A Case of Deadly Force

    Synopsis

    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

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      Cast

      • Richard CrennaLawrence O'Donnell Sr.
      • John SheaMichael O'Donnell
      • Lorraine ToussaintPat Bowden
      • Francis X. McCarthyHanna
      • Tate DonovanLawrence O'Donnell Jr.
      • Anna Maria HorsfordVirginia Cates
      • Anthony HealdDave O'Brian
      • Dylan BakerKevin O'Donnell
      • Michael O’HareJoe Miller
      • Fred J. ScollayJudge Skinner