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Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
[to Jake]
Didn't you defend Billy Ray Cobb a few years back? Jake Tyler Brigance:
What kind of case was it? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
Caught him selling dope. Spent time in Parchman. Got out last year. Jake Tyler Brigance:
I think some Memphis lawyer handled that. Why do you ask? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
Well, we picked him up for rape. Him and Pete Willard. Jake Tyler Brigance:
Who'd they rape? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
You know Carl Lee Hailey? Jake Tyler Brigance:
Sure, I defended his brother Lester. Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
It was his little girl. Jake Tyler Brigance:
Little Tonya? [Deputy nods] Jake Tyler Brigance:
How old's she? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
She's ten
[to Jake]
Didn't you defend Billy Ray Cobb a few years back? Jake Tyler Brigance:
What kind of case was it? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
Caught him selling dope. Spent time in Parchman. Got out last year. Jake Tyler Brigance:
I think some Memphis lawyer handled that. Why do you ask? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
Well, we picked him up for rape. Him and Pete Willard. Jake Tyler Brigance:
Who'd they rape? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
You know Carl Lee Hailey? Jake Tyler Brigance:
Sure, I defended his brother Lester. Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
It was his little girl. Jake Tyler Brigance:
Little Tonya? [Deputy nods] Jake Tyler Brigance:
How old's she? Deputy Dwayne Powell Looney:
She's ten
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Movie Summary
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

