As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

• DirectorPeter Hyams
• Release5 August 1983
• Genre
  Drama / Thriller
• Duration1h 45m
• Budget$8,000,000
• Revenue$5,555,305
• Rate
  

  6.0
  166 reviews
• Productions

  Frank Yablans Presentations, 20th Century Fox