Legal Drama Blog

Well the holiday rerun season is over and we are back to new shows. The Good Wife continues to be a great drama, but absolutely lacks an understanding of the legal process. In the latest episode, the “firm” proposed representing both the son of a rich client and his girlfriend in a drug possession count.

Our heroine allowed the children to make statements (I saw no Miranda warnings), after which they were both promptly charged with murder. Our favorite law firm then proposed that they still could represent both the young man and his girlfriend on the murder charges EVEN AFTER the prosecutor made an offer. The first defendant would cooperate and only get three months in jail, while the other one would get 25 years. Our heroes saw no conflict in this.

Ultimately, the prosecutor, who had been fired by the law firm and is out to avenge his firing (and is permanently assigned to cases against or law firm – another conflict?), convinced the young woman and her mother to get a separate lawyer. He did this by pointing out that the boy’s father was a big contributor to the States Attorney’s election campaign and she better make a deal fast.

This show has great acting, but screams for a technical advisor.