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  • 2021-08-20T02:00:00Z on A&E
  • 45m
  • 3h 45m (5 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
An intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial – all solely from the perspective of the accused, their legal team and family members.

5 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-08-20T02:00:00Z

2x01 Best Friend Killing or Self-Defense?

Season Premiere

2x01 Best Friend Killing or Self-Defense?

  • 2021-08-20T02:00:00Z45m

A retired coal miner shoots his best friend to death after a Christmas outing takes a terrible turn. Accused of manslaughter and facing 35 years in prison, this case sees the defense take on not just the prosecution--but the failing memory of the accused. Reckless homicide or self-defense?

When a man is shot dead in rural Montana, his ex-wife is accused of murder. She says that she shot him in self-defense after an assault, but with forensic evidence revealing a shot to the back of the head, what is the truth?

A young man intervenes in a family dispute. Armed with an AK-47, he fires two warning shots as he tries to protect a child seeking help. The prosecution allege he took the law into his own hands. The defense argue that he did the right thing. Local hero or unlawful vigilante?

A new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to the hospital.

Season Finale

2021-09-17T02:00:00Z

2x05 Road Rage Shooting or Stand Your Ground?

Season Finale

2x05 Road Rage Shooting or Stand Your Ground?

  • 2021-09-17T02:00:00Z45m

A road rage encounter on a highway leaves one man with serious injuries and the other facing life in prison. The accused claims he fired his gun at the victim after he was attacked.

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