
The Whole Truth
1
When the court
officer smiled at me
on the morning of trial,
I knew I was fucked.
They weren't taking
bets on this one.
Mike had killed his father,
Boone Lassiter,
left his handprint on the knife,
confessed.
Half my cases had
evidence this bad.
I just pled them out,
got manslaughter and moved on,
but this was Mike, and I'd
known him all his life.
He was going to college
and probably law school,
and I doubted his mother
could survive him
going to the penitentiary.
But I knew Boone, I had that,
and I knew enough about
the Lassiter household
to know that Mike had a defense,
if he would just talk to me.
- Jim.
- Morning.
Flyin' solo on this one?
Section 34 of the
judicial district court
of the state of Louisiana
in and for the parish
of St. Bernard
is now in session.
The honorable judge
Robichaux is presiding.
Order and silence are commanded.
God save the state of
Louisiana and this court.
All rise
for the honorable
Edouard Robichaux.
Bring 'em in.
Good morning, jury.
Please be seated.
The court
will come to order
Louisiana versus Michael Lassiter,
on the charge
of first-degree murder.
Jury, you should
know the defendant
is still a minor...
Six weeks shy
of his 17th birthday.
But due to the seriousness
of the charges,
the case was transferred
to this court,
where he is being
tried as an adult.
Counselors.
Gentlemen, you both have
toiled in my courtroom before,
so you know how I
appreciate a swift trial.
Yes, sir.
Good morning.
Thank you for your service.
The case before you today
is a simple one,
a simple case of patricide.
Now, that's the killing
of one's father.
The defendant is the young
man that you see over there,
Mike Lassiter.
He's a senior at Newman.
He's a good student,
co-captain of
the debate team.
This past February, however,
on a Tuesday afternoon,
Mike took a knife,
and he stabbed his
father, Boone Lassiter,
right here.
Not by accident,
not in
self-defense.
He did it out of anger.
With premeditation
and malicious intent,
he murdered his father.
We'll prove this beyond
a reasonable doubt.
Now, you may hear,
from the other side,
that the victim, Mike's dad,
wasn't such a good guy,
that he was tough on his son,
that he bullied him.
But Boone Lassiter
isn't on trial here
for father of the year.
He may not have
been the best dad,
but the evidence will show
he wasn't the worst.
You want me to put you down?
Plenty of people grow up
without the best dads.
- There!
- Aah!
It doesn't give anyone
the right to murder.
Aah!
Therefore, at the
conclusion of this case,
I'll ask you
of murder in the first degree.
- Thank you.
- If you don't talk to me,
I have to waive my opening.
Counselor?
Your honor,
the defense reserves its right
to an opening statement
until after the prosecution
presents its case.
Well, we are speeding along.
Can you see if Angela
Morley's out there?
Do you swear to tell
the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth,
so help you god?
I do.
Your name, please.
Angela Morley.
- And your occupation?
- Flight attendant for deluxe charter.
- And deluxe is?
- A private airline.
People buy timeshares and we
fly them all over the world.
- Affluent people?
- Yes, very.
The victim, the deceased,
Mr. Boone Lassiter,
he was one of these people.
Yes.
And were you always
on his flights?
Most of them.
He'd request me.
And when did he
last fly with you?
The last week of January,
to la and back
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