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Jury Quotes
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The jury has the right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy. (Quote by - John Jay)
It was a well-tried case. That's the way the system works. The jury has spoken. (Quote by - Chris Madsen)
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. (Quote by - Robert Frost)
The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty, and a premium upon ignorance, stupidity and perjury. (Quote by - S. L. Clemens)
When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty. (Quote by - Norm Crosby)
We operate under a jury system in this country, and as much as we complain about it, we have to admit that we know of no better system, except possibly flipping a coin. (Quote by - Dave Barry)
Justice consists of doing no one injury, decency in giving no one offense. (Quote by - Marcus Tullius Cicero)
A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance. (Quote by - Herbert Spencer)
Nature's laws affirm instead of prohibit. If you violate her laws, you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman. (Quote by - Luther Burbank)
The Press is the living Jury of the Nation. (Quote by - Bennett)
trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, will be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.(Quote by - Denman)
I'll be judge, I'll be jury,'said cunning old Fury; 'I'll try the whole cause, and condemn you to death. (Quote by - Dodgson)
A court is onlyas sound as its jury, and a jury is onlyas sound as the men who make it up.(Quote by - Lee)
To exclude all jurors who would be in the slightest way affected by the prospect of the death penalty would be to deprive the defendant of the impartial jury to which he or she is entitled under the law. (Quote by - Byron R. White)