If you commit perjury in a so-called first-degree murder case, and you're caught red-handed for the entire world to see, and you get only a $200 fine, what kind of message does that send about lying in our courts?
I'm from the South, where if you walk down the street and there's somebody behind you talking with a Southern accent, you can't tell whether it's a black or a white person.
An opening statement is like a guide or a road map. It's a very delicate thing.
Since the Puffy Combs case in New York, I will not try any more criminal cases.
On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it.
Jurors want courtroom lawyers to have some compassion and be nice.