A Time to KillWhen a black man, Carl Lee Hailey, kills the two white men who raped his daughter, the town of Clanton, Mississippi is filled with anger and violence on all sides. This makes for a dangerous case for young lawyer Jack Brigance, but he'll do anything to defend his client and his own life. |
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... killed , and expect to walk out of the courtroom . " " You did with Lester . " " But every case is different . And the big difference here is that you killed two white boys and Lester killed a nigger 13 Afterward.
... killed , and expect to walk out of the courtroom . " " You did with Lester . " " But every case is different . And the big difference here is that you killed two white boys and Lester killed a nigger 13 Afterward.
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John Grisham. you killed two white boys and Lester killed a nigger . Big difference . " " You scared , Jake ? " " Why should I be scared ? I'm not facing the electric chair . " " You don't sound too confident . " You big , stupid fool ...
John Grisham. you killed two white boys and Lester killed a nigger . Big difference . " " You scared , Jake ? " " Why should I be scared ? I'm not facing the electric chair . " " You don't sound too confident . " You big , stupid fool ...
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... killed Cobb and Willard . Again Buckley bored the jury by going into great detail and asking long and complicated ... killed with an M - 16 , or that Carl Lee had killed them , so why spend so much time on it ? The jury members were ...
... killed Cobb and Willard . Again Buckley bored the jury by going into great detail and asking long and complicated ... killed with an M - 16 , or that Carl Lee had killed them , so why spend so much time on it ? The jury members were ...
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