Last Dance

Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer., Legal drama about a lawyer’s attempt to save a woman convicted of two murders from execution. Newly appointed to the clemency board of a Southern state, he is assigned the case of a woman on death row who committed a double murder during a botched burglary 12 years earlier as a teenager. His research suggests the killings may have been drug-induced – but can he prove it in time to save her life?, Sharon Stone’s riveting performance powers this story about a prisoner facing execution and the inexperienced lawyer (Rob Morrow) who takes her case., Rick Hayes is a recent appointee to the Clemency Board of an unnamed Southern State and death-row inmate Cindy Liggett is one of the lawyer’s first cases. After discovering that Cindy received woefully inadequate legal representation at her trial, Rick tries to fight for a stay of execution., Sharon Stone’s riveting performance powers this story about a prisoner facing execution and the inexperienced lawyer (Rob Morrow) who takes her case. Burns: Randy Quaid. Hayes: Peter Gallagher. Billy: Skeet Ulrich. Governor: Jack Thompson. Bruce Beresford directed., Drama about a woman on Death Row whose case is championed by a crusading lawyer. Cindy Liggett (Sharon Stone) is running out of time to appeal against her death penalty. Lawyer Rick Hayes (Rob Morrow) only got his job with the state clemency board because his brother is the governor’s aide. Despite the fact that the governor has never before granted clemency in a capital case, Rick believes Cindy has grounds for appeal. Her background as a disadvantaged child of abusive parents led to her being exposed to sex and drugs from an early age. She committed the murders for which she has been convicted after a two-day drug binge, but these facts were kept from the jury at her trial. Rick believes Cindy has changed during her time behind bars, but with time running out, will he be able to convince the state governor and save Cindy’s life?