Wanneer een sluipschutter met zes schoten vijf mensen om het leven brengt, wijst al het bewijsmateriaal in de richting van de man in hechtenis. Wanneer de verdachte ondervraagd wordt, zegt hij maar één ding: "Zoek Jack Reacher!". Op die manier begint een buitengewone zoektocht naar de waarheid, waarbij Jack Reacher tegenover een onverwachte vijand komt te staan die een talent voor geweld heeft en een geheim moet bewaren.
Mickey Haller is een advocaat die vanuit de achterbak van zijn Ford Lincoln een beroemde cliënt verdedigt. Hij krijgt gewetensbezwaren wanneer hij er achter komt dat de man die hij verdedigt verantwoordelijk is voor een misdaad waarbij een onschuldige man veroordeeld is.
Frank Galvin is een drankzuchtige, aan lager wal geraakte advocaat die de ene zaak na de andere heeft verloren. Als hij buiten het gerecht om een lucratieve schikking krijgt aangeboden, verwacht iedereen dat hij daarop zal ingaan.
De New Yorkse tieners Bill en Stan reizen door het zuiden. Wanneer ze per ongeluk iets meenemen uit een winkel zonder te betalen worden ze opgepakt voor een moord die ze niet gepleegd hebben. Ze kunnen geen advocaat betalen,en dus bellen ze de oom van Bill, die zegt advocaat te zijn en samen met zijn verloofde naar het zuiden afreist.
Helen McCarter en haar man Charles hebben alles wat hun hartje begeert. Ze wonen in een prachtig huis, hebben allebei een goede baan en ze hebben geen geldzorgen. Maar op de dag van hun 20-jarig huwelijk doet Charles een mededeling, hij wil scheiden omdat hij een verhouding heeft met de beste vriendin van zijn vrouw.
De advocatuur trilt op haar grondvesten wanneer de jonge advocaat Robin Weathers zijn eerste zaak ter hand neemt. Hij schuwt geen enkele tactiek om zijn klanten vrij te pleiten en trekt dan ook volop de aandacht van de media. Darren, Nancy en Alan van het prestigieuze advocatenkantoor in Boston waar Robin zijn loopbaan begint, hebben veel te stellen met hun nieuwe collega, die door dik en dun wordt gesteund door zijn vriendin Jo Ann. Uiteindelijk wordt ook Robin geconfronteerd met het aloude advocatendilemma: Moet hij een klant verdedigen die tegen hem liegt?
Damien, Jason en Jessie kregen als tieners zeer hoge straffen voor de moorden op drie jonge kinderen. Het is reeds vijf jaar later. Damien gaat in hoger beroep tegen zijn veroordeling en wacht de uitspraak af. Ook volgt de film een groep activisten. Zij geloven in de onschuld van de drie jongens en steunen hen. Daarnaast zien we nieuwe interviews met personen die betrokken zijn bij de zaak.
Alcoholproblemen hebben een einde gemaakt aan de carrière van strafrechtadvocaat James P. Curtayne. Pas als John O'Hara, de zoon van vrienden, verdacht wordt van moord, trekt hij weer het toga van zijn advocaat aan. Maar een ernstige fout van Curtayne leidt tot de veroordeling van O'Hara. Overtuigd van de onschuld van zijn cliënt, wil hij in zijn eentje de moordenaar vinden...
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
Theodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. Having successfully defended the wealthy but suspicious Richard Cross in a much-publicised murder trial, he is now involved in the defense of Neil Avedon, a famous young actor who has been suffering from severe drug and alcohol problems - and has been charged with the murder for which Cross was acquitted.
Does every verdict reveal the truth? Inescapably, the attorneys in this procedural legal television drama, of varied personalities, tell their own story in the legal proceedings of the complicated cases that bring them together. Barrister Keith Lau’s ambition knows no limits. He would do everything he could in order to win a case, even if it means putting himself at risk. His good friend Wallace Cheuk runs a law firm, but has no court experience, until Mavis Hong joins his firm. Their good friend James Wai is a down-on-his-luck lawyer who is financially dependent on his mother: but when a thorny case comes his way, it looks as if his luck has finally changed.
A husband works as a successful prosecutor and his future appears bright, but he gets arrested for corruption in a political scandal. His wife worked as an attorney prior to their marriage, now resumes her career after a 13 year hiatus. She begins to find her true identity. An adaptation of the American TV series aired on CBS of the same title.
Philly is an American television series created by Steven Bochco that focused on criminal defense attorney Kathleen Maguire. It lasted a full season and was canceled due to low ratings. The final episode was advertised heavily as the series finale, a move not commonly used in network promotion, for a series lasting only one season. The complete series is not on DVD, but is viewable on Netflix in HD and 5.1 Surround Sound. The series briefly aired in syndication on Universal HD in 2008.
The Defenders is a drama about two colorful Las Vegas defense attorneys who go all-in when it comes to representing their clients. Nick and Pete are the local go-to guys with an eclectic client list who are still looking to hit their own jackpot.
A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.
All the emotion, drama and suspense of America's most memorable murder trials are captured. Produced by an Emmy-award winning team, each episode takes viewers through the criminal justice process, from the crime to the investigation to the courtroom testimony and finally, the verdict. It's a journey through the criminal justice process that gives viewers an inside look at real cases like never before.
Elizabeth Canterbury is a force of nature. An attorney on the rise, she puts her career on the line to take on risky and unpopular cases, even when they take a toll on her personal life. Elizabeth and her law professor husband, Matt Furey, haunted by the unsolved disappearance of their young son, struggle to distance themselves from the tragedy and put their relationship back together. But those goals become elusive whenever Elizabeth's work provides a stark reminder of the justice absent in their own lives.
As District Attorney Kathryn Peale and defense attorney Jimmy Nolan rally their teams around their arguments and prepare to go head-to-head in the the courtroom, they make frantic moves and countermoves of complex legal wrangling to tilt justice in their favor.
Hosted by Bill Kurtis, American Justice looks at groundbreaking criminal cases, presenting viewers with an inside look at the case through the eyes of those directly involved, ranging from law enforcement officers to the victims.
Hagen is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 15 until April 24, 1980.
"Kill or Be Killed" reveals the stories of those who lost their lives at the hands of someone they knew, who then claimed it was self-defense. In these complex cases, the lines between murder and justifiable homicide are blurred, making them some of the hardest cases to solve. When the killer is the best and sometimes only witness, investigators must scrutinize every other detail. Law enforcement, prosecutors and defense attorneys unravel every detail, from the harrowing stories, forensics, interrogations and witness statements that led up to the gruesome event in order to find answers.
Gary the Rat is an American television program adult-oriented animated series animated by Spike Animation Studios, produced by Grammnet Productions and distributed by Cheyenne Enterprises. It began as a Web cartoon in 2000 for Mediatrip.com. The series aired on Spike in 2003, lasting for one season. The series was created by now re-structured studio BLITZ, formerly known as eStudio. The complete series has not come to DVD. However, all episodes are available on the iTunes Music Store and the Zune Marketplace.
The U.S. justice system is explored through the perspective of Loredana Nesci, whose experience in law enforcement began as a police officer before she became a criminal defense attorney. Loredana has an unconventional and potent passion for discovering the truth and doing what she thinks is right by her clients. Her reputation is that of a cut-to-the-chase legal crusader who defends those who sorely need it -- not hardened criminals, just regular people who may have made bad choices and find themselves judged and condemned.
