Legal Conviction Quotes

In Nigeria they convict by law, not by the truth

You keep accusing me of blasphemy all of the time, but I cannot be convicted of a victimless crime.

Had the jury convicted on proper instructions it would be the end of the matter. But juries are not bound by what seems inescapable logic to judges.

You don’t have enough evidence to convict them in a court of law. On the other hand, they can kill you….It’s inherently a very difficult problem. At the end of the day the United States must be true to its own values.

I take it that the judgment is an essential point in every conviction, let the punishment be fixed or not.

I never take up a case until I am convinced that the person is guilty.

The Petersons have not come forward in the press. Apparently they feel the media bears a large responsibility for Scott's conviction. It may be a while before we hear anything from them.

Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.

A conviction is in the nature of a verdict and judgment, and therefore it must be precise and certain.

Putting to death... of any man who has not been convicted, whosoever he might be, is forbidden

Ordinarily, a person leaving a courtroom with a conviction behind him would wear a somber face. But I left with a smile. I knew that I was a convicted criminal, but I was proud of my crime.