Right to Appeal Quotes

I went to public school on Long Island, and it seemed every year we were being taught that you had a right to a fair trial and a right to confront your accuser.

More rogues than honest men find shelter under habeas corpus.

Believe me, when you're sitting on death row, you want the appeal process to take time; as long as you're going through it, you're going to be alive.

They Should Have Their Day In Court

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

The core civil liberty that underpins our American criminal justice system is the presumption of innocence. Every person enjoys this presumption long before the commencement of any investigation or official proceeding.

We provided complete protection to witnesses - right of attorney, right of record, right to cross-examine, and open hearing if they desired. Only Mr. Lane asked for an open hearing.

The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.

The only compensation, gained through the influence of nongovernmental organizations, consisted in slightly broadening for private individuals the possibility of access and appeal to the agencies enforcing the Covenant concerned with civil and political rights.

The magistrate has the right to enforce what he thinks, and he who is conscious of the truth has a right to suffer.

No student should feel like there isn't a way to seek justice, and no student should feel that the scales are tipped against him or her.

Under international law, defendants convicted in absentia have the right to a retrial, unless the prosecutors for the authorities who do finally capture them can show that the defendants knew they were under indictment.

It is not always easy to balance freedom of expression with the needs of the justice system.

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.

The national emergency no longer justifies abrogation of individual rights of Habeas Corpus and trial by jury on definite charges.