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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crack house he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crack house he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.neighborhood.
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* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he's a public defender-they have no choice in their clients.
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* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he's a public defender-they defender--they have no choice in their clients.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: The episode in which an HIV positive man's charged with infecting his girlfriend. At the end, Jo makes a specific point of telling Peter they need a condom before getting busy.
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* VerySpecialEpisode: The episode in which an HIV positive man's man is charged with infecting his girlfriend. At the end, Jo makes a specific point of telling Peter they need a condom before getting busy.
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* BlackAndGreyMorality: Both sides in contentious cases make fair points in favor of their position, no matter who the jury (or the audience) ends up siding with.
* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. An old woman who comes just to watch trials claims he's her favorite, since he's that good.
* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty. {{Justified}} as he's a public defender-they have no choice in their clients.
* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. An old woman who comes just to watch trials claims he's her favorite, since he's that good.
* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty. {{Justified}} as he's a public defender-they have no choice in their clients.
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* BlackAndGreyMorality: BothSidesHaveAPoint: Both sides in the contentious cases make fair points in favor of their position, no matter who the jury (or the audience) ends up siding with.
* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's{{justified}}.[[JustifiedTrope justified]]. An old woman who comes just to watch trials claims he's her favorite, since he's that good.
* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty.{{Justified}} [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he's a public defender-they have no choice in their clients.
* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's
* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty.
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* PoliceBrutality: One entire episode revolves around police officers that are on trial for beating a suspect, while in another Barry gets an officer to ease off while arresting one of the disabled activists by threatening to prosecute him over this.
* VerySpecialEpisode: The episode in which an HIV positive man's charged with infecting his girlfriend. At the end, Jo makes a specific point of telling Peter they need a condom before getting busy.
* VerySpecialEpisode: The episode in which an HIV positive man's charged with infecting his girlfriend. At the end, Jo makes a specific point of telling Peter they need a condom before getting busy.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Jane Kaczmarek]], Creator/SarahJessicaParker, [[{{Series/Eureka}} Joe Morton]] and more.
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* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty.
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* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter Bauer is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty.guilty. {{Justified}} as he's a public defender-they have no choice in their clients.
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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
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* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. One old woman comes just to watch him, since he's that good.
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* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. One An old woman who comes just to watch him, trials claims he's her favorite, since he's that good.
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* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecution prosecutor a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. One old woman comes just to watch him, since he's that good.
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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Jane Kaczmarek]], Creator/SarahJessicaParker, [[Series/Eureka Joe Morton]] and more.
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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
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* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
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A [[CourtroomDrama]] which aired for two seasons, 1990-91. It follows prosecutors in the District Attorney's Office for an unnamed city, along with one token public defender.
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A [[CourtroomDrama]] which aired for two seasons, from 1990-91. It follows prosecutors in the District Attorney's Office for an unnamed city, along with one token public defender. \n
* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecution a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. One old woman comes just to watch him, since he's that good.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: Both viewpoints in contentious cases make fair points in favor of their position, no matter who the jury (or the audience) ends up siding with.
* AFoolForAClient: {{Averted}} in "Sugar Blues" (1x10), where a prisoner defends himself on a murder charge. While he ends up losing, he gives the prosecution a very hard time. He turned himself into a jailhouse lawyer inside and had apparently won previous cases at trial, so it's {{justified}}. One old woman comes just to watch him, since he's that good.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: Both viewpoints in contentious cases make fair points in favor of their position, no matter who the jury (or the audience) ends up siding with.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Jane Kaczmarek]], Creator/SarahJessicaParker, [[Series/Eureka Joe Morton]] and more.
* KarmaHoudini: "In Confidence" sees a completely guilty murderer and rapist go free because of missing evidence, an eyewitness who can't remember what happened, and his attorney being unable to disclose a confession he gave him.
* TooGoodToLast:
* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
* KarmaHoudini: "In Confidence" sees a completely guilty murderer and rapist go free because of missing evidence, an eyewitness who can't remember what happened, and his attorney being unable to disclose a confession he gave him.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Jane Kaczmarek]], Creator/SarahJessicaParker, [[Series/Eureka Joe Morton]] and more.more.
* HollywoodLaw: Mostly {{averted}}, but one examples stands out: in the episode "Do No Harm" (2x05) the attorney for a physician charged with assisted suicide does not dispute that he did it, nor does her client. Rather, they argue, as the prosecution says, that "the law is wrong." Problem is, that's jury nullification, and in reality the prosecutor would object right there, as it's unethical for a lawyer to argue that, rather than simply defending it. This one is a staple of most courtroom scenes.
* KarmaHoudini: "In Confidence" (2x04) sees a completely guilty murderer and rapist go free because of missing evidence, an eyewitness who can't remember what happened, and his attorney being unable to disclose a confession he gave him.
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MercyKill: "Do No Harm" (2x05) explores the "right to die" issue with a physician on trial for assisted suicide in giving a woman with terminal cancer lethal drugs so she could kill herself before it got even worse.
* TooGoodToLast: It only lasted two seasons before being canceled.
* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
* HollywoodLaw: Mostly {{averted}}, but one examples stands out: in the episode "Do No Harm" (2x05) the attorney for a physician charged with assisted suicide does not dispute that he did it, nor does her client. Rather, they argue, as the prosecution says, that "the law is wrong." Problem is, that's jury nullification, and in reality the prosecutor would object right there, as it's unethical for a lawyer to argue that, rather than simply defending it. This one is a staple of most courtroom scenes.
* KarmaHoudini: "In Confidence" (2x04) sees a completely guilty murderer and rapist go free because of missing evidence, an eyewitness who can't remember what happened, and his attorney being unable to disclose a confession he gave him.
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* TooGoodToLast: It only lasted two seasons before being canceled.
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A [[CourtroomDrama]] which aired for two seasons, 1990-91. It follows prosecutors in the District Attorney's Office for an unnamed city, along with one token public defender.
* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Jane Kaczmarek]], Creator/SarahJessicaParker, [[Series/Eureka Joe Morton]] and more.
* KarmaHoudini: "In Confidence" sees a completely guilty murderer and rapist go free because of missing evidence, an eyewitness who can't remember what happened, and his attorney being unable to disclose a confession he gave him.
* TooGoodToLast:
* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
* GoodLawyersGoodClients: {{Averted}}. No one doubts Peter is a good guy, but he has to defend some very nasty people, including a completely unrepentant murderer and rapist whom he ''knows'' is guilty.
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle Jane Kaczmarek]], Creator/SarahJessicaParker, [[Series/Eureka Joe Morton]] and more.
* KarmaHoudini: "In Confidence" sees a completely guilty murderer and rapist go free because of missing evidence, an eyewitness who can't remember what happened, and his attorney being unable to disclose a confession he gave him.
* TooGoodToLast:
* VigilanteMan: The defendant in "The Big Game and Other Crimes" (2x06) is accused of arson for burning down a crackhouse he felt was a threat to his neighborhood.
