
Criminal Law
- R
- Year:
- 1988
- 117 min
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Okay, keep it moving.
Keep it moving.
We all wanna
get home tonight. Okay.
Okay, down the alley and turn right.
Come on. You're clear.
Come on. Keep coming.
That's it. Right there.
This was a horrible crime.
A terrifying enigma to us
who view the aftermath.
I don't even know how such things happen.
But if we did not have a responsibility
to see justice done, we would look away.
For to comprehend such an act
would be to plunge
into the darkest waters of the human heart.
Fortunately, our task here is much simpler.
It is as simple and as clear as,
as...
It is as simple and as clear
as this glass
of pure water.
In order to prevent another tragedy,
the destruction of yet another life,
you need only decide whether the right
man stands accused of the crime.
Now to help you with that decision,
I will show you.
I will show you that the prosecution's case
rests almost entirely
on eyewitness identification.
Well, that sounds pretty good, doesn't it?
Eyewitness identification.
But in the course of this trial,
I will demonstrate something
that the prosecution will not mention.
That eyewitness identification is generally
the most unreliable form of evidence.
And that this particular
identification is totally unreliable.
So that when we are done here,
your decision will be perfectly,
perfectly
clear.
Bunnies.
Disposable diapers?
Yes.
I picked up some orange
juice while I was there.
For breakfast, you know. Yeah,
but you went for diapers.
At that hour?
Yes. I needed them
right away.
Why?
Objection, Your Honor.
If Mr. Chase doesn't know why a
mother would need diapers...
Mr. Chase, you are coming to a
relevant point, are you not?
Mrs. Monroe,
don't you usually buy them
before you need them?
Yes, but I ran out.
I could have sworn...
I mean, I was sure I saw them
in the hall closet, but I...
But?
I was wrong.
You were wrong
about something as familiar
and recognizable as
a box of your baby's diapers.
But you are absolutely sure
you are not wrong
about a man you saw for one moment
through the rain, across the street,
in the poor light at the head of an alley?
Your honor, I object to this
entire line of questioning.
There is no connection
between the witness' inventory of diapers
and her identification of the defendant.
Sustained.
Mr. Chase,
do you wish to rephrase
the question regarding the identification?
No, Your Honor.
That's all.
The witness may step down.
We will adjourn until
tomorrow morning at 9:00 A.M.
Members of the jury, do not discuss
this case among yourselves.
Good evening.
Why is the district attorney like a diaper?
Because they're both full of shit.
This is very funny.
I'm going to owe my freedom
to disposable diapers.
And to you.
I'll give it to you tomorrow.
Just be sure you leave
the flap on the envelope loose
so it's easy to open, okay.
Yeah, good.
Yeah, I'll meet you a half an hour early
and we'll run through it once more.
Yeah, okay.
See you then. Yeah, bye.
I don't know about you.
You've asked for two adjournments already.
Morning, Jean.
That good?
We're supposed to hold this kid...
I came to look at you.
You used to be a good prosecutor.
So now I'm a good defender.
I just switched teams.
Is this about the eyewitness?
We did the ID procedure by the book.
She was sure all the way.
She's still sure.
I thought that meant something.
Yeah, it did mean something.
It was the point to win.
So, you think the jury doubts her?
Sure.
Yeah, me, too.
I can't take any chances.
Come in and watch.
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