William Pepper Quotes

I don't think the law exists to arrive at the truth. If it did, we wouldn't have exclusionary rules, we wouldn't have presumptions of innocence, we wouldn't have proof beyond reasonable doubt. There's an enormous difference between the role of truth in law and the role of truth in science. In law, truth is one among many goals.

I believe in my heart Simpson is guilty.

When I was initially charged I still thought I was not guilty because I had followed the rules.

Our entire legal system bets a great deal on the proposition that this ‘adversary’ system is the least imperfect way to develop all the truth: the corollary is that we must look on partisanship not as an evil but as a part of the system's working.

I was very upset because I did not have a fair trial to prove my loyalty to this country.

I believe that everybody is entitled to a presumption of innocence.

You can't charge somebody with something they have not done.

The law is agnostic about truth.

I believe I am entitled like any other person to have the presumption of innocence.

A trial is not a search for truth. It is a contest and, often, one that produces no winners.

Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Some may remember, if you have good memories, that there used to be a concept in Anglo-American law called a presumption of innocence, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Now that's so deep in history that there's no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.

We’re not here to secure convictions; we are here to secure justice.

While there was clear evidence that the dad was innocent in 'Miracle,' in 'Heart Blackened,' I was in a situation of 'having to' prove somebody's innocence. So when I stood trial as Hee-jung, things felt awkward and unfamiliar for me.

I set my heart out to prove my innocence by any means necessary.

In our justice system, everyone who is charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. It should go without saying that people who are not charged with a crime also are presumed innocent.

There are more important things than finding the murderer. And justice is a fine word, but it is sometimes difficult to say exactly what one means by it. In my opinion, the important thing is to clear the innocent. - Hercule Poirot

The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned.

Believing a person deserves a defence is not the same as doing anything in your power to get him off scot-free.

I have no better way of judging guilt or innocence than anyone else.

Justice can only be dispensed when you have all the facts in front of you.

I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

People have been to jail when they're innocent. I knew I would never miss a single ball on a snooker table on purpose and, until then, I was sure the evidence would support me.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

It takes a long time to learn that a courtroom is the last place in the world for learning the truth.