Defender
Nine counts of resisting arrest are faced by 22-year-old Michael Smith in one of San Francisco's first body camera cases.
“A feature film about criminal justice, through the eyes of SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi.”
Synopsis
Nine counts of resisting arrest are faced by 22-year-old Michael Smith in one of San Francisco's first body camera cases.
Synopsis
Public defender Jeff Adachi works on the case of 22-year-old Michael Smith in San Francisco. Smith faces nine counts of resisting arrest and has pleaded not guilty. The case is significant as it involves one of the city’s first body camera incidents. Adachi and his team confront the challenges of the legal system while addressing the issue of black-crime bias in a city often seen as progressive. The film captures the complexities faced by public defenders in their pursuit of justice.
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