Quotes by Orin Snyder

“I would bet that one of the two will do that when this gets closer to crunch time and the pressure gets too heavy, ... its always better to have two people say That was him. I saw him steal the wallet.”

“Appellate courts go out of their way to respect jury verdicts, ... You need real evidence of tampering or pernicious infiltration of the jury room. If you say a newspaper or media report has unduly influenced a jury, its a very slippery slope.”

“The government, I think, is very happy with this resolution.”

“It was a game of chicken at this point. The husband had entered his guilty plea. He knew the government didnt want to prosecute her because it would require them to show their hand. That would hurt them in their case against the big fish theyre hoping to convict in the overarching scandal.”

“Ken Lay was the big fish. This will be the showcase trial for the government in its war on fraud in the corporate boardroom.”

“Its a substantial sentence,”

“People go to jail now for what used to be considered a lesser crime, ... Eighteen months is more time than some violent criminals get in state prison.”

“Every criminal defendant on trial now or awaiting sentencing (in cases) involving massive financial crimes should be dancing in the aisles.”

“This is the mother lode for the government in its campaign against corporate fraud.”

“[But a change of venue is probably another long-shot.] Enron is synonymous with fraud everywhere in America, ... I dont think hell get more of a fair or less of a fair trial in Kansas than he will in Houston.”