emotions are reserved for juries and, in that case, a good lawyer can really lay them on when the time is right, better than the best Academy Award winning actor Kenneth Eade
“ We don’t yet have a body of scientific knowledge about evil to be called a facet of psychology. Therefore, religious reasoning for actions will always be at the discretion of the psychologist, thus ma… Shannon L. Alder
“ But in the absence of eye-witness there's always a doubt, sometimes only the shadow of a doubt. The law says 'reasonable doubt', but I think a defendant's entitled to the shadow of doubt. There's alwa… Harper Lee
“ There were eleven votes for "guilty." It's not easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first. Reginald Rose
