Rome Quotes

No Man ought to be looked upon as guilty, before he has received his judicial Sentence; nor can the Laws deprive him of their Protection, before it is proved that he has forfeited all Right to it.

Putting to death... of any man who has not been convicted, whosoever he might be, is forbidden

Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence to be made public, and I am in favour of open justice.

No free man shall be taken, imprisoned, disseised, (killed) outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will We proceed against or prosecute him except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land.

The Church insists on the need of humane attitude towards suspects, persons under investigation and those caught in criminal intent. The crude and improper treatment of these people can either fortify them on the wrong track or push them on it. For this reason, those awaiting a verdict should not be disfranchised even in custody. They should be guaranteed advocacy and impartial justice. The Church condemns torture and indignities towards persons under investigation

Well, summary executions would be very effective. But we have impediments—they're called the Constitution and due process. And we have a responsibility to uphold the Constitution.

No American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found guilty of a crime by a court.

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

The real test of one's belief in the doctrine of Habeas Corpus is not when one demands its application on behalf of one's friends but of one's enemies.

The rights of the people who have done terrible things are hard to defend. You have to keep pointing out, the question is the process to determine whether they've done the terrible things.

Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country.

Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.

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

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

Every American deserves their day in court. Every American is innocent until proven guilty. These are core values enshrined in our founding document - the United States Constitution.

Civilians are arrested every single day - including innocent ones - and they must wait until their day in court in order to argue their side of the story. Police officers must be subjected to the same rules.

You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty.

It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.

No defendant should be executed until we assure that the imposition of the ultimate sanction is not the result of inadequate counsel or lack of due process.

If you hang them all, you will get the guilty. But that's not the American way of doing things.

[The defendant] has an absolute, unqualified right to compel the State to investigate its own case, find its own witnesses, prove its own facts, and convince the jury through its own resources. Throughout the process, the defendant has a fundamental right to remain silent, in effect challenging the State at every point to “Prove it!”

The ancient mode of trial by jury ... ought to remain sacred and inviolable.