Summaries

This is the story of Lenell Geter, an engineer who was accused and convicted of armed robbery. Because he had such faith in the system, he thought that he would eventually be released. But he was in jail for 18 months until a lawyer from the NAACP was brought to assist in his case.—<rcs0411@yahoo.com>

Based on the true story about African American engineer Lenell Geter, who spent 18 months in a Texas prison after being wrongfully convicted for armed robbery by an all white jury with no evidence, then sentenced to life after an investigating detective lies during sentencing hearing that Geter was a serial robber.—Humberto Amador

Details

Keywords
  • character name in title
  • based on true story
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 2, 1987
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Dallas, Texas, USA
Production companies Embassy Communications

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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