Guilt or innocence becomes irrelevant in the criminal trials as we flounder in a morass of artificial rules poorly conceived and often impossible [to apply].

Quote by Warren E Burger

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It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally...

Judges rule on the basis of law, not public opinion, and they should be totally...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet or they remain sterile abstractions. The hands...

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit...

It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit...

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has...

There can be no doubt that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has...

A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain...

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three-legged stool - a judge and two advocates.

Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial...

Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial...

The trial of a case is a three legged stool: a judge and two advocates.

The trial of a case is a three legged stool: a judge and two advocates.

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.

We may have lured judges into roaming at large in the constitutional field.

To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right...

To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right...

There can be no assumption that today's majority is ight and the Amish and others...

There can be no assumption that today's majority is ight and the Amish and others...

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.

Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers....

Doctors still retain a high degree of public confidence because they are perceived as healers....

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor

Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter...