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Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 80 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
This film is based on the infamous true story of a young girl who is tricked into a life of prostitution in New Orleans and goes on trial for murdering her pimp/lover. Producer and co-director Dorothy Davenport Reid became a director after the tragic death of her husband matinee idol Wallace Reid in 1923 from an accidental drug overdose.
2) 3:10 to Yuma
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Arizona in the late 1800s. Infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail,...
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 93 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Description
At the mouth of the Amazon River, a murder trial is taking place. The victim – Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old Catholic nun from Dayton, Ohio – was shot six times at point blank range. The events that led to her death, and the trials that follow, reveal the larger battle being fought for the future of the rain forest. With unprecedented access to both sides of the conflict, this gripping documentary follows the real-life drama at the trials...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael 'Mick' Haller is a slick, charismatic Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Having spent most of his career defending petty, gutter-variety criminals, Mick unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime. However, what initially appears to be a straightforward case with a big money payoff swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation and a crisis Includes bibliographical...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Will Burton is a junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. Much to the aggravation of his courtroom rival, Maggie Gardner, Will has never lost a case. His talents acquit serial killer Liam Foyle of murder, and it is only a matter of time until Foyle kills again.
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a struggling actress stands trial for the murder of a lascivious producer in 1930s Paris, she ascends to scandalous stardom with her lawyer roommate. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits, until the truth comes out.
8) Jagged edge
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., col.
Description
An attorney falls in love with her charming, manipulative defendant who is the prime suspect in a vicious murder case.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (303 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Acclaimed mystery novelist Agatha Christie has written some of the world's most loved crime stories, including the tales of Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and more. These collector's items will introduce new viewers to the Agatha Christie mysteries by featuring some of the best television adaptations.
10) Punative damage
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 73 min. 11 sec.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Description
The true story of a death in East Timor and the power of a mother's grief. In 1991, Helen Todd received the phone call that every parent dreads. Half a world away, in East Timor, her son Kamal had been shot. Kamal's tragic death at the hands of the Indonesian military set Helen on a course that would span five countries and four years, and which culminated in a landmark legal case in a United States court. Independence for East Timor seemed a long...
11) House of Gucci
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately, murder.
13) Primal fear
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail must defend a choir boy accused of murder, while competing against his former lover, the prosecution.
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Martin Hunter is a high profile laywer who has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars and is a shoo-in for governor in the upcoming election. But when ambitious rookie journalist C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney's perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to the the...
15) Fracture
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ted Crawford is a wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles. He shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is Willy Beachum, a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm. He is told by everyone the case is open and shut....
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 66 min.)
Description
This video examines the controversial case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a journalist on death row in connection with the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia police officer. It provides a careful analysis of an influential ABC 20/20 report as an important case study for students of journalism and communication. Framing an Execution raises serious questions about balance, fairness, and accuracy in media.
17) West of Memphis
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
True story centering on the new investigation surrounding the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Evidence surrounding the murders exposed the wrongful conviction of three teenagers who lost 18 years of their lives imprisoned for crimes they did not commit.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by a true story, The Staircase follows writer and war veteran Michael Peterson after the suspicious death of his wife Kathleen. On December 9, 2001, Michael makes a frantic 911 call reporting Kathleen has fallen down the stairs of their Durham, NC home. But when the district attorney brings murder charges, members of Michael's blended family must choose whose side they're on and which version of events to believe. As the case becomes engulfed...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (258 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband, Russ' conviction. When his conviction was overturned, the crime set off a chain of events that exposed a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
20) Saint Omer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert
Description
Bringing a documentarian's sense of open-ended inquiry to her first narrative feature, writer-director Alice Diop constructs a morally and emotionally layered courtroom drama unlike any other. When she travels to Saint-Omer, France, to attend the trial of a young Senegalese woman accused of murdering her infant daughter, novelist Rama finds herself shaken to the core by a case that proves to have profound resonances with her own life. Interweaving...
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