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Even with such a motivation, it would be difficult to get Manion cleared of murder, so Biegler pushes him into a position where he claims to have no memory of the event, thus giving them a chance of winning his freedom with a defense of irresistible impulse — a version of a temporary insanity defense.

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Biegler has played heavily on the issue that he is " just a humble country lawyer " facing a " brilliant prosecutor from the big city of Lansing ", a factor which has played well with the jury.
The issue of the insanity defense was more thoroughly explored in the novel, and a key scene in which Biegler destroys the credibility and professionalism of the prosecution's psychiatric expert for proffering an opinion without examining the subject is watered down in the film almost to insignificance.

Biegler and .
One day Biegler is contacted by Laura Manion ( Lee Remick ), wife of the loutish US Army Lieutenant Frederick " Manny " Manion ( Ben Gazzara ), who has been arrested for the first degree murder of innkeeper Barney Quill.
As he sets about preparing his case, Biegler catches Laura Manion flirting with other army officers during a roadhouse party.
A doctor casts doubt on whether she was raped or not, though Biegler questions the method he used to obtain the results, and psychiatrists give conflicting testimony to Manion's state of mind when he killed Quill.
Biegler, who is losing the case, tries to persuade her that Al Paquette ( Murray Hamilton ), a bartender who witnessed the murder, knows that Quill raped Laura but is covering this up, either out of love for Mary or loyalty to his late friend.
Through Mary, Biegler tries to persuade Paquette to testify for the defense on these grounds but he refuses.
Annoyed, Biegler leaves saying: " I'll leave a pass for you and Al at the trial.
The next day Biegler and McCarthy go to see the Manions at their trailer park home in order to collect their fee only to find the trailer missing.
A note left by Manion tells Biegler that he was " seized by an irresistible impulse " — the defense used by Biegler during the trial.
Biegler suggests to McCarthy that they solicit Mary Pilant to administer Barney Quill's estate, quipping that it would be " poetic justice.
Margaret was played by Gloria Biegler, Henry by Richard Haratine, York by Lars Tatom and Gloucester by Charles Wilcox.
Margaret was played by Gloria Biegler, Henry by Richard Haratine, York by Lars Tatom and Gloucester by Charles Wilcox.
Margaret was played by Gloria Biegler, Henry by Richard Haratine, Edward by John Jurcheck and Richard by Chip Persons.
Seneca Capital nominated former railroad executive E. Hunter Harrison and former energy company executive Jeff D. Hunter for the Dynegy board of directors, challenging Bruce Williamson and David Biegler ( a Williamson ally ).
* Louie Biegler: metal worker, fired after doing hardly any work during his two weeks of employment.
Shortly thereafter, Karl becomes attached to the SA Supreme Headquarters in Stuttgart and begins working for an SA-Gruppenführer named Josef Biegler.
Biegler comments that Karl ( who is still only a simple SA-Trooper ), is not getting promoted since he is viewed somewhat as a troublemaker.
Karl is working as Biegler's driver when the Night of the Long Knives occurs and Karl witnesses the execution of SA Chief Ernst Röhm, Biegler and other SA leaders.
The character of SA-Gruppenführer Josef Biegler ( played by actor Paul Brooke ) was a composite of several real life SA generals and not based on any one particular person.

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Takuya eventually manages to beat Andoh, and successfully releases the egg.
Juárez eventually manages to recover his position ( 1867 – 1872 ).
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Medb is eventually forced to retreat by Cú Chulainn, but manages to bring the bull back to Connacht, where it fights her husband Ailill's bull Finnbhennach, kills it, and dies of exhaustion.
She is working as a drudge in Mrs. Bottle's grocery store at the time and manages to keep him concealed briefly, but eventually relinquishes him to Paddy Lynch, a gentle man who owns a " steak joint " and is able to give Sandy a good home.
Mrs Honour also berates Tom for his infidelity to her mistress, but he eventually manages to calm her down.
Richard asks Queen Elizabeth to help him win her daughter's hand in marriage, but she is not taken in by his eloquence, and eventually manages to trick and stall him by saying she will let him know her daughter's answer in due course.
Bond eventually manages to escape the interrogation room, rescue Natalya and communicate with Defence Minister Dimitri Mishkin, who has verified Bond's claim of Ourumov's treachery.
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Gambit, Rogue and Danger team-up to defeat the powerful female warrior, and Rogue eventually manages to calm Trance down.
Grace manages to get away, and Marshall wrestles with Korshunov, eventually forcing his chute, wrapped around Korshunov's neck, to open, pulling him out of the plane and killing him.
Petra finds an ally in Virlomi, who manages to get word to Bean that Petra is being held an unwilling prisoner, and eventually escapes the military compound to bring rescue.
While outmatched at first, after a reunion with his friends Gohan eventually manages to overcome and send Garlic Jr. back to the Dead Zone by blowing up the Makyo Star that was powering the villain.
He eventually manages to unfreeze them again, but fall prey to a monster of black, choking soot.
Tim, meanwhile, manages to see through all of Barbatos ' attempts to trick him, and eventually brings the fairy tale world crashing down around their ears.
" Initially having trouble controlling the energy bursts he releases as part of his powers, Alex eventually manages to focus his abilities thanks to equipment developed by Professor X and Hank McCoy.
Ja ' far again fails to find the culprit before the deadline, but as a result of his chance discovery of a key item, he eventually manages to solve the case through reasoning, in order to prevent his own execution.
Joanna later manages to rescue him from the palace of Zhang Li, the secretive founder of dataDyne, but Jack is eventually killed by Zhang Li's daughter, Mai Hem.
Typically, the protagonist is out of his depth and often seems for much of the book a bumbling anti-hero, yet eventually manages to surprise himself as well as the professionals by a decisive action that outwits his far more experienced opponents.
After waking up, he eventually realizes flaws within the illusion and manages to free himself.
A final fight ensues in which eventually, Shiva manages to kill Bhavani, ridding the city of one of its most terrifying anti-social elements, while personally coming to terms with the fact that his wife is killed by the Bhavani gang, in the bargain.
Luthor eventually manages to use Brainiac's connection to his ship to kill the soldiers assigned to watch him.
He eventually manages to free himself and quickly learns that Nadia has been left behind after Alexei discovered she was pregnant.

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