A Case of Deadly Force
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
Directed by Michael Miller
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Cast
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Richard Crenna Lawrence O'Donnell Sr. -
John Shea Michael O'Donnell -
Lorraine Toussaint Pat Bowden -
Francis X. McCarthy Hanna -
Tate Donovan Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. -
Anna Maria Horsford Virginia Cates -
Anthony Heald Dave O'Brian -
Dylan Baker Kevin O'Donnell -
Michael O'Hare Joe Miller -
Fred J. Scollay Judge Skinner -
Paul O'Brien Ken Mooney -
Tom Kemp Jack Finnegan
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A Case of Deadly Force
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