Silent Partner
A Black attorney in New York is thrust into a stand-your-ground case by a senior partner. He is asked to defend a white woman who has murdered a Black teen.
A Black attorney in New York is thrust into a stand-your-ground case by a senior partner. He is asked to defend a white woman who has murdered a Black teen.
Roderick Lawrence
Susan Heyward
Eric Nielsen
Jeff Perry
Stephen Hill
Haskiri Velazquez
Welker White
Karen Aldridge
Isabella Pisacane
A Black attorney in New York is thrust into a stand-your-ground case by a senior partner. He is asked to defend a white woman who has murdered a Black teen.
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