Geronimo1967
This is a very dry docu-drama depicting the troubles of the young Johnny (Robert Viharo) who grew up orphaned, in the system, became a petty thief then a burglar then a prisoner. Facing a stretch of 3-10 years for burglary, a lot rests on his parole hearing but by this point its pretty clear that this man has little motivation. Whats obvious here are the shortcomings of the criminal prosecution processes in the USA. In many cases its a postcode lottery regarding how long you are on remand, the facilities provided when you are, the quality of the lawyer provided to defend you and finally the attitude of a judge presiding over a conveyor-belt of cases that nobody really has the time - or the inclination - to prepare properly for. Not that he ...