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The case of James Allen.
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- Is Mr. Ramsey present?
- Ready, Your Honor.
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Please be brief. We have a great many
of these cases this afternoon.
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I should first like to introduce...
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the convict's brother,
the Rev. Robert Allen.
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Your Honor...
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I shall leave the legal technicalities
of the case to Mr. Ramsey...
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and shall present the story of James Allen
as a human being.
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A man of essential fineness
and integrity of character.
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A man who was decorated for bravery
in the World War.
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A man who committed a crime...
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but only when forced to
at the point of a gun.
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His first and only offence.
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A man who showed his true character
by rising from less than nothing...
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to become a prominent
and honored citizen.
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...and in conclusion,
I need not remind you...
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that James Allen has kept
his part of the bargain.
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He has returned voluntarily to this state...
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and has paid
all the expenses demanded of him.
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I cannot believe,
in the light of all this evidence...
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and in the name of justice...
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that you will bring yourselves
even to consider any other alternative.
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First, I feel it is my duty...