Accused of shooting his mother, a son stands trial for murder and his family testifies for the prosecution.

When a woman is stabbed to death by her husband of three decades, his defense argues that he was insane at the time of the killing.

A fight between teenagers leads to an 18-year-old being killed by a single gunshot to the chest. Eyewitnesses claim that a 16-year-old student pulled the trigger, but he insists he is innocent.

A tragic car crash leads to the death of an 89-year-old woman; now, her daughter, who was behind the wheel, is blamed with her death and faces a life behind bars; whether she's a carless driver or devastated crash survivor.

A mother finds her child cold and her boyfriend nowhere to be seen. When the child dies and the boyfriend is found hanged, prosecutors may decide that she is to blame.

When a landlord shoots a problem tenant dead in Florida, police and prosecutors act swiftly--charging the landlord with murder. The landlord claims that the tenant was carrying a machete at the time of the shooting and threatened to kill him. With the landlord facing life in prison if found guilty, is this self-defense or murder?

A family is divided after the murder of a beloved grandmother; facing life in prison, a son must prove his innocence.

A young man who witnesses a brutal attack intervenes and throws a punch; questions are asked if the act was justified, or if he should be sentenced to 20 years.

A young man intervenes in a family dispute. Armed with an AK-47, he fires two warning shots as he tries to protect a child seeking help. The prosecution allege he took the law into his own hands. The defense argue that he did the right thing. Local hero or unlawful vigilante?

A violent assault ends in a fatal stabbing when a young mother kills her boyfriend, in a bid to defend her child. Considered innocent by police for four years, she was re-arrested and now faces up to 41 years in prison. Was she protecting her family or was this murder?

A retired coal miner shoots his best friend to death after a Christmas outing takes a terrible turn. Accused of manslaughter and facing 35 years in prison, this case sees the defense take on not just the prosecution--but the failing memory of the accused. Reckless homicide or self-defense?

A tattoo artist is shot in his home. The case goes cold until two informants identify a young photojournalist as the shooter. The accused insists he has an alibi and was miles away at the time.

A painful breakup ends in tragedy when a Correctional Officer fatally wounds his ex-girlfriend. The Prosecution say he’s a reckless killer, but the Defense argues he was under attack and shot in self-defense.

A US veteran shoots a wanted fugitive in the back.

When a man is shot dead in rural Montana, his ex-wife is accused of murder. She says that she shot him in self-defense after an assault, but with forensic evidence revealing a shot to the back of the head, what is the truth?

When a veteran and his young family are confronted by an angry neighbor, harsh words escalate to a fatal shooting. Is the accused and enraged murderer or a family defender?

A young man stabs another man who assaulted his brother and attempted to steal from their family-run gas station. Was it attempted murder or self-defense?

A murder remains unsolved for 10 years; police finally have a suspect, but the accused would have been 13 years old at the time.

After he's found guilty of murder, Stanley files an appeal. Can he succeed in getting a retrial, or will he spend the rest of his life in prison? Meanwhile, acquitted of killing a man while driving recklessly, Jerry faces being sued. Can he get the lawsuit dismissed or will he face financial ruin?

n 2021, Taiz Cruz was accused of breaking into a house and assaulting the occupants. Having taken a plea deal, the 24-year-old could be sent to jail. Will she show remorse and take responsibility for her actions or is she playing the system? Her sentence hangs in the balance

Late night in the Bronx, an off-duty Correction Officer believes he's been shot at by the occupants of a vehicle. He returns fire, killing a teenage passenger. A 'Gel Bead Blaster' is found in the vehicle, which the prosecution claims is a toy weapon. Did the accuse use excessive force or was he justified firing his service weapon in self-defense?

A 16-year-old girl shoots her boyfriend dead with a vintage gun when he plays a prank on her. Was this a tragic accident or an angry overreaction to the prank?

A violent confrontation between two neighbors over free firewood ends in a fatal shooting. The Prosecution believes the defendant is guilty of murder and shot in retaliation. But the Defense argues he was under attack and compelled to shoot in self-defense. Facing life in prison if found guilty, is he an impulsive shooter or a terrified neighbor?

A young mother is ambushed outside her home by a woman who has been threatening her online for months. A verbal assault quickly turns physical and, in the heat of the moment, the young mother stabs and kills the woman. Facing more than 30 years in pr…

A young father stabs another driver to death during a road rage incident. Claiming that his young child and girlfriend had come under attack in their car, the young father is now accused of Second-Degree Homicide. Facing ten years in prison, is he a protective father who acted in self-defense or a road rage murderer?

In 2018, 16-year-old Sakai French was charged with murdering an 18-year-old on school property. After years of denial, Sakai finally admitted to the shooting, pleading guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter. Now, as he approaches a critical parole board hearing, Sakai's future hangs in the balance. Will he be released or face continued incarceration?

A traveling nurse is pulled over for a traffic violation in New Mexico and is arrested for felony burglary that she carried out in her home state of Ohio.

After a construction company boss is found shot dead in his office in 2005, no arrests are made. An employee helps police with their investigations. He says he'd been bound and gagged by a gang just before the shooting. But 14 years later police charge him with murder. Is he a cold-blooded murderer or an innocent employee?

Police reopen the cold case of a young marine who was killed in a hotel room, and they charge the woman who was with him at the time.

In the case of a mother of three charged with murdering her fiance, the legal case intensifies after she loses a Stand Your Ground Hearing. Now facing trial, will the Defense be able to prove that her actions were justified, or will she be found guilty of capital murder and face death row?

A man suffers a violent beating by his ex-wife's new partner. The brawl ends with the attacker's killing. Did the accused kill in self-defense or murder a love rival?

A 68-year-old father shoots and wounds his daughter's boyfriend when the couple arrive outside the family home; believing his daughter is trapped in an abusive relationship, he fires three shots to force the boyfriend to leave.

Two Houston parents are shot dead as they sleep, and their teenage son stands accused of murder. The legal battle deepens as new evidence is discovered. A jury must decide: Is this a bereaved son or a parent killer?

After a night out, a man awakes handcuffed to a hospital bed and blinded in one eye from a gunshot wound. He stands accused of trying to murder his fiancee and his neighbor but claims to have limited memory of the night before. Was this an act of extreme violence or the result of a traumatic brain injury?

A mother wakes from a coma to learn her worst nightmare has come true. Six weeks earlier, she had been involved in a multi-car smash at a busy junction. Tragically, her 5-year-old son is dead. Was the mother, who remembers nothing of the incident, speeding? And did she jump a red light? The Prosecution says she’s to blame and is charging her with manslaughter.

When a Marine Corps veteran gets drawn into a domestic shoot out in El Paso, a 16-year-old boy is shot dead. Was the vet overzealous or acting in self-defense?