About this season
For the People is an American Legal drama that aired from January 31 until May 9, 1965.
Episodes (13)
1. To Prosecute All Crimes
Aired 31 January 1965 • 60 min
Assistant New York District Attorney Cliff Sellers takes his cases to the street to find out the truth.
2. Guilt Shall Not Escape nor Innocence Suffer
Aired 14 February 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.
3. The Influence of Fear
Aired 21 February 1965 • 60 min
The public is demanding the death penalty for a Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of an old woman.
4. Act of Violence (2)
Aired 28 February 1965 • 60 min
5. Between Candor and Shame
Aired 7 March 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.
6. The Killing Of One Human Being
Aired 14 March 1965 • 60 min
ADA David Koster is puzzled why Louis Cahane, charged with first degree murder, is very confident he'll easily get off.
7. Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety
Aired 21 March 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.
8. Secure Any Special Privilege or Advantage
Aired 28 March 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.
9. The Right to Kill
Aired 4 April 1965 • 60 min
Unfortunately, the evidence does not seem to support a prison guard's claim that he had to kill in self defense.
10. With Intent to Influence
Aired 11 April 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.
11. Seized, Confined and Detained
Aired 25 April 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.
12. Any Benevolent Purpose
Aired 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.
13. A Competent Witness
Aired 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.