The difficulty which I feel as a Judge, and always felt at the Bar, is this: a defendant is entitled to put his back against the wall and to fight from every available point of advantage. (Arthur Kekewich)

The difficulty which I feel as a Judge, and always felt at the Bar, is this: a defendant is entitled to put his back against the wall and to fight from every available point of advantage.

Arthur Kekewich

Related topics

advantage bar defendant difficulty felt fight judge point wall

Related quotes

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility. View quote
Dag Hammarskjöld
America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. View quote
Georges Clemenceau
There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life's point of no return. View quote
Dag Hammarskjöld
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. View quote
Gore Vidal
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. View quote
Al Franken