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he shot Barney Quill after he learned
his wife had some trouble with Quill.
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Were these the words Lt. Manion
used, ""some trouble""?
:15:09
No, sir. Those were my words,
not his.
:15:11
And was it your notion to come here
and use your own words?
:15:14
No, sir.
:15:16
And was the suggestion to call it
""some trouble""...
:15:18
made by somebody here
in the courtroom?
:15:23
Yes, sir.
:15:25
Sergeant, would you tell the court
what words Lt. Manion actually used...
:15:30
to describe the trouble
his wife had had.
:15:32
Objection.
We've been over this before.
:15:35
This information would not be relevant
to any issues before the court.
:15:38
This statement concerning some trouble
was brought out...
:15:41
during the direct examination
of Sergeant Durgo.
:15:43
Up to now, you've adroitly restricted
all testimony...
:15:47
as far as Laura Manion's concerned.
:15:49
All right, the cat's out of the bag.
It's fair game for me to chase it.
:15:52
This is a sore point, Mr. Biegler,
and it's getting sorer.
:15:55
I'd like to hear
from the prosecution.
:15:58
Burden is on defense to prove temporary
insanity at the time of the shooting.
:16:02
Now, if the reason for the alleged
insanity is important to this case...
:16:06
then that is a matter
for a competent witness--
:16:08
an expert on the subject
of the human mind.
:16:12
What the defense is trying to do...
:16:15
is introduce
some sensational material...
:16:17
for the purposes of obscuring
the real issues.
:16:21
How can the jury accurately estimate
the testimony being given here...
:16:26
unless they first know the reason
behind this whole trial--
:16:29
why Lt. Manion shot Barney Quill?
:16:32
The prosecution would like to separate
the motive from the act.
:16:36
That's like trying to take the core
from an apple without breaking the skin.
:16:41
Now the core of our defense is that
the defendant's temporary insanity...
:16:46
was triggered by the so-called trouble
with Quill.
:16:49
And I beg the court--
:16:51
I-- I beg the court
to let me cut into the apple.
:16:57
Our objection still stands,
Your Honor.