Isaac Charles Parker Quotes
I have ever had the single aim of justice in view. No judge who is influenced by any other consideration is fit for the bench. 'Do equal and exact justice,' is my motto, and I have often said to the grand jury, 'Permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.'
He is remembered today as the "Hanging Judge" of the American Old West. The two statements of his motto are contradictory unless all trials were perfect and all police, prosecutors, defense lawyers, defendants and witness always told the truth, and never made mistakes. This judge never followed the basic principle laid down by Blackstone regarding criminal law. See {594956}.
Isaac Charles Parker, 1838–1896, U.S. Federal District Judge, September 1, 1896, Quoted in Homer Croy, He Hanged Them High
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He is remembered today as the "Hanging Judge" of the American Old West. See {640210}.
Isaac Charles Parker was an American politician and jurist. He served as a United States Representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, which also had jurisdiction over Indian Territory.
