No, he is not fascinated by evil, but he defends both the presumption of innocence and the right – for criminals of all kinds – to a fair sentence that does not vary from half to double from one assize court to another.
No, he is not the enemy of magistrates, but he questions the absence of the notion of humanity in their oath, even though it appears in that of lawyers. For those who entrust him with their fate are also human beings, whose life path can sometimes inspire the jurors to show a certain clemency.
No, he is not against the State, but he is often outraged by the way Justice operates. As no one has done before, he recounts the little arrangements, influences and traps that can bias a verdict. Through the edifying anecdotes and memories of the major assize trials in which he took part, he paints a portrait of a ruthless judicial system, within which the defence is scarcely tolerated, even when it desperately attempts to prevent miscarriages of justice.