Jerry Kellerman defends a man he is convinced is innocent. Meanwhile, a lawyer in the DA's office tries to right a wrong in a rape case.
Jerry defends a man accused of murder but the only eyewitness is in Guatemala. Michele has her first murder trial and tries to remember to be a good lawyer in the process. Meanwhile, Richard defends a man accused of assault and Charlie runs into a former lover in the courtroom.
Jerry is defending a mentally ill client, but his case hits a snag when Judge Kessler orders him to quickly find a suitable in-patient program. Richard defends a woman who got into an altercation at the welfare office after they failed to get her welfare check. Now she’s facing a five-year sentence and, if convicted, won’t be able to take care of her grandmother who counts on her.
Richard’s extremely wealthy father offers Roz a job at his high-profile firm. Jerry defends a destitute mother whose arrest may be part of a police tactic to pressure her into testifying in a murder case. Richard and Bobbi team up on a murder case in which the suspect was defending his property from being stolen. As Judge Kessler continues to position herself as a political candidate, Charlie gets an unexpected visitor.
Jerry takes on a tough, emotional case in which a young boy was molested and murdered in an abandoned building. As press coverage raises the heat on the case, Balco decides to take over as the primary prosecutor.
Jerry’s latest case involves a man arrested for following a hit-and-run driver and then stealing money from him. And in a situation with personal implications, Bobbi handles a complicated case in which the wife in a domestic-violence dispute refuses to press charges against her husband.
Jerry defends a client he is certain is innocent. But Jerry is just as certain a jury will not see it that way. When Jerry gets a sign from the judge on the case that it might be better for a bench trial, that’s the direction he goes.
When an acquaintance of Charlie is arrested for distributing ecstasy, Charlie arranges to have Jerry handle the case. All is well until it turns out the case has been assigned to Charlie’s boss, Judge Kessler.
Jerry defends an HIV-positive man charged with attempted murder because he spit in a police officer’s face. Even though medical research shows no possibility of contracting the virus through saliva, Jerry is unable to shake the charge.
The appeals court overturns the conviction of a black firefighter accused of stealing property from a body found during a fire. In its ruling, the court found that Judge Kessler was wrong to disallow testimony from a late witness.