Description

What exactly defines “justice” in criminal cases? How is it possible to closely follow a high profile media case and feel shock with the ultimate jury verdict? Why do plea bargained cases in criminal cases sometimes appear unfair and unbalanced? 379th Criminal District Court Judge Ron Rangel analyzes the seeming paradoxes in the state criminal justice system and describes the differences and conflicts between formal, abstract law (law on the books) and informal, real world law (law in action).