But I knew Boone, I had that. And I knew enough about the Lassiter household to know that...
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[first lines] Ramsey:
[narrating]
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. Ramsey:
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. Ramsey:
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
[narrating]
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. Ramsey:
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. Ramsey:
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
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Well I first spoke with the officer on the scene
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Anything unusual
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The kid said should've done this a long time ago
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She told me what the boy said and that knife from the wall
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And I took a look at the knife
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And it was the print or the size of the palm print that changed your focus
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Yes But to be safe we took the boy and his mother down for questioning
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Where were you And how did that go with Mike
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at the time of the incident You need to answer
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He's not talking at all
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Movie Summary
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
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Ramsey
