Innocence Presumption Quotes

Some may remember, if you have good memories, that there used to be a concept in Anglo-American law called a presumption of innocence, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Now that's so deep in history that there's no point even bringing it up, but it did once exist.

I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.

In the real world, some defense lawyers never have an innocent client in their whole career.

I don't have to prove my innocence to the court or to the news media.

The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.

You know, in Saudi Arabia, you're innocent until proven Jewish. Female. Guilty! They're guilty!

What right can give anyone authority to inflict torture upon a citizen when it is still unknown whether he is innocent or guilty?

There are a great many of these accusers, and they have been accusing me now for a great many years, and what is more, they approached you at the most impressionable age, when some of you were children or adolescents; and literally won their case by default, because there was no one to defend me.

An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.

I don't care whether the person is guilty or not guilty. It's not my business to establish guilt or innocence. It's a court of law that does that and a jury does that, but not me.

Don't be so damned discouraging," said Wimsey. "I have already carefully explained to you that this time I am investigating this business. Anybody would think you had no confidence in me." "People have been wrongly condemned before now." "Exactly; simply because I wasn't there." "I never thought of that.

If pimps and thieves everywhere were always punished, honest people would all believe themselves always to be innocent.

To 'justify' means nothing else than to acquit of guilt him (her) who was accused as if his own innocence were confirmed.