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William P. Homans Jr. '41, Harrison's attorney, appealed to the jury in an hour long summation to divorce its political beliefs from its consideration of the evidence.
In his summation. Homans stated that the prosecution had not produced a knife, the weapon Harrison allegedly used to wound Matthews. Homans also attempted to prove to the jury that the prosecution witnesses had contradicted each other in their testimony on the precise time periods of demonstration photographs.
At one point, a crowd bustled out of a rehearsal hall. "Can't be our overflow," muttered Kramer. In his final summation, he repeated his "changing one mind" and "heady wine" statement, and shot a glance at the critics' corner.
This 'correction' of historical fact amounts to an admission that accuracy would not possess sufficient emotional value. And this is patently absurd. There is absolutely no dramatic reason to reach beyond history. But Montaldo seems unsure of the clarity of his position, and thus tacks on this utterly superfluous moral...
There is a rhetorical summation in the film, similar to that in High School (actually, the entire film follows from the previous work). Awarded the "American Spirit of Honor" award, a private named Marshall traces the concept from Valley Forge to Gettysburg to San Juan Hill to France to World...