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Episode 9: The Defendant can be taken down
A verdict is just one or two words. But, under the weight of those words, lives will change.
The moment before a verdict has a quality to it that is hard to describe. It is a moment heavy with consequence. Depending on just one or two words, lives will change.
Barristers are called upon to find the appropriate words for what comes next: what do you say to someone about to be sent to prison?
Defence Barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind lifts the curtain on the real criminal justice system and the real people working within it - beneath the wigs, behind the uniforms and in the dock.
Presenter: Joanna Hardy-Susskind
Producer: Georgia Catt
Assistant Producer: Danita McIntyre
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