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John Grisham’s “A Time to Kill” Chapter 5
Lester Hailey married a white Swedish girl from Wisconsin. The family was not too happy with his choice since he was the only one in the family that had married outside his race. Lester decided to leave her at home since he knew how the family felt about her. Lester was on his way to see Carl Lee.
When Lester got to the hospital, Tanya had already been moved from the ICU unit to a private room. There were lots of people in and out of her room. They brought her flowers, toys, and candy. The television was on showing a picture of Cobb and Willard but Tonya could not see their face because her eyes were badly bruised. Lester and Carl Lee went to get some coffee and discussed Carl Lee’s plan to kill the rapists.
Carl Lee went to the courthouse and hid. The courthouse throughout the weekday closed at 5:00 p.m. but on Friday it closed at 4:30 p.m. After everyone was gone, he walked throughout the courthouse getting a layout of it. Once he was sure of the entire layout, he opened a window and left.
Jake and Carla discussed Carl Lee. Carla felt that Jake should tell someone that Carl Lee intended to kill Cobb and Willard. Jake did not know for sure if Carl Lee intended to kill anyone. Carl Lee spoke like any man who was grieving because someone hurt his daughter just like Jake would have felt and spoken. In addition, Carl Lee spoke to Jake as his attorney so any communication was privilege.
Attorney client privilege is taken very seriously both by attorneys and clients. In this case, was Carl Lee Jake’s client or were they just having a conversation like any other ordinary people? If they were attorney / client, if Jake believed that Carl Lee was going to commit a crime, is he under obligation to tell the authorities? What would you do if you were Carl Lee’s attorney? Let’s keep reading the next chapter of the book to find out what happens next.
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