Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision.
CreatorsJames Yoshimura, Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson
Three Boys and a Gun
Jun 8, 2004
Tempers flare as the jurors determine whether a teenager committed a premeditated murder against a rival on the basketball court, or was simply careless as he celebrated New Year's Eve with friends by firing his father's gun from the rooftop of his apartment.
The Honeymoon Suite
Jun 8, 2004
The jury is charged with deciding whether a teenage girl was murdered by her boyfriend, or was a willing participant in an incomplete double suicide pact.
Mail Order Mystery
Jun 15, 2004
Greenfield presents a credible case for reasonable doubt in her defense of a man accused of the murder of his mail order bride.
Bangers
Jun 22, 2004
Hawthorne urges both sides to come to a swift plea agreement after he learns that gangbangers have intimidated the jurors deciding the fate of two of their members on trial for murdering a woman who opposed their drug dealing in her apartment building; Walker's dark mood during the case is explained when he reveals a painful incident from his past to Dixon.
Last Rites
Jun 29, 2004
The jury weighs whether a inmate's grudge prompted him to kill the prison chaplain during a riot, or if his arrest was set up by a fellow inmate and correctional officers.
Memories
Jul 9, 2004
The jury debates whether they can rely upon the memory and the testimony of a little girl in determining if she was molested by her neighbor.
The Boxer
Jul 16, 2004
The jury must determine if the evidence of a contentious relationship and a hat left at the scene is enough to convict a boxer of the death of his manager.
Pilot
Jul 23, 2004
The jury must decide if a highly decorated police officer is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a homeless man even though there are no witnesses that can place him at the scene, and no damage to his vehicle.
Lamentation on the Reservation
Jul 30, 2004
The jury examines the possible motives of romantic jealousy, greed, politics, business conflicts, and revenge in determining whether a woman is guilty of soliciting the murder of her business partner and lover.
Too Jung to Die
Aug 6, 2004
The jury has a great deal of difficulty in determining whether a psychiatrist attempted to murder a woman who claims they had a sexual relationship while she was his patient.
