The Plea
Frontline - S22 - E16
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?
Frontline: Season 22 - 15 Episode s
22x1 - Truth, War, and Consequences
October 9, 2003
Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which is was unprepared? Could the volatility in Iraq have been prevented? FRONTLINE takes an in-depth, behind the scenes look at what some government officials said was the underlying cause of America’s problems in Iraq: prewar political infighting that hampered efforts to plan for an orderly postwar transition.
22x2 - Chasing the Sleeper Cell
October 16, 2003
22x3 - The Alternative Fix
November 6, 2003
22x4 - Dangerous Prescription
November 13, 2003
22x5 - Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (Updated)
November 20, 2003
22x6 - From China With Love
January 15, 2004
22x7 - Chasing Saddam's Weapons
January 22, 2004
22x8 - Beyond Baghdad
February 12, 2004
Veteran investigative team Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria and Scott Anger continued their reporting on Iraq, setting out on a five-week journey across the country, from the Kurdish north, through the Sunni Triangle, to the Shiite south, taking a hard look at the social and political reality beyond the political corridors of Baghdad.
22x9 - Tax Me if You Can
February 19, 2004
In "Tax Me If You Can," FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith investigates the rampant abuse of tax shelters since the late 1990s. Through interviews with government officials, tax experts, and industry insiders, Smith uncovers an avalanche of bogus transactions -- created by some of America's biggest and most-respected accounting firms, law firms, and investment banks -- that were then aggressively marketed to big corporations and wealthy individuals.
22x10 - The Invasion of Iraq
February 26, 2004
22x11 - Ghosts of Rwanda
April 1, 2004
22x12 - Diet Wars
April 8, 2004
22x14 - The Jesus Factor
April 29, 2004
22x15 - The Way the Music Died
May 27, 2004
22x16 - The Plea
June 17, 2004
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?
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