#courtroom

Mr Lorry asks the witness questions: Ever been kicked? Might have been. Frequently? No. Ever kicked down stairs? Decidedly not; once received a kick at the top of a staircase, and fell down stairs of his own accord. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#dickens #humor #lie #witness #humor

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#evidence #hear #jail #jury #laughing

I know who I am, and I know who you are, and nothing else matters. it's how we live our life. ↗

— Tal McThenia

#identity #kidnapping #true-story #life

To this it must be added, that life in a wig is to a large class of people much more terrifying and impressive than life with its own head of hair … ↗

— Charles Dickens

#life

A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome; the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts. ↗

— Melvin Belli

#courtroom #depends #facts #lawyer #outcome

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

#courtroom #goes #justice #nothing #out

I'd like to do my first record I ever made, A Church, a Courtroom, and Then Goodbye. ↗

— Patsy Cline

#courtroom #ever #first #goodbye #i

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill. ↗

— Fred Thompson

#courtroom #degree #law #law degree #lot

One of the local reporters assured me Garrison would put in an appearance for the cross-examination, but as the courtroom settled down and the rear doors were closed, there was no sign of him. ↗

— James Kirkwood

#assured #closed #courtroom #doors #down

I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom. ↗

— Lance Ito

#courtroom #evaluate #fully #had #i