Robert Udell Quotations

If they think he's a bad kid, they're going to find him guilty, ... If they think he's a fine young man, they'll give that some consideration in determining what crime occurred here.

Guns go off in this country unintentionally every single day and that's what occurred in this case.

Guns go off in this country unintentionally every single day, and that's what occurred in this case,

He's a child. Thirteen-year-olds are more susceptible to a false confession than a 40-year-old.

I agree that it was a fair verdict. Let's see if we get a fair sentence.

I think the judge has leeway from zero time in prison to life.

We never said and I will not tell you that Nathaniel is not responsible for what happened here. His parents aren't at fault, the school is not at fault, the gun is not at fault. Nathaniel is at fault and only Nathaniel is at fault.

This was his last chance to see her. It goes to the defense that he was so in love with her -- so much that he wanted to see her -- that he'd do something so stupid as what he did, pointing a gun at a teacher. It supports exactly what he's saying.

The whole thing is a con job by Mr. Alsup to extort money out of Ken and to free himself from charges pending.

Any of you who have dealt with 13 year olds, or have one, know that they get stupid on us.

You wouldn't have hugged him if you thought he was serious, would you?

It ripped her family. She didn't kill him. She loved him. He loved her. They were looking forward to a long, happy life together.

OK. And he didn't appear to be mad to you, right?

It tells you all you need to know about the United States of America in the year 2001, doesn't it? We've lost our soul.

The judge has no choice but life in prison. He's 14 years old. I'm not sure he understands right now how profound that sentence really will be.

If Russian roulette was manslaughter, then that was what happened here. Nathaniel Brazill was playing Russian roulette

He's obviously very relieved. Paul from day one said he did not commit this crime.