The Plea Frontline : Season 22 Episode 16
Not Rated PBS 1h 00m
Aired: November 16th, 2004 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
Nearly 95 percent of all cases resulting in felony convictions never reach a jury. They are settled through plea bargains in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence. But what are the implications of a system that relies on pleas to expedite justice?
