Only the Truth by Pat Brown

Small town back woods Arkansas. A simple illiterate thirty-something black man who lives alone with his dog and earns a living sweeping the streets of town. A barely speaking young woman comes home with him and makes house for him and warms his bed. Enter the dirty old drunk who moves in across the street and is found murdered after his hovel burns around him.

Told from Billy Ray's uneducated point of view we see local law enforcement and courts at work. Have some sympathy for the court-appointed defence attorney Timothy Green charged with finding justice for this pair who only want to be left alone. The plot here involves the twists and turns that cross two states before we reach the final resolution.