Public Defender in Action #10

When Hank Benno is arrested for a brutal robbery, public defender Richard Manning must unravel a twisted frame-up orchestrated by Benno's supposed friend, Harry Leech. As Manning digs deeper, he discovers that Benno's been the patsy all along—set up to take the fall for crimes Leech himself committed, all while pretending to be a loyal pal. Manning's hunt for the truth leads him straight into danger, but he's determined to prove Benno's innocence before an innocent man pays the price.

When a young secretary from Minnesota is arrested for shoplifting at a department store, Public Defender Richard Manning digs deeper than the surface charge—discovering that her troubled behavior stems from a lifetime of rigid parental control rather than criminal intent. Manning's investigation reveals the real issue and sets in motion a path toward healing, one that hinges on both legal mercy and family reconciliation.

Richard Manning, the Public Defender, takes on the defense of Al Deagan, a simple-minded servant accused of murdering his employer Stephen Johns—but Manning knows his client is innocent and sets out to prove it. When Manning's investigation uncovers that Johns and his partner William Ladek were running a front for a gambling racket, he realizes the real killer may be closer than the evidence suggests. With dangerous criminals closing in, Manning races to expose the truth before it's too late.

Public defender Richard Manning faces a puzzling case when a man named Jim Carson confesses to a burglary he seems physically incapable of committing—but Manning has his reasons for letting the guilty plea stand in court. What unfolds is a clever bit of misdirection designed to smoke out the real criminal and protect an innocent man with a weak heart from a fate that could kill him.

When a businessman drops dead at the racetrack, his secretary Roger Case sees an opportunity—and a problem. Roger devises what he believes is an airtight scheme to steal his employer's hidden cash, enlisting his brother to help execute it, but Lieutenant Perkins of Homicide isn't convinced by the perfect alibi everyone keeps praising. As Roger and his brother's nerves fray under surveillance, a clever detective's unusual plan begins to unravel their supposedly flawless plot.