29 Quotes by Laurie Levenson

The defense can still present circumstantial evidence that he could not form the intent to kill, ... All this means is that they can't call the experts they couldn't call anyway because he refused to be examined.

What Janet Reno has to consider is, 'Do I go through this long process with the odds against getting the death penalty, or do I end it here?'

We don't usually think of them as literary giants.

Everybody wonders who is going to take the fall.

Everything changed last week because Ted Kaczynski's mental state changed. These prosecutors, who were very confident until then, felt the ground shake beneath them.

Everything changed last week because Ted Kaczynski's mental state changed, ... These prosecutors, who were very confident until then, felt the ground shake beneath them.

Courts don't want to invade the deliberative process. We favor finality, and we don't want to send a message to jurors that you can do whatever you want to do because if you have second thoughts we can undo it.

The timing smells. It seems like more than coincidence. When something like this happens it makes people wonder if this has been a fair and honest trial.

These programs have a potential for great mischief but also for great learning.