Yeah, I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times.
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As a trial lawyer in front of a jury and an author of true-crime books, credibility has always meant everything to me. My only master and my only mistress are the facts and objectivity. I have no others.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Credibility is paramount in both law and writing, as it relies on objective facts.
In this quote, Vincent Bugliosi emphasizes the importance of credibility in his work as a trial lawyer and true-crime author. He asserts that the foundation of his professional integrity rests solely on the facts and objective truth, indicating that without credibility and adherence to reality, both in the courtroom and in literature, one cannot achieve success or respect in these fields.
Themes
CredibilityFactsObjectivityTruthIntegrity
In practice
Example use cases
In a courtroom setting, emphasizing the importance of facts and credibility can strengthen a case.
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All quotes →For a lawyer to do less than his utmost is, I strongly feel, a betrayal of his client. Though in criminal trials one tends to focus on the defense attorney and his client the accused, the prosecutor is also a lawyer, and he too has a client: the People. And the People are equally entitled to their day in court, to a fair and impartial trial, and to justice.
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I start out with the assumption that a lawyer in a criminal case is going to be incompetent - substantially so. I find my assumption to be rarely wrong. Yet society starts out with the very opposite assumption.
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If there is one thing that I take pride in, it is the fact that I never, ever make a charge without offering a substantial amount of support for it. You may ultimately end up not agreeing with me, but you will have to concede that I offered much evidence in support of my position, something that people frequently do not do.
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Contrary to common belief, the presumption of innocence applies only inside a courtroom. It has no applicability elsewhere, although the media do not seem to be aware of this.
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Waiting for the conspiracy theorists to tell the truth is a little like leaving the front-porch light on for Jimmy Hoffa.
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