Hugo Black Quotes:
Ocupation: Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Life: February 27, 1886 - September 25, 1971
Birthday: February 27
Death: September 25
From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law. This noble ideal cannot be realized if the poor man charged with crime has to face his accusers without a lawyer to assist him.
topic: Men, Law, Justice, Fair Trial, Accusers
