Miller's Court - Criminal Case

DateDecember 4 1981

Can DescriptionsMiller's Court Master X1548 Criminal Case Rec: 12-4-81

Abstract2 episodes; Miller's Court: Mock Criminal Trial with Explanation; Opens with Arthur Miller talking through what the setup will be; a recreation of the criminal act: a taxi pickup of a sick passenger who then appears to stab and rob the cabby; Paul Buckley and Alan Dershowitz are the attorneys; witnesses are questioned by both attorneys and Arthur Miller acts as judge; attorneys are interviewed about their strategies; color bar break; the juror's deliberations are observed by the viewer; the attorneys are again interviewed extensively about their strategies and rationale; the jurors report that they could not reach a unanimous verdict; they are dismissed with the thanks of the court; Miller explains the frequency of a hung jury in criminal cases.

OtherIn the studio David Pokat, Rocco Gemma, Noreen Hurley, Pat Brady, Thomas Gutheil, Janice Uguccioi, Julie Sattler Rosene, Larry Jordan, Kate Hokasan, Paul Taylor, Emmons S. Levine, Scott D. Philbrick, Debra Galbau, Carol Fatta, Jerry Milot, Jeff Brawer, Doug Devitt, George Ellard, Alan Pratt, Anthony Coleman, Keith Jardine, Dick Erikson, Roger Rice, Bohakkila, Rick O'Neil, Bill Frewald, Ed Paolino, Jane Flavell Collins, Marleen Alter, Ed Andre, Jim Gilbert, Claude Pelanne, J. Clifford Curley, Dedham Superior Courthouse, Veteran's Cab Company, Needham Police Dept., Newton/Wellesley Ambulance Co.;