:58:00
The charge-- murder.
:58:02
Paul Biegler for the defendant.
My formal appearance is already on file.
:58:07
Which of these men
is your client, Mr. Biegler?
:58:10
None of them.
:58:11
Sheriff, will you produce
the prisoner?
:58:14
Well, I-- I'm afraid
I can't do that, Your Honor.
:58:18
Perhaps someone should explain.
I'm not clairvoyant.
:58:21
The defendant is in Detroit
being examined by a psychiatrist.
:58:25
Shouldn't the court
have been consulted...
:58:27
before the defendant
was allowed to leave its jurisdiction?
:58:30
Your Honor, we're dealing
with the army in this matter.
:58:33
This is the only crack they would
give us at one of their psychiatrists.
:58:36
The court was not present. It was urgent
we get the defendant to a psychiatrist.
:58:41
What does the attorney for the people
say to this?
:58:43
It was done with my knowledge.
:58:45
I've always heard this Upper Pennisula
of our fair state was a queer place.
:58:50
If it's customary here to allow a man
charged with first degree murder...
:58:54
to wander about at will, I don't suppose
it behooves an outsider to point out...
:58:58
that the law makes no provision
for such quaint liberalism.
:59:02
The defendant is in the care of a deputy
and will be returned this afternoon.
:59:07
We'll formally arraign the defendant
on his return.
:59:10
For the sake of the docket,
can you give me a clue to his plea?
:59:14
The defendant will waive reading
of the information and stand mute.
:59:17
A plea of""not guilty""
will be entered.
:59:19
The case of Frederick Manion will be
placed first on the trial docket.
:59:34
Can you hurry it up, Paulie?
If somebody tells that judge...
:59:37
the prisoner was lounging around the
rail station, he'll give me the works.
:59:41
This will just take a minute.
Come on over here.
:59:47
Well, Lieutenant,
how'd things turn out?
:59:50
- I was temporarily insane.
- Did he tell you that?
:59:52
Yeah. Says he's gonna
write you a letter.
:59:55
I took some notes on my own.
:59:58
The doctor's name is Smith.