The Vanishing Trial (1970)

Overview : “The Vanishing Trial” looks into “trial penalty,” the term used to describe the substantially longer prison sentence a person receives if they exercise their constitutional right to trial instead of plead guilty. The documentary focuses on four individuals who were forced to make that excruciating choice.

Release Date : January 1, 1970

Runtime : 38m

Genre : Documentary, Crime, Drama  

Companies : FAMM, NACDL

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Keywords : trial, justice, criminal justice, criminal justice system