John Dewey Quotes

The most beautiful words in the English language are 'not guilty'.

As far as the charge against me is concerned I have a clear conscience.

I am not guilty, I am innocent.

I knew I was coming home, I thought they would consider acquittal, I was disappointed that they didn't.

I'm absolutely, l00 percent, not guilty.

In time the truth will come out, I will be cleared.

In the ultimate analysis, only the jury can strip a man of his liberty or his life.

Both sides should demand a speedy trial.

In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.

Courtroom dramas can be boring.

I am innocent of the blood of this just person; see ye to it.

You have been tried by twelve good men and true, not of your peers but as high above you as heaven is of hell, and they have said you are guilty.

One of the hardest things to believe is that anyone will abandon the effort to escape a charge of murder. It is extremely important to suspend disbelief on that. If you don't, the story is spoiled.

I'm glad the truth is out. I'm glad everyone knows I'm innocent, not guilty.

Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

I had only one idea before me throughout the trial, i.e. to show complete indifference towards the trial in spite of serious nature of the charges against us.

Being on a grand jury felt like attending a series of hangings in a legal Wild West. Hands up for a true bill. Hands up for a dismissal. A show of hands to save a life, or to end it.

Absolutely, one hundred percent, not guilty.

There was just too much evidence, from too many witnesses, pointing too many fingers at Ryan and his colleague for either defense team to have been able to portray it as a coincidence or a witch hunt or anything short of widespread corruption. And that's why we see this verdict.

Whether a man is guilty or innocent, we have to find that out by due process of law.

I think either Robert Blake wither pulled the trigger or hired someone to do it, but it will be a tough case to prove. I think there's a very good chance he may take the stand, and that's what I'm waiting for.

My job as a prosecutor is to do justice. And justice is served when a guilty man is convicted and an innocent man is not.

I will go to what they call a court. Only they call it a court.

For every criminal case, the judge must construct a perfect syllogism: the major premise must be the general law; the minor premise, whether or not the action in question is in compliance with the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment.