"The Brass Verdict" Quotes
A defense attorney inherits a high-profile murder case from a colleague and must navigate a dangerous web of corruption to uncover the truth.
mystery | 422 pages | Published in 2008
Quotes
A lawyer is either honest or he is not, but a jury is neither honest nor dishonest. It is just twelve people who got yanked out of their daily routines and placed into a box.
Justice was a term that applied only in a courtroom or in the minds of men. It didn't really exist in the world at large.
The truth is, most people have their minds made up well before they ever hear the first word of testimony.
The law is a double-edged sword. It can protect you or it can cut you.
Sometimes it was better to not know all the answers. Sometimes it was better to let mysteries remain unsolved.
There was no substitute for experience in the courtroom. You either had it or you didn't.
Every trial is a chess game, and the lawyer who makes the first move usually wins.
In the end, the law was all about questions. The answers were always elusive.
The courtroom was a stage, and the trial was a performance. The lawyers played their parts, and the jury was the audience.
The truth is what you can prove, not what you believe.
