Life Sentence Script Instant

The circles don’t touch. But Leo draws a line.

LEO No, Your Honor. I’m arguing I have a right not to be killed twice by the state. INT. JUDGE’S CHAMBERS - DAY

JUDGE CARTER Off the record. Mr. Vance, I’ve read your brief three times. It’s the most creative legal argument I’ve seen in 40 years. It’s also morally repugnant. LIFE SENTENCE Script

JUDGE CARTER You wanted to prove the system is a paradox. Congratulations. You just became one.

LEO I want to force the state into a paradox. Either I’m guilty of killing Rachel – in which case I was elsewhere when Cole’s brakes were cut, proving my innocence on that charge. Or I’m guilty of killing Cole – which means I couldn’t have killed Rachel. The circles don’t touch

MAYA That’s insane. He died in a crash.

But the ACLU bites. A law professor at Yale writes a brief. The motion goes viral. I’m arguing I have a right not to

MAYA If you’re wrong, you add a confession to your file. You never get parole. Ever.