The question (13 marks)
How does Jake Brigance defend Carl Lee Hailey in the two chapters prescribed for study? Examine his opening speech, his cross-examinations and his closing argument, and say what the chapters teach about the place of technique in a criminal trial. (13 marks)
MU Module III, A Time to Kill chapters 11 and 13; pack ch. 03 s.4.1-4.6.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Analytical Skill and Oral Communication of English — Paper I.
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