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Ross Fineman is a New York-based Legal Aid public defender. He is notable for his conduct during People vs. Leah Coleman, in which he was Leah's defense attorney. Unable to prove that Leah was innocent due to her prior admission of guilt, he instead launched into an insanity defense, hoping that...
Angel: Directed by Arthur W. Forney. With Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston. A woman claims that a Puerto Rican man kidnapped her infant daughter while she was in a church confessional. However, she later confesses to killing her baby and cremating her body.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Arthur W. Forney
- 1995-11-29
Ross Fineman : He's badgering, Your Honor! Jack McCoy : Sit down and shut up, Mr. Fineman! Judge Rebecca Stein : Overruled.
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A mother, who claims that her baby was taken while she was in church, is asked by Curtisto retrace her steps.
Main cast
1. Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe 2. Benjamin Bratt as Detective Rey Curtis 3. S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren 4. Sam Waterston as Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy 5. Jill Hennessy as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid 6. Steven Hill as D.A. Adam Schiff
Recurring cast
1. Joan Copeland as Judge Rebecca Stein 2. Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet 3. John Fiore as Detective Tony Profaci
Guest cast
1. Elizabeth Connors as Leah Coleman 2. Michael Dolan as Keith Coleman 3. Michael Willis as Father Carney 4. Fisher Stevens as Defense Attorney Ross Fineman 5. Ralph Buckley as Cox 6. Danton Stone as Jack Wilderman 7. Jon Lee as Dr. Robert Hayashi 8. Nelson Vasquez as Ricardo Hernandez 9. Mimi Bensinger as Beatrice Dichter 10. Anthony Mangano as Sluizer 11. John C. Havensas Waiter 12. Tresha Rodriguezas Reporter #1 13. Tim Ewingas Reporter #2 14. Keely Eastleyas Jury Forewoman
Atlantic City, New JerseyCurtis: All I know is my girls aren't getting married until they graduate from college.Briscoe: Hey, I'm too young to get married and I'm a grandfather.McCoy: Doesn't the Bible tell us not to kill, Mrs. Coleman?Leah: I am already suffering for what I did.McCoy: So now you know what you did was wrong?Leah: Yes.Ross Fineman, an inexperienced public defender, is assigned to defend Leah in her trial for murder. He fails to get her confession to Curtis excluded as evidence, and the case proceeds to trial. Fineman initially tries to give the defence that God told Leah to kill her child; then requests an insanity defence but without giving the appropriate ...
The reading order for the Ross Fineman (Public Defender). The order shows listings for : Angel through .
