Taking the Stand - Season 4

Season 4

Episodes

Richard Acosta
Richard Acosta, Jr. is being tried for capital murder, accused of being the getaway driver for his 14-year-old son, Abel. Surveillance footage at a Texas convenience store captures Abel shooting four teens, killing three. To date, Abel remains at large. Will Acosta be sentenced to life or will the jury believe he was unaware of his son's actions?

Hannah Payne
Hannah Payne is on trial for the murder of Kenneth Herring, a motorist who fled the scene of an accident. She claims after a brief pursuit and an ensuing confrontation, Herring accidentally shot himself with her gun. However, eyewitness cell phone videos tell a different story. Will the jury decide Payne's actions were those of a good Samaritan or a cold-blooded killer?

Darrin Lopez
Darrin Lopez, a disabled Special Forces veteran, faces a murder charge for shooting his girlfriend's husband. But investigators discover there's a much more to the story than a simple love triangle gone wrong. Can Lopez's testimony convince jurors this was a justified killing?

Lori Phillips
A year after discovering her husband's frozen body in the driveway, Lori Phillips faces charges of 2nd Degree Reckless Homicide for his death. Prosecutors allege she ran over her husband, Mark Phillips, and tried to conceal her actions.

Charlie Adelson
Florida periodontist Charlie Adelson stands accused of hiring two hitmen to murder his ex-brother-in-law, Dan Markel, in order to free his sister from a nasty child custody dispute.

Sasha Skare
Sasha Skare, 23, is on trial for the murder of her music producer and lover Martell DeRouen. She has turned down a plea deal and decided to take the stand to tell her side of the story--that she was abused, and the shooting was unintentional.

Steven Jones
After being sucker-punched during a campus gathering, Northern Arizona University freshman Steven Jones shoots four fellow students, injuring three and killing one. Facing life in prison, Jones has decided to take the stand to convince the jury the shooting was an act of self defense. Will the jury see a helpless student scared for his life? Or a cold-blooded killer, deserving of life behind bars?

Richard Merritt
After eight months on the run, disgraced personal-injury attorney Richard Merritt faces trial for the brutal murder of his 77-year-old mother, Shirley. The prosecution paints Richard as a narcissistic manipulator who murdered his mother and disappeared, but the defense claims Shirley was murdered in an act of revenge by Richard's previous fraud victims. Will jurors believe Merritt's story, or will he spend the rest of his life in prison?

Steve Pankey
35 years after 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews disappeared from her home in Greeley, CO, her remains are recovered. Investigators charge former Idaho Gubernatorial candidate Steve Pankey with murder. Maintaining his innocence, Pankey will take the stand to illustrate the circumstantial aspects of the case. But will it be enough to warrant an acquittal?

Demarcus Little
Active-duty Army Sergeant Demarcus Little is on trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Anitra Gunn. Little has decided to testify in his own defense to tell the jury he would never harm his "soulmate." Will the jury see Demarcus as an innocent upstanding soldier or send him to prison for life?

Mauricio Guerrero
An online fantasy romance turns into a nightmare when Mauricio Guerrero breaks into the home of an OnlyFans content creator. Guerrero is taking the stand in an effort to convince the jury it was all an act of sexual role play. Will his sordid testimony be enough to keep him out of prison?
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