The detectives go after the person who apparently shot down a cop in cold blood. Upon arrest, the suspect, a black teenager, claims to have committed murder out of vengeance stemming from a botched police investigation. Handling the defense is flamboyant celebrity attorney Carl Halpert (
Gregory Hines), who in his media-savvy efforts to transform the trial into a racial issue, also manages to unearth a number of disturbing truths about the New York justice system. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide