Criminal Justice (1990)

Synopsis: This powerful drama argues that America's courts have become too overburdened with cases to deliver justice anymore. After hooker Denise Moore gets robbed and stabbed in a Brooklyn tenement while... This powerful drama argues that America's courts have become too overburdened with cases to deliver justice anymore. After hooker Denise Moore gets robbed and stabbed in a Brooklyn tenement while buying crack, she picks ex-con Jesse Williams out of a lineup at the police station. As a result, Jesse is charged with assault and robbery. A tough, female assistant district attorney takes charge of the case -- and she cares a lot more about winning than exposing the truth. Defending Jesse, who insists he's innocent, is a lawyer who would rather make a plea bargain than bring the case to trial. But Jesse doesn't want to go back to jail; he has a mother and son who need him, and he desperately wants to lead an honest life. He winds up with a painful choice: should he accept a plea bargain that will put him behind bars for three to six years, or risk a trial -- and a guilty verdict that could put him behind bars for twelve years? [More]

Starring: Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Grey, Rosie Perez, Anthony LaPaglia

Starring: Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Grey, Rosie Perez, Anthony LaPaglia

Director: Andy Wolk

Director: Andy Wolk

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