There are five requirements for an accused to turn state witness. One of the requirements is that the accused does not appear to be the most guilty.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Well, you know, one lawyer says I'm the only witness and I'm not credible. Another lawyer says this witness - there's tons of evidence that's been available for years.
A man is not primarily a witness against something. That is only incidental to the fact that he is a witness for something.
There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.
A trial without witnesses, when it involves a criminal accusation, a criminal matter, is not a true trial.
A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences.
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth.
Criminal cases require strategy, and prosecutors should attempt to prove only what can be proved.
The prosecution wants to make sure the process by which the evidence was obtained is not truthfully presented, because, as often as not, that process will raise questions.
You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.
Testimony should be a philosophical problem and not limited to legal or historical contexts where it refers to the account of a witness who reports what he has seen.