When Temple saw the movie “Just Mercy,” …

When Temple saw the movie “Just Mercy,” starring Michael B. Jordan, last fall, he was convinced. The movie is based on a true story and depicts Jordan as attorney Bryan Stevenson, who appeals a murder conviction of his client, Walter McMillian. Temple had a phone call with Stevenson shortly after seeing the film and read McMillian’s memoir, which the movie is named after, during the season. “It just really made an impact on me on the power prosecutors have,” Temple said. “Some use it for good, some don’t use it for good. Those type of things had me thinking about something I could be doing.”