The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist.
Cast
Beau BridgesDon Preston
Martha PlimptonMJ Preston
Jeremy LondonWyman James
Jordan Bridges
Clifton Collins Jr.Nelson Rodriguez
Philip CasnoffJohn Walker
Mimi KuzykCamille PrestonCamilla ScottLiz Carter
Diego FuentesBayo RodriguezMarilo NunezRosalie Rodriguez
Nancy PalkJudge LaceyLili FrancksAlice RawlsJeff ToppingRossi
Kristen Holden-RiedMcCann
Richard FitzpatrickJones
