Crime & Punishment

tv show

poster for Crime & Punishment

27 total episodes

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3 seasons

First Aired June 16, 2002

Overview

Crime & Punishment is a 2002 reality television, nontraditional court show spin-off of the Law & Order franchise. It premiered on NBC on Sunday, June 16, 2002, and ran through the summers of 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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People v. Clifford Smith

Season 2 - Episode 3 - 1h 0m

Air Date

June 15, 2003

Overview

A man is brought up on 19 counts of sexual molestation for molesting his own children, relatives, and neighbors. Because the charges are made years after the abuse, the defense claims that the witnesses formed their stories through suggestability. The children supposedly has been offered stories through therapists and friends. However, when the verdict was rendered, the suggestability went towards the defendant as he was found guilty on all charges.