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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Susan Wright is a Texas beauty who seems to have a fairytale life, complete with an adoring husband. But six years into the marriage, the fairytale crumbles when Jeff is found dead and buried in the couple's backyard. Susan is accused of murder, and she defends the charge by asserting that she had been the victim of physical and mental abuse for years. But the prosecutor is skeptical and seeks to prove that Susan is a sociopath who uses her looks...
3) Runaway jury
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun. Her lawyer argues that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer takes no chances on the outcome, and they hire Rankin Fitch, a "jury consultant" who makes it his business to see that he knows enough about the jurors to be able to guarantee...
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
For nearly 20 years, the Green River Killer haunted Washington State with a series of shocking murders. The two-part movie is told through the eyes of a young runaway, Helen Remus, whose fate, bad luck, and unwise choices led to her encounter with the notorious serial killer. Leading the hunt for the murderer is Sheriff David Reichert, who risks it all to find justice for the slain girls.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A famous but troubled author whose fascination with a high-profile murder case brings his own dark past into focus. Based on the best-selling memoir by Stephen Elliott, the film follows one man's desperate journey through sex, drugs and lies as he tries to separate fact from fiction and ignite a life-changing romance.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Told from the perspective of the lawyers, it explores the chaotic dealings behind closed doors and how prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness and shocking courtroom twists led to one of the most earth-shattering verdicts of all time. It is based on the best-selling book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin.
7) 3:10 to Yuma
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
[Widescreen ed.].
Language
English
Description
Arizona in the late 1800s. Infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
A murder trial brings a small Mississippi town's racial tension to the flashpoint. Amid a frenzy of activist marches, Klan terror, media clamor and brutal riots, an unseasoned but idealistic young attorney mounts a stirring courtroom battle for justice.
9) Aspen
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Aspen takes place at a Colorado ski resort in the 1960s. Lee Bishop (Perry King) is on trial for the rape/murder of a 15-year-old girl. His friend and attorney, Tom Keating (Sam Elliott), is desperately trying to prove his innocence.
10) Denial
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When Deborah Lipstadt speaks out against Holocaust denier David Irving over his falsification of history, she discovers that the stakes are higher than ever in the battle for historical truth. Now faced with a libel lawsuit in British court, Lipstadt and her attorney have the heavy burden of proving that the Holocaust actually happened, in a riveting legal fight with stunning consequences.
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
Description
When a Southern white woman accuses a black man of rape, the outcome of the trial is a foregone conclusion and no lawyer except Peck will defend him. Peck's defense costs him friendships but earns him the respect of his two children. Includes extra interview footage.
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Journalist Simone Ford and filmmaker Thomas Lang lose themselves in a notorious murder case they are covering. Caught up in the city's seedy underbelly and the media frenzy surrounding the horrific murder, Thomas begins to question the motives of the people around him as the mystery proves greater than he imagined.
14) The wannabe
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Based on true events, the story of a man obsessed with Mafia culture as he attempts to become a part of this lifestyle by fixing the 1992 trial of infamous mobster John Gotti and going on a crime spree of his own.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
When a 15-year-old black male is arrested for the murder of Mary Ann Stephens, everyone involved in the case--from investigators to journalists--is ready to condemn him, except for his public defence lawyer, Patrick McGuiness. A true tale of murder and injustice.
17) The trial
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
'Mac' McClain is an emotionally crippled attorney who's lost his faith in God and himself. That's when Mac reluctantly decides to take on one last case, a young man facing the death penalty for first-degree murder. But nothing can prepare Mac for the startling twists and turns of the ensuing trial, as the determined lawyer fights for justice and seeks a path to his own redemption.
19) Fracture
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut....
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