Robert Mueller Quotes

I love doing bank robberies, drug cases, homicides - as a prosecutor, that's what I thought I was going to be overseeing when I got to the bureau.

The role of the federal prosecutor and the purpose of a criminal investigation are well-defined.

I was in the courtroom prosecuting violent felonies for well over a decade.

Obviously, the most memorable has a lot to do with the time spent on the matter, and the Westerfield and Peterson cases are up at the top of the list.

I practise law almost every day. Exclusively criminal work these days.

I was a prosecutor and an FBI agent for many, many years.

I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney.

Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases.

More than 90 percent of criminal cases are never tried before a jury. Most people charged with crimes forfeit their constitutional rights and plead guilty.

I actually was a defense attorney first.

I worked as a federal prosecutor in New Jersey.

Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer.

The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.

In the same way he's fascinated by crosswords, the puzzle of solving the murder is what drives him on.

I was a chief justice. And before that, I was a district court judge, handled major felonies, including capital murder cases; and I handled major civil litigation.

Criminal cases require strategy, and prosecutors should attempt to prove only what can be proved.

What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.

I went to law school after college.

It means working harder to do the research but I don't really mind - I don't think I have what it takes to chase criminals through back alleys and wade through blood at crime scenes.

I'm a prosecutor first and foremost, and as a judge, I put people in jail for extended periods of time when that was appropriate.

He exists and we have four people who identified him and I know who he is, where he is, what his phone number is, everything about him that one needs. All I need is a criminal trial so I can have him subpoenaed.

The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.

I was a prosecutor for many years, I'm a crime victim myself, and I've tried so many cases I don't even know how many anymore.

Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.