An intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial as told by the perspective of the accused, their legal team and their family members.
A man suffers a violent beating by his ex-wife's new partner. The brawl ends with the attacker's killing. Did the accused kill in self-defence or murder a love rival?
A violent confrontation sees a grandfather shoot and kill his estranged wife's partner.
A 16-year-old girl shoots her boyfriend dead with a vintage gun when he plays a prank on her. Was this a tragic accident or an angry overreaction to the prank?
A young father fatally stabs another driver in a road-rage incident, claiming he was protecting his child and girlfriend. Charged with second-degree homicide, is it self-defence or murder?
A man awakes handcuffed in hospital, half-blind from a gunshot. He's accused of attacking his fiancee and neighbour, but recalls little. Was this violence or brain trauma?
A young mother kills a woman who ambushed her outside her home and had been threatening her online for months. Was she a victim of cyberbullying or a vengeful attacker?
After a plea deal, 24-year-old Taiz Cruz faces jail for breaking into a home and assaulting the occupants. Will she show real remorse or is she playing the system as sentencing nears?
An off-duty officer kills a teen after believing a car shot at him.
A clash over free firewood ends in a fatal shooting. Prosecutors call it retaliation; the defence says self-defence. Is he an impulsive shooter or a terrified neighbour?
When a Marine Corps veteran gets drawn into a domestic shoot-out in El Paso, a 16-year-old boy is shot dead. Was the veteran overzealous or acting in self-defence?
After his murder conviction, Stanley files an appeal, hoping for a retrial. Meanwhile, acquitted of killing a man while driving recklessly, Jerry faces being sued.
A father of four is killed crossing a Florida highway. Found four blocks away, a 27-year-old woman now faces 30 years. Did she stop when she could - or try to flee the crash?
A mother of three shoots her fiance, claiming self-defense from abuse. But telling conflicting stories leads to a capital-murder charge. Is she a cold-blooded killer or a victim of domestic abuse?
After a mother of three loses her immunity hearing, her case heads to trial. Can the defense prove her actions were justified, or will she face a capital-murder verdict?