I certainly believe it’s over for the jury system, but we won’t admit it for a while. — Joseph Wambaugh
The O.J. Simpson case, they had no understanding of that DNA evidence, and didn’t want to. — Joseph Wambaugh
The serial arsonist is the most difficult to apprehend because the evidence is burned up. — Joseph Wambaugh
I certainly believe it’s over for the jury system, but we won’t admit it for a while. — Joseph Wambaugh
You’ve got people who are looking at dna evidence and other evidence like that and they’re ignoring it. — Joseph Wambaugh
When I wrote the onion field, I realized that my first two novels were just practice. — Joseph Wambaugh
When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. — Joseph Wambaugh
What I didn’t know was that if I didn’t stand with my back to the wall, hollywood people — Joseph Wambaugh
Today, lawyers are attacking more; they’re attacking everything. A good example is the o.j. Simpson case. — Joseph Wambaugh
The onion field, that one got pretty close to me because I was a cop when it happened. — Joseph Wambaugh
The onion field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn’t be a cop anymore. — Joseph Wambaugh
The o.j. Simpson case, they had no understanding of that dna evidence, and didn’t want to. — Joseph Wambaugh
No one I know of has ever had this experience-where you had to sit and wait and wait — Joseph Wambaugh
Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They’re looking for people they can manipulate. — Joseph Wambaugh
I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again. — Joseph Wambaugh
As a cop, I dealt with every kind of bum and criminal. They all have more integrity than some hollywood people. — Joseph Wambaugh