Juries Quotes

I hated cracking the whip, and these juries turn into political things.

We had the same responsibility as other jurors. Both of us had been on juries before and we took it seriously.

When citizens testify before grand juries, they are required to tell the truth. The requirement to tell the truth applies equally to all citizens including persons who hold high positions in government.

I`m trying to read more dead people because I keep having to read stuff for juries and so forth.

If we believe in our current penal process, then the penalties imposed by judges and juries should be the only sanctions for one`s crime, not the invisible sanctions of the legislature.

I took one look at him and I thought, `Now, there`s a young man who every mother on the jury will love,` ... Years later, that`s proven to be true. ... He`s a plain, honest person that juries instinctively trust - and actually, so do judges.

Black jurors sit on juries every day and convict black people every day.

Despite the generous rewards that state juries dole out, in many cases, victims receive less than 50 cents on the dollar in settlements with the lawyers taking the rest. This is not justice.

Juries scare me. I don`t want to put my faith in 12 people who weren`t smart enough to get out of jury duty.

I love New York juries. The fact that they`re in there yelling tells you they took their responsibility seriously. I`m proud of that.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.