Accused: Guilty or Innocent?

A look back at the impactful and moving stories of the defendants that were featured in the first season.

A retired coal miner shoots his best friend to death after a Christmas outing takes a 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.

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.

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.

A new father is accused of child abuse after taking his son to the hospital; the defense tries to unravel the medical mystery to prove his innocence.

On a busy highway, a road rage encounter leaves one man with life-altering injuries and the other facing life in prison; the accused claims he fired his gun at the victim after he was attacked in his vehicle.