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Catalogue Number: 040483
ISBN Number: 0793646375
Producer: PBS Video
Subject: Criminal Justice & Law
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2004
Running Time: 60
Closed Captions: Yes
The Plea: Frontline

Catalogue Number: 040483
ISBN Number: 0793646375
Producer: PBS Video
Subject: Criminal Justice & Law
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2004
Running Time: 60
Closed Captions: Yes
It is the centerpiece of America's judicial process: the trial by jury system that places a defendant's fate in the hands of a jury of one's peers. But just how many citizens are aware that nearly 95 percent of all criminal cases never reach a jury, but instead are settled through plea bargains? FRONTLINE explores the moral, judicial and constitutional implications of relying on plea bargains to expedite justice.