I was guilty all right. Guilty of stupidity for allowing myself to fall into such a mess.
He tried to smile at President Morgan, but he wanted to say something like: You are without a doubt the most limited politician I have ever encountered. Only in America could a moron like you make it to the top.
But you worship money, Nate. You’re part of a culture where everything is measured by money. It’s a religion.
Some of our clients have not been saints, but no lawyer can dictate morals to his client.
Rejection comes easy, because you learn quickly that the worst thing that can happen is to hear the word “no.
Do we really want fair trials? No, we do not. We want justice, and quickly. And justice is whatever we deem it to be on a case-by-case basis.
Bram v. United States, said that a statement must be free and voluntary, not extracted by any sorts of threats or violence or promises, however slight. A confession obtained from an accused who has been threatened cannot be admissible.
Our clients are our only assets, so we kill ourselves for them.
In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus teaches the importance of forgiveness. He knows we’re human and our natural tendency is to seek revenge, to strike back, to condemn those who hurt us, but this is wrong. We’re supposed to forgive, always.
This is not a problem peculiar to Oklahoma, far from it. Wrongful convictions occur every month in every state in this country, and the reasons are all varied and all the same – bad police work, junk science, faulty eyewitness identifications, bad defense lawyers, lazy prosecutors, arrogant prosecutors.
Did you know that some of the counties in the coalfields have the highest rates of cancer in the country?
The human body was not meant for such abuse. After about six months they lost steam.
Percy had never owned a ball or a glove or a bat, had never played catch with his dad, had never dreamed of beating the Yankee. In fact he’d probably never dreamed of leaving the cotton patch. That thought was almost overwhelming.
And you’ve never been married, right?” “Correct.” “Well, I’ve tried it twice and I’m not sure I can recommend it.
He was neutral on prayer, skeptical of free speech, sympathetic to tax protestors, indifferent to Indians, afraid of blacks, tough on pornographers, soft on criminals, and fairly consistent in his protection of the environment.
Maybe you should be a lawyer.” “I can’t think of anything worse.
SUDDEN AFFLUENCE triggers a desire for the better things in life.
Plans – nothing ever goes as planned, and the survivors are the ones who can adapt on the fly.
Four months ago, he had a mild heart attack and his doctor told him to retire. He found another doctor.
The presumption of innocence is now the presumption of guilt. The burden of proof is a travesty because the proof is often lies. Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt means if he probably did it, then let’s get him off the streets.