Murder on a Sunday Morning (Trailer)

Murder on a Sunday Morning follows the trial of Brenton Butler, a 15-year-old Black teenager charged with the robbery and murder of Mary Ann Stephens, a 65-year-old white woman, in the parking lot of a hotel in Jacksonville. After the victim’s husband identifies Butler as the perpetrator of the crime, which occurred on 7 May 2000, Butler signs a written confession.

However, a truth-seeking defence attorney, Patrick McGuinness, digs deeper into the case during the trial and discovers that Butler actually confessed to a murder he did not commit. While much of the community has already made up its mind that Butler is guilty, has nothing to offer society, and is simply another troubled youth with malicious intent, McGuinness turns the tables on the prosecution by arguing that his client was bullied into confessing by three detectives. He demonstrates how the police committed a grave injustice against his defendant.