Watch Matlock Season 6 Episode 9: The Defense

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Courtroom drama about a cagey Atlanta defense attorney with a down-home demeanor and uptown strategy. Many of the Harvard-educated lawyer's cases were on the sensational side and often decided by `Perry Mason'-like last-minute revelations on the witness stand. The stories were hardly intricate, but this proved to be Andy Griffith's second monster hit, a (more…)

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Season 6, Episode 9 The Defense

First Aired: December 6, 1991

Matlock fights a murder charge for a teen (David Kaufman) who admits shooting his abusive father---but only after his father threatened to kill the teen's mother. Christine: Jane Daly. Hayes: Andrew Robinson. Rose: Frances Bay. Matlock: Andy Griffith.

Guest Cast

Andrew Robinson Frank Hayes

Jane Daly Christine Hayes

David Kaufman

Clarence Felder Sam Parker

Frances Bay Rose Hayes

Alexander Zale Judge Alden

J. Trevor Edmond Ken Blessing

Duncan Gamble Jack Williams

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Premiered: November 5, 1992
Rating: TV-PG
Premise: Courtroom drama about a cagey Atlanta defense attorney with a down-home demeanor and uptown strategy. Many of the Harvard-educated lawyer's cases were on the sensational side and often decided by `Perry Mason'-like last-minute revelations on the witness st… (more)