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Uh, Your Honour,...
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..counseI, members of the jury.
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The evidence in this case is gonna show
that at 9.30 in the morning of January 4th,...
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..both defendants, StanIey Rothenstein
and WiIIiam Gambini,...
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..were seen gettin' out of their...
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..metaIIic green 1964 Buick SkyIark
convertibIe with a white top.
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It's gonna show they were seen entering the
Sac-o-Suds convenience store in Wazoo City.
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The evidence is gonna show that,
minutes after they entered the Sac-o-Suds,...
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..a gunshot was heard by three eyewitnesses.
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You wiII then hear the testimony
of the three eyewitnesses...
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..who saw the defendants runnin' out of the
Sac-o-Suds just after the shots were heard,...
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..gettin' into their faded metaIIic green 1964
Buick SkyIark and drivin' off in great haste.
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FinaIIy, the state is gonna prove that
the defendants, Gambini and Rothenstein,...
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..admitted then recanted their testimony
to the sheriff of Beechum County.
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Now Iet's get down to it.
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Your verdict is gonna depend on
what you think of the sworn testimony.
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Not what I think. What I think don't count.
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You're the jury. It's yourjob
to decide who's teIIin' the truth.
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Truth. That's what ''verdict'' means.
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It's a word that comes down from oI'
EngIand, and aII our IittIe oI' ancestors.
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Now, we're gonna be asking
you to return a verdict...
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..of murder in the first degree
for WiIIiam Gambini...
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..and a verdict of accessory
to murder in the first degree...
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..for StanIey Rothenstein,...
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..for heIping Gambini
commit this heinous crime.