Frontline · SEASON 22
The Plea
Episode 16 · 2004-06-17
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
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?
Season 22 episodes
1. Truth, War, and Consequences2003-10-09
2. Chasing the Sleeper Cell2003-10-16
3. The Alternative Fix2003-11-06
4. Dangerous Prescription2003-11-13
5. Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated)2003-11-20
6. From China With Love2004-01-15
7. Chasing Saddam's Weapons2004-01-22
8. Beyond Baghdad2004-02-12
9. Tax Me if You Can2004-02-19
10. The Invasion of Iraq2004-02-26
11. Ghosts of Rwanda2004-04-01
12. Diet Wars2004-04-08
13. Son of Al Qaeda2004-04-22
14. The Jesus Factor2004-04-29
15. The Way the Music Died2004-05-27
16. The Plea2004-06-17
