Original title
Accused: Guilty or Innocent?
Released
4/20/2020
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Brinkworth Productions, A+E Global Media
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
7
Number of episodes
55
An intimate account of what happens when someone is formally charged with a crime and sent to trial – all solely from the perspective of the accused, their legal team and family members.
This special 2-hour episode picks up on the powerful and poignant stories of the accused who were featured in season one. How did life change for the men and women who faced the judgement of a jury?
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.
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?
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?
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 new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to the hospital.
A road rage encounter on a highway leaves one man with serious injuries and the other facing life in prison. The accused claims he fired his gun at the victim after he was attacked.
A US veteran shoots a wanted fugitive in the back.
A man is slashed with a knife in his kitchen by his neighbor, but there are no eyewitnesses and both men give different accounts of the incident.
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.
After years of domestic abuse, a woman shoots her husband to death.
After a child is injured in a swimming pool, the man looking after her is charged with aggravated child abuse.
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 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 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.
When a mother is found fighting for her life at the bottom of the stairs of her home, suspicion falls on her firefighter husband. The defense claims that she sustained her injuries by falling down the stairs.
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 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?
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.
A man falls asleep while driving and kills a construction worker on the road.
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.
A woman faces life in prison when a passenger in the car she is driving is killed after she collides with an 18-wheel truck.
An argument erupts outside a Florida nightclub; one man is killed and another is charged with murder.
When a mother learns her daughter has been abused by the teenager’s estranged father, the police are called. But, before the investigation can gather speed, the father visits unexpectedly. A row ensues and the father is shot dead. Is she a mother protecting her children–or an angry killer?
A violent argument between two men erupts at a busy grocery store. One is shot dead and the other faces a murder charge. With the whole incident caught on CCTV, who will the jury believe was the aggressor?
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.
A heated argument turns terrifying as a woman is threatened by her boyfriend. Waiting at a gas station after calling 911, she grabs a machete to defend herself. However, when the police arrive, they arrest her not him. Is she a Machete Attacker or Innocent Girlfriend?
In the chaos after a car crash, a veteran shoots out the tire of another driver’s vehicle. Now he is facing up to 20 years in prison. Will a jury decide his actions were justified or reckless?
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 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.
After police respond to a shooting in Chicago, a man is arrested and charged. He claims that he was attacked with a hammer before reaching for his weapon. Will a jury believe he was the aggressor or is it a case of self-defense?
A Louisiana trail-ride dance party is cut short when shots ring out. A man dies and his daughter's partner - who was standing nearby - is accused. There was animosity between the men, but did the accused shoot the grandfather of his own child dead - or was it someone else?
Two years ago, Collin Quint reluctantly accepted a plea deal after being accused of shaking his baby. Following a short sentence, he is preparing to reunite with his family. But the Prosecution has other ideas. Can they permanently terminate his rights as a father and send him back to prison?
Angel Bumpass spent three years in prison after being convicted for a murder she claimed she didn't commit. In 2022, she was granted a retrial and released on bond. Now facing a second trial, will Angel remain free or will she face a life behind bars?
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?
A young father and his family come under attack at a busy drive-thru. Terrified of his aggravated assailant, and with his young baby and girlfriend also trapped in the car, he fires his gun and allegedly injures an innocent bystander. Was this a reckless shooting or justified self-defense?
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.
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 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?
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 former NFL player and his wife are shot dead in Houston while they sleep; with no signs of an intruder, suspicion falls on their 16-year-old son; charged with capital murder and facing life in prison, their son faces an intense legal battle.
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?
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 violent confrontation sees a grandfather shoot and kill his estranged wife's partner.
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 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?
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 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…
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 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?
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?
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?
A father of four crosses a busy Florida highway and is tragically struck by a car and killed. The driver, a 27-year-old woman, is found by police four blocks away. Now facing 30 years in prison, did she stop as soon as she was able or was she trying to flee the scene of the crash?
A mother of three shoots her fiance 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. Is she a cold-blooded killer or a victim of domestic abuse?
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?
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