—"Accused: Guilty or Innocent?" is an intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial as told by the perspective of the accused, their legal team and their family members. Each episode follows the person's journey through the planning of their legal defense, the trial, and in the end, the trial. With the evidence piling up, these emotional stores give a firsthand look at what it is like when freedom is on the line. The dramatic inside stories, as they unfold, of people facing trial for serious crimes they were alleged to have committed.

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In Pennsylvania's Mennonite community a father takes his young daughter out on the farm for the tobacco harvest; tragically she falls to her death under the wheel of a horse-drawn wagon; is the father following centuries of family tradition or is he guilty of the neglect and death of his child?
On a regular Saturday morning drive, a father of two becomes involved in an altercation at an intersection; believing his life is threatened, he shoots and kills the other motorist; the Prosecution says the deceased posed no physical threat; was the accused justified in his actions, or is he guilty of "bringing a gun to a fistfight"? In a legal first, an AI-generated version of the victim speaks in court.
A pregnant mother gets into an altercation with her boyfriend's ex; when the mother is maced, she grabs her gun and shoots, fatally wounding the ex-girlfriend; a reckless killing or a woman defending herself and her unborn twins?
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Following a drunken altercation outside a Long Island Nightclub, a mystery gunman fires several shots injuring a club doorman; the whole incident is captured on CCTV and the next day the accused is arrested and charged with Assault in the First-Degree; the Defense argues the footage is inconclusive; is the accused a victim of mistaken identity, or is he guilty as charged?
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Season 17 of 7 Episodes

A man shoots his wife, and the crime is caught on camera; questions are asked if the act was a cold-blooded murder or a justified act of self-defense.
After years of caring for a sick child, a mother may be hiding a terrible secret; accused of attempting to murder her son, she now fights for her freedom.
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 murder remains unsolved for 10 years; police finally have a suspect, but the accused would have been 13 years old at the time.
A terrible car crash leaves a father dead and his son horribly injured, while the driver of the other car is miraculously unharmed.
A family is divided after the murder of a beloved grandmother; facing life in prison, a son must prove his innocence.
Accused of shooting his mother, a son stands trial for murder and his family testifies for the prosecution.

Cold Case Killer or Innocent Teenage Girl?

Jealous Killer or Fearful Victim? Part 1

Jealous Killer or Fearful Victim? Part 2

A murder remains unsolved for 10 years; police finally have a suspect, but the accused would have been 13 years old at the time.
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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 alleges he took the law into his own hands; the defense argues that he did the right thing.
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A mother wakes to find her child cold and her boyfriend nowhere to be seen; the child dies, and the boyfriend is found hanged.
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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.
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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 forensic evidence reveals a shot to the back of the head.
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A mother of three shoots her fiancé dead, claiming he was holding a gun to her head; she says he was abusive; but after telling two different stories to police, she is charged with capital murder; if found guilty, she could face the death penalty.
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"Accused: Guilty or Innocent?" is an intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial as told by the perspective of the accused, their legal team and their family members. Each episode follows the person's journey through the planning of their legal defense, the trial, and in the end, the trial. With the evidence piling up, these emotional stores give a firsthand look at what it is like when freedom is on the line. The dramatic inside stories, as they unfold, of people facing trial for serious crimes they were alleged to have committed.

When a young man is found stabbed to death, police follow a trail of blood to a trailer; a shocking tale emerges of a robbery honeytrap gone wrong; as a teenage boy faces a Capital Murder charge, his Defense team claims he is being set up by a group of friends; who will the jury believe?
When a young man is found stabbed to death, police follow a trail of blood to a trailer; a shocking tale emerges of a robbery honeytrap gone wrong; as a teenage boy faces a Capital Murder charge, his Defense team claims he is being set up by a group of friends; who will the jury believe?
In Pennsylvania's Mennonite community a father takes his young daughter out on the farm for the tobacco harvest; tragically she falls to her death under the wheel of a horse-drawn wagon; is the father following centuries of family tradition or is he guilty of the neglect and death of his child?
On a regular Saturday morning drive, a father of two becomes involved in an altercation at an intersection; believing his life is threatened, he shoots and kills the other motorist; the Prosecution says the deceased posed no physical threat; was the accused justified in his actions, or is he guilty of "bringing a gun to a fistfight"? In a legal first, an AI-generated version of the victim speaks in court.

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