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A new trial at this time would be a complete waste of the State's funds.

4 seconds sound clip from the The Naked Street (1955) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:41.067 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- She states that at the exact time of the incident at Barricks' liquor store, the defendant was indulging in refreshments at her candy store some four blocks away.

- And he engaged her in conversation for some time after the Barricks incident.

- I've read the affidavit.

- In view of the preponderance of new evidence, I have no alternative except to grant a new trial.

- Has the district attorney any comment?

- A new trial at this time would be a complete waste of the State's funds.

- Under the present peculiar circumstances, the defendant will be declared innocent and I would never again be able to try him for this murder which I'm firmly convinced he did commit.

- Your Honor, I move for immediate dismissal of the charge against my client.

- Do you agree to dismissal?

- It's the only way I have to keep the charge open. I agree. In the hope that some day I may be able to again charge this defendant, and make it stick.

- The district attorney has taken the only way open to him.

- But these circumstances are extraordinary, and suggest an improper, probably illegal and certainly immoral situation.

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The Naked Street (1955) Sound Clip

The Naked Street (1955) posterListen to memorable quotes and funny lines from the classic 1955 movie The Naked Street.

Actors: Anthony Quinn (Phil Regal), Anne Bancroft (Rosalie Regalzyk), Farley Granger (Nicky Bradna), Peter Graves (Joe McFarland)

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