Frontline : The Plea (2004)
Directed by Ofra Bikel
Genres - News [TV] |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Law & Crime, Social Issues |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Though the majority of Americans are well aware of the basic, trial and jury operation of the American judicial system, few may realize that nearly ninety-five percent of criminal cases end in plea bargain before they ever go to trial. Now curious law scholars can get a closer look at the constitutional, judicial, and moral implications that can arise when plea bargains are utilized in the expedition of justice, and explore what it truly means to have a case settled in this manner.
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plea-bargain, court-system, defense [courtroom], Judicial-system, trial [courtroom], defendant, accusation, allegations, ethics, false-accusation, jury, pressure, rights, unjust-imprisonment
