Other mistake: When Aaron is asked how he pleads, Vail instructs him to not answer and invoke his Fifth Amendment right. He then presents the judge with case law that supports that instruction. Roy attacks Martin after the doctor has left the room. That means the evaluation is still being completed. But after the attack, Vail tells the doctor he cannot change the plea in the middle of a trial. There could not yet have been a plea because the evaluation was still being done.
Primal Fear (1996)
1 other mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Starring: Richard Gere, Edward Norton, Laura Linney
Factual error: In the beginning the guy shooting pool gives a CD to Richard Gere, he says that the song they were listening to is the fourth song when in fact it's the first song on the album.
Martin Vail: Do you trust me?
Aaron: Do - yes, yes. Yes, of course I do.
Martin Vail: Good. Because I don't trust you.
Trivia: In the book, Aaron does not have a stutter - the stutter was introduced for the film because when Edward Norton auditioned for the part, he did the lines with a stutter and it won him the part.
More questions & answers from Primal Fear
Answer: Nothing if he is telling superiors within the law practice he is associated with. Outside it, he would be legally bound by attorney/client privilege. He could be disbarred if he ever shared that information.
raywest ★
I'm sorry. I forgot to add to the question of what would have happened if he had chosen to ignore attorney/client privilege. If he discarded attorney/client privilege, would there have been any legal actions against him and Roy?