Catherine Crier Quotes

After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime.

Yes, sir, a patrol car came and took me down to a station where they were trying to develop films, but they hadn't got the facilities to develop colored film.

The jury could get the case as early as next week, but the defense says they just want to introduce one last-minute load of crap.

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.

Police forces collect information to be used in a public court to get people convicted. Security services gather information that does not necessarily lead to people being prosecuted and in many cases needs to remain confidential.

I was a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Limerick city, and I used to cover the district court meetings. All of life passed through the Limerick courthouse. Misery, malevolence, the dark side of humanity... I tell ya, it made 'Angela's Ashes' look like 'The Wonderful World of Disney.'

I was the weirdest kid: I wanted to see the police file - in grade school! I was convinced I could crack the case if I just had that file.

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

In reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court.

I love prosecuting cases, and I love doing investigations, particularly homicide investigations and the like, and that's why I became a prosecutor.

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

It's totally different playing a lawyer and a detective.

Ask any cop, and they'll assure you that it doesn't exactly take a forensics team from NCIS to figure out that someone is an illegal.

The American justice system administers punishment. It does not conduct inquests and it does not find facts.

My earliest memories are of visiting the justice department.

The F.B.I. pursues cases against individuals and organizations, not topics - this allows each case to have the flexibility to go in the direction the evidence leads, regardless of what happens with other, related cases.

The jury passing on the prisoner's life may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try.

Going to a sensational murder trial is the only way I can relax.

There's probably nobody that knows the Justice Department better than me.

The case has been going on for so long that I've forgotten whether I'm really innocent or guilty.

Courts love the people always, as wolves do the sheep.

Next time we see you, you’ll be on trial for some ingenious crime!” Dottie said with a laugh. Evie grinned. “Just as long as they know my name.

The court is the bureaucracy of the law. If you bureaucratise popular justice then you give it the form of a court.

I liked to go to court. I became a lawyer because of the allure of the courtroom, not necessarily to be chained to an office desk.

What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of silence have passed. "Honestly?" "Does now seem like the time for honesty?" I look at her from the corner of my eye. "I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap.