This episode aired on November 21, 1963, the day before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas.
Final television appearance of actor Jerry Oddo. He made two appearances on Perry Mason (1957) in 1963, but then gave up acting. Oddo finally passed away in 1998--nearly 35 years after this episode aired.
This episode aired just 17 days after Irene Tsu's 18th birthday. She is the defendant, apparently tried as an adult, she would have been 17 when the show was filmed.
Jerry Oddo was the murder victim in both of his appearances in the series.
Walter Brooke, who plays the District Attorney in this episode, went on to play District Attorney Frank Scanlon on The Green Hornet (1966-67). His Green Hornet character was one of only three people who knew that Britt Reid, played by Van Williams, was the Green Hornet.