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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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, TV Movie
Written By:Andy Wolk, Peter Wolk
In Theaters:10/25/1998
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Paramount Television, Showtime Networks
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