Ronald Clark > Quotes

“Or you may like the snow analogy. There was no snow on the ground when you went to sleep, but the ground is covered with it when you wake up. You conclude based on the circumstantial evidence that it snowed during the night.”
― Ronald Clark, ADDRESSING THE JURY: Opening Statement and Closing Argument

“Circumstantial evidence to the contrary, is like a rope. And each fact is a strand of that rope. And as the prosecution piles one fact upon another we add strands and we add strength to that rope. If one strand breaks – and I’m not conceding for one moment that any strand has broken in this case – but if one strand does break, the rope is not broken. The strength of the rope is barely diminished. Why? Because there are so many other strands of almost steel-like strength that the rope is still more than strong enough to bind these two defendants to justice. That’s what circumstantial evidence is all about.”
― Ronald Clark, ADDRESSING THE JURY: Opening Statement and Closing Argument

“Under the law of this state and nation these defendants are entitled to have their day in court. They got that. They are also entitled to have a fair trial by an impartial jury. They also got that. Since they committed these seven senseless murders, the People of the state of California are entitled to a guilty verdict.”
― Ronald Clark, ADDRESSING THE JURY: Opening Statement and Closing Argument