Quotes About Judicial system

It sounds terribly cynical, but the real surprise in the Philando Castile case is not that the officer was acquitted but that he was charged at all. The prosecutors in the case deserve great credit for even trying. But no one should be shocked about how it turned out.

The law is the law. I'm just saying that for most of the judicial system, you do your crime, you serve your time. Brewster went to jail but he's still serving time and will be for the rest of his life. Ironically enough, he would've been slightly better off had he killed the girl instead of sleeping with her. And as a member of the judicial system, I'm not comfortable with that analysis.

Bail Commissioner Holloway banged his

The Americans have retained these three distinguishing characteristics of the judicial power; an American judge can only pronounce a decision when litigation has arisen, he is only conversant with special cases, and he cannot act until the cause has been duly brought before the court.

you seat next to the defendant and we'll get this procedure underway.

This led to a lessening of confidence in the judicial system. Justice, it seemed, was available only to those who could pay enough to secure a 'right verdict

Litigation – A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.

Trabajaba en un Juzgado que había sabido funcionar bien, pero que ahora estaba en manos de un boludo. Y un boludo de la peor especie: un boludo con ansias de rápidos ascensos.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted.

Habeas corpus [You are to produce the person].

The lawyers who really begin to address the problems of their clients address them without recourse to our courts, although that recourse is absolutely essential in providing leverage.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people won't be put to death.

The law is the foundation of our society.

Professional legalists were absolutely prohibited from Gowachin judicial service. Let the people judge.

It's characteristic of this judicial system that a man is condemned not only when he's innocent but also in ignorance.

it's in the nature of this judicial system that one is condemned not only in innocence but also in ignorance.

Les avocats sont bien loin de vouloir introduire dans le système judiciaire quelque amélioration que ce soit, alors que tout accusé, même le plus simple d'esprit – et c'est très caractéristique – commence toujours, dès son premier contact avec la justice, par méditer des projets de réforme, gaspillant ainsi un temps et des forces qu'il pourrait employer beaucoup plus utilement.

they're probably law books, and it's in the nature of this judicial system that one is condemned not only in innocence but also in ignorance.

it's in the nature of this judicial system that one is condemned not only in innocence but also in ignorance.

Actually, he said, it's not my job to improve things here, as you put it, and if you said that to someone like the examining magistrate you'd be laughed at or punished. I certainly wouldn't have become involved in these matters of my own free will, and I would never have lost any sleep over the shortcomings of this judicial system. But because I was supposedly placed under arrest - I've been arrested, you see - I've been forced to take action in my own behalf.

The books must be law books and it's characteristic of this judicial system that a man is condemned not only when he's innocent but also in ignorance.

I don't trust Santa Barbara as far as I can spit. I am afraid that if I went back there, it's possible that I could be run through their system, their judicial system, and wind up in some county jail where I could be killed and I'm not gonna take that chance.

Values that I would be enforcing if I were a judge are not just my values, that I am not striking something down simply because I don't like it. That is a countermajoritarian aspect of our system of government. I would start with the text.