Accused

1 9 5 8 – 1 9 5 9 (USA)
30 minute episodes

This ABC courtroom drama based on actual case files aired between 31 December 1958 and 30 September 1959.

The defendants and witnesses were actors. The defence and prosecution attorneys were real-life lawyers.

The court was presided over by Edgar Allan Jones Jr, who had a law degree from the University of Virginia and was a member of the UCLA law faculty.

Violet Gilmore was the Court Reporter and Announcer.

Judge
Edgar Allan Jones, Jr.
Clerk
Jim Hodson
Bailiff
Tim Farrell
Reporter/Announcer
Violet Gilmore

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