A Case of Deadly Force

0 | 1986-04-09 | Drama TV Movie Crime

Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car used in a armed robbery, the two gunned down a black man who entered the car. The two claimed the man had a gun and they shot in self-defense. Police investigation decided it was a rightful shooting. The man's widow knew her husband would not be carrying a weapon and became determined to prove her husband's innocence. She hired a former cop who had become a lawyer to prove her case. Working with his four sons, the lawyer team takes on the police force in what eventually proved to be a landmark legal decision. Written by John Sacksteder

Featured Crew

Bruce S. Pustin	Producer
Paul Chihara	Original Music Composer
Kees Van Oostrum	Director of Photography
Paul Fried	Editor
Suzanne Cavedon	Production Design
Jane Cavedon	Set Decoration
Carol Ramsey	Costume Design
Michael Miller	Director
Dennis Nemec	Teleplay