Overview
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
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Cast
Judd Hirsch
Murray Stone
John Beck
Gene Carey
Bonnie Franklin
Bobbie Stone
Barbara Baxley
Judge Rebeccah Fornier
Sam Wanamaker
Jules Benson
Allan Arbus
Leonard Caporni
John Hillerman
Thomas Q. Rachel
Gary Busey
William Bright
Reb Brown
Don Calfa
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