Robert Walpole Quotes

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.

Everybody has a right to be defended, and every lawyer has a duty to defend people accused. And my office is to defend him, to discuss the accusation point by point, as I think this is a normal step in a democracy.

I had faith in the concept and the theory that all Americans are endowed with the right to a fair trial and I would be fairly judged and fairly tried.

Indictments don't mean anything; men are entitled to be innocent until they are proved guilty.

In societies that profess some respect for law, suspects are apprehended and brought to fair trial. I stress 'suspects.'

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

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

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.

In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney.

Anyone can be falsely accused of a crime. Everyone accused of a crime deserves a fair trial.

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

The purpose of bail is to insure the defendant's appearance and submission to the judgment of the court. It is never denied for the purpose of punishment.

Let law enforcement determine guilt or innocence.

No person should suffer … without being brought to answer by due course and process of law

God forbid that the defendant should not be allowed the benefit of every advantage he is entitled to by law.

I know what it means to prosecute people.

If everyone charged with crimes suddenly exercised his constitutional rights, there would not be enough judges, lawyers, or prison cells to deal with the ensuing tsunami of litigation.

Standing up on the right to trial by jury is something that, really, a lot of people should agree with, you know, both on the Right and the Left.

North Carolinians know what a fair trial looks like. It includes witnesses. It includes documents.

I stand for judgment: answer: shall I have it?

Everyone is innocent unless proven otherwise.

The United States government can indict you on something, and now you've got to prove your innocence. And that's not the Constitution of the United States.

I got the chance to argue my first case in Supreme Court, a criminal case arising in Alabama that involved the right of a defendant to counsel at a critical stage in a capital case before a trial.

I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state.

Decisions on a matter as serious as charging an individual with a crime cannot be decided on anything less than complete examination of all available evidence. Anything less is not justice.