"Court of law" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... it to a court of law to clear the matter up," said he, "of course you can hardly avoid publicity. On the other hand, if you convince the police authorities that there is no possible case against you, I do not know that there is any reason that the details should find their way into the papers. ...
— The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
... appear to be just the right one. If arrested, Allen would, of course, deny any knowledge of the stolen property and all the proof Hal had was his own word, and that might not go very far in a court of law. ...
— The Missing Tin Box - or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds • Arthur M. Winfield
... a record. The principal witnesses are placed in the position of defendants at the bar without being protected by any of the safeguards which are thrown around defendants in a court of law. ...
— High Finance • Otto H. Kahn
... he gets drunk enough, yes. But not the kind of confession that would be any use to us. What a man babbles when the wine is in and the wit is out, wouldn't be much use in a court of law. But if you can get him to tell anything about where he got that queer coin—the one that used to be in Mrs. Darcy's collection—so much to the good. But be foxy ...
— The Diamond Cross Mystery - Being a Somewhat Different Detective Story • Chester K. Steele
... not be a court of law, Mr. Orrin," Goil said, no less angry than Orrin, "but you can call it a court of inquiry. You seem to forget that your position might be at stake here. Your interfering with my investigation will be taken into consideration separately after this matter ...
— Jack of No Trades • Charles Cottrell
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