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A Time to Kill

Clanton, Mississippi, is stunned when Tonya Hailey is attacked and raped by two beer-guzzling whitenecks. Carl Lee Hailey, her father, is furious and decides that he cannot see the boys freed. He also kills the two men in court, before many witnesses. Jake Brigance must now free Carl Lee. While he has many people who support him, he faces tough D.A. Rufus Buckley. He will be able prove Mississippi can afford fair trials for black men. –Alexis