Character witnesses are for when you're guilty and are looking for lenient sentencing.

He should have never plead guilty, we also think that the sentencing is too harsh.

When you talk about racism what do you look for? You look for a pattern, ... The black justices that have come before him for confirmation, there were 27. He voted for 26 -- voted, yes, for 26. I see a pattern there, but the pattern is what we're all proud of.

There's no requirement for the accused to explain why he pleaded guilty. He may do so at sentencing.

When there are factual disputes, it's better to have live witnesses.

When I was out looking at different degrees, I felt it was the best degree to prepare me for any type of position in business with the exception of maybe marketing. The language of business is accounting.