For the People

Season 1

1965 · 13 episodes · 13h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. To Prosecute All Crimes

   31 Jan 1965 · 60 min

   Assistant New York District Attorney Cliff Sellers takes his cases to the street to find out the truth. Koster is on the trail of mobster Johnny Pack, but Pack, who claims he's gone straight, is a hard man to indict.

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   2. Guilt Shall Not Escape nor Innocence Suffer

   14 Feb 1965 · 60 min

   A bum is charged with burglary and assault and battery on a police officer and Koster is sure his case is airtight. The vagrant confesses to the assault but swears he had nothing to do with the theft.

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   3. The Influence of Fear

   21 Feb 1965 · 60 min

   The public is demanding the death penalty for a Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of an old woman.

4. 4

   4. Act of Violence (2)

   28 Feb 1965 · 60 min

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   5. Between Candor and Shame

   7 Mar 1965 · 60 min

   A bookstore owner files suit against a police officer for defamation and false arrest after he displays a dirty book in his store.

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   6. The Killing Of One Human Being

   14 Mar 1965 · 60 min

   ADA David Koster is puzzled why Louis Cahane, charged with first degree murder, is very confident he'll easily get off.

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   7. Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety

   21 Mar 1965 · 60 min

   An emotionally disturbed teen-ager is on the run from police who suspect the boy is a serial killer of six young women.

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   8. Secure Any Special Privilege or Advantage

   28 Mar 1965 · 60 min

   Ernie Garatella is an actor by trade and apparently played his part just a little too well. He gets arrested for the impersonation of a police officer.

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   9. The Right to Kill

   4 Apr 1965 · 60 min

   Unfortunately, the evidence does not seem to support a prison guard's claim that he had to kill in self defense.

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    10. With Intent to Influence

    11 Apr 1965 · 60 min

    If evidence of a government official's involvement in a past political scandal is made public, the nomination for state assemblyman will quickly go away.

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    11. Seized, Confined and Detained

    25 Apr 1965 · 60 min

    Bobby Haviland is in great danger, not just from the kidnappers who have seized him, but from the diabetic shock he may go into from the lack of insulin.

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    12. Any Benevolent Purpose

    2 May 1965 · 60 min

    The director of a large charity gets a finger pointed at him for embezzlement of donations after a low level hood gets arrested and wants to make a deal.

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    13. A Competent Witness

    9 May 1965 · 60 min

    Koster has a witness who can identify the killer of a cop, only the witness is an ex-con and will be ripped apart on the stand because of his background.