The Penalty Phase

Release Date: 1986-11-18

Overview: Things looked pretty simple: the confessed murderer had all the evidence against him. The Prosecutor Jansen could not have been more relentless, conservative and incisive. Furthermore, the jury already had a verdict: guilty of the more than 30 charges against him. But suddenly Judge Kenneth Hoffman finds out that the evidence was not obtained legally, so the procedure is void. Judge Hoffman is in the middle of this legal storm, although he wants to apply the law strictly, he will find everybody against him.

Rating: 4.9 / 10

Cast

Peter Strauss

as Kenneth Hoffman

Jonelle Allen

as Susan Jansen

Karen Austin

as Julie

Jane Badler

as Katie Pinter

John Harkins

as Mr. Hunter