Men who have tried to bring out the fact that the defendant might have become momentarily insane when he fired the shot that killed Mary Lane.
11 seconds sound clip from the Reefer Madness (1936) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:01 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- We are not so much concerned about the motives behind the deed as to the deed itself.
- The defense has been unable to produce one witness to substantiate that statement.
- Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you've heard able men testify at this trial...
- But the defense has been unable to prove that he was insane.
- William Harper was sane when he visited the apartment where the tragedy occurred.
- He was on the habit of visiting the place.
- He was sane when he went to a bedroom with another young woman.
- You all heard what went on in that room.
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