Marcia Clark Quotations

The fact that Mark Fuhrman is a racist and lied about it on the witness stand does not mean that we haven't proven the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It would be a tragedy if with such overwhelming evidence, ladies and gentlemen, as we have presented to you, you found the defendant not guilty in spite of all that, because of the racist attitudes of one police officer.

Of course, I have to tell you, judge, this is a book about men against women, that is the whole thing, so he tees off on women through the whole thing.

He wanted to control her and failed. And in failing, found the one way where he could keep her under control where she could never slip out of it again.

We've got plenty of time to get emotional.

We ask the court to receive all of the people's exhibits, and the people rest.

We have even proven to you that it was not 'planted,' for lack of a better term.

Could you tell whether that was a right- or left-handed glove when you looked at it at that time?

I've never seen so much evidence even on the first day, as I did in that case.

There was no opportunity for Mark Fuhrman to plant the glove and so whatever his personal beliefs may be, which we may or may not know, the truth of the matter is he could not do what they are trying to prove he did.

The mere fact that we find blood where there should be no blood in the defendant's car, in his house, in the driveway and even on the socks in his very bedroom at the foot of his bed, that trail of blood from (the crime scene) through his own Ford Bronco into his house at Rockingham is devastating proof of his guilt.

If there was evidence of a conspiracy, it would be my obligation to dismiss, pure and simple, and I'd go on to the next case, but there isn't,

And it was within the last 10 to 30 seconds of ending that call at 10:55 that you saw this six-foot, 200-pound person go into the entrance?

There is interest in a crime-based reality show. With my novels, we are now editing the second book in a series about a defense lawyer whose name is Samantha Brinkman. And I am reviewing speaking engagement opportunities.

Now I am practicing as well as a criminal defense lawyer in handling appeals. The court of appeals appointed me to handle cases and although that's not trial work and I don't have to go to court, it kind of satisfies the need I have to practice still and I have transitioned into readiness not to be in trial anymore. It took a little while for me to get used to not doing it and I did miss it for a few years, but eventually I transferred into another life.

For a long time, I missed being in the courtroom every day. I missed trial work. It was so much a part of my life. It was what I did and who I was. But over the years I did find the opportunity to realize my childhood dream of writing crime fiction.

You never know what's going to happen when somebody endeavors to do a true crime story. It can be horribly misleading. It could be tabloidy.

I really don't miss the trials and courtroom appearances.