Jake Britin (DeForest Kelley) is a defense attorney who has been asked to defend a man on a murder charge. Jake seems to hate the death penalty and for that reason, it appears he took this case.
While the defendant did shoot a man, that's without question, WHY and HOW he shot him is in dispute. The dead man's wife testified that the defendant was chasing her and wouldn't take no for an answer. So, she claimed, he entered her apartment and was harassing her when her husband arrived home. The husband confronted the guy and the defendant shot him. But the defendant says he only did so after firing a warning shot into the floor AND the wife had invited him there! Who is telling the truth and how will Jake determine this?
Kelley is very good and the show is written well...although the final summation from his does come off as a bit heavy-handed. Despite this, it is worth seeing.
While the defendant did shoot a man, that's without question, WHY and HOW he shot him is in dispute. The dead man's wife testified that the defendant was chasing her and wouldn't take no for an answer. So, she claimed, he entered her apartment and was harassing her when her husband arrived home. The husband confronted the guy and the defendant shot him. But the defendant says he only did so after firing a warning shot into the floor AND the wife had invited him there! Who is telling the truth and how will Jake determine this?
Kelley is very good and the show is written well...although the final summation from his does come off as a bit heavy-handed. Despite this, it is worth seeing.
