Judicial Consent

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Judicial Consent ★★½ 1994

Gwen Warwick (Bedelia) is an accomplished criminal court judge with a bland husband (Patton) and a lot of unfulfilled desires. At least one desire is taken care of when Gwen succumbs to the charms of handsome law clerk Martin (Wirth). Then her colleague Charles (Coleman) is murdered and all the evidence points to Gwen. She knows she's been set up but can Gwen prove her innocence? Familiar plot, good performances although Patton gets stuck in an underwritten role. 101m/C VHS . Bonnie Bedelia, Dabney Coleman, Billy Wirth, Will Patton, Lisa Blount; D: William Bindley; W: William Bindley; M: Christopher Young.