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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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.

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...

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in...

However, when the privilege depends solely on the broad, undifferentiated claim of public interest in...

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.

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.

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in...

We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case...

Concepts of justice must have hands and feet to carry out justice in every case...

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...

Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase.

Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase.

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security...

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security...

If the people in horror movies listened to me they would probably still be alive.

If the people in horror movies listened to me they would probably still be alive.