Case Evaluation Quotes

We're lawyers. We present the arguments, and the court sorts out the merits.

The great joy of being a prosecutor is that you don't take whatever case walks in the door. You evaluate the case; you make your best judgement. You only go forward if you believe that the defendant is guilty.

I'm not the kind of judge where you get away with everything, because I know my basics. But I'm the judge where, if you emotionally capture me, then you've got me, I'm in your team.

I realise I'm known for doing big, very serious cases, but fundamentally, any lawyer will tell you that even the most complex trials come down to the same questions. Are people telling porky pies? Are bank accounts dodgy? Is someone trying to get one over on you? It's my job to listen and then decide.

I don't prejudge issues. I come to every case with an open mind. Every case is new to me.

I think that sometimes the most intelligent things that prosecutors do is when they exercise their discretion not to go forward with a case.

Each decision will be done on a case-by-case basis and we'll make the decision we feel is best for the New England Patriots football team.

Ask any lawyer - if a prosecutor thinks he can win a case, he'll prosecute it.