“ The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may have in the sworn twelve a thief or two guiltier than him they try. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ This defendant is a repeat felon who took advantage of a medical emergency. A real neighbor in that situation would have brought dinner over. But instead, he tried to rip them off. ”
- John Parker- Copy
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“ I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial. ”
- Constance Baker Motley- Copy
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“ Richard Reid, like any defendant, is free to plead guilty to criminal charges. The Justice Department has not entered into any plea agreement with Reid. ”
- John Ashcroft- Copy
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“ Christ is the righteousness of sinners to God, and the righteousness of God to sinners. ”
- Ralph Venning- Copy
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“ Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. ”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt- Copy
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“ Surgeons must be very careful. When they take the knife!, underneath their fine incisions, stirs the Culprit — Life! ”
- Emily Dickinson- Copy
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“ Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation. ”
- Claude Levi Strauss- Copy
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