The story of "Anatomy of a Murder" is unique to common law countries. Only under such a legal system and legal environment can the prosecution and the defense have such fierce confrontation, and the pursuit of procedural justice is better than the pursuit of substance justice.
Official synopsis: Attorney Baker is pursuing a murder. Lieutenant Mason and his wife who claimed to have been raped by the deceased conceal the truth. What are the secrets of the deceased Bonnie and his wife? Can Baker find clues and find out the truth of the facts?
Due to time constraints, I watched it over two days, only analyzing the whole film from the most important point of view, or it would be more appropriate to say that this case is more appropriate.
After the case happened and after the lawyer Baker accepted the commission, the progress of the case and the development of the story can actually be derived from the paragraph that the lawyer Baker said to the suspect: "There are four ways I can defend the crime of murder: First, it is not murder. but suicide or accident; second, you did not do; and third, you can prove the legitimacy of, for example, is to protect your family or self-defense; fourth, you have a reason to kill "by the on suspects It has nothing to do with the first three items, so Baker uses the remaining fourth method-there is a reason to kill. Therefore, Baker started the whole case from here, trying to prove that the suspect was killed because of an "uncontrollable impulse" after his wife was raped by the deceased.
First, the lawyer proved the fact that the suspect's wife was indeed raped by the deceased from various angles. In fact, only the parties know the truth-and the parties or witnesses will lie to the prosecutor and the defender for their own interests or purposes if they cannot be verified. Because it was impossible to verify, it was also impossible to prove that they were giving false testimony. The whole film does not give the real facts about whether there is rape, but the viewer can actually make some speculations based on the direct or indirect information given in the film, and the results of the speculation may vary from person to person. .
Secondly, it proves that the suspect will indeed have "uninhibited impulse" and the rationality and legitimacy of this "uninhibited impulse". This situation was confirmed by the military doctor’s examination, but the suspect had this mental state, that is, whether he knew that killing was a crime, whether he had a gun or not, he had to achieve the goal of killing the deceased. (To be honest, many people should have this mental state under certain circumstances. Therefore, it is indeed difficult for Baker to prove that this is the suspect's mental problem.) At the same time, after a large number of books and information, Baker found it in 1886. state Supreme Court jurisprudence on this situation really existed - most states accept the "non-judgment" test, although this is not considered to be a scientific method, in addition to people accused of non-crime, he does have the ability to know The nature of the consequences of his actions, that is, he clearly knows that it is wrong; then, if it is due to some kind of impulse that cannot be controlled, then he can be exempt from punishment. ( I am not a spiritual researcher, but as an ordinary person, the author really thinks this statement is a bit absurd, but it is indeed proved by experts and supported by precedents.)
Finally, after Baker clarified the circumstances he wanted to prove, all that was left was to raise questions, raise doubts, and provide other possibilities for each witness, evidence, expert opinion, etc. in the court. The jury believed that the suspect’s wife was raped by the deceased and that the suspect did have an "uncontrollable impulse" mental state. In the end, has the lawyer's purpose been achieved? Has the suspect been convicted? I will not disclose the final answer.
This film is similar to "The Prosecution Witness" (1957), but relatively speaking, "The Prosecution Witness" is slightly better in terms of characterization, story layout, and reversal of the case.
Similar to "The Prosecution Witness", "Peachy Blood Case" does not pursue the so-called justice or the result of sending the criminal to prison. During the trial, the accused and the defendant used (after being guided or induced by the accused and the defendant, inadvertently told facts that were unfavorable to them or originally did not want to tell) or used both the prosecutor and the defendant (answering questions from the prosecutor and the defendant for subjective purposes, Or there is a case of lying).
This film is more about procedural justice than result justice, showing that a lawyer’s true duty is to protect the legal rights of the parties to the greatest extent under the rule of law.
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