F. Lee Bailey had been an inspiration to me. It was my desire to have him behind the scenes, to rely on his great wisdom and his brainpower, but I did not feel he should be in the courtroom. Robert Shapiro baileybrainpowercourtroom Change image and share on social
Criminal cases require strategy, and prosecutors should attempt to prove only what can be proved. Robert Shapiro attemptcasecriminal Change image and share on social
Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. Robert Shapiro basecentralconstitutionally share on social
It's true that if you advise politicians on economic policy in the U.S. today, you spend your time in a cross between inquiry and combat. You are always on the periphery of harsh partisan warfare that has nothing to do with substance. Robert Shapiro advisecombatcross share on social
I think that one of the motivating factors was in my last year of law school: we had a competition, and I won the competition; it was judged by several of the federal judges at the time. I got a tremendous amount of encouragement to pursue litigation from them at the time. Robert Shapiro amountcompetitionencouragement share on social
Not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck. Robert Shapiro bottomcarddeal Change image and share on social
