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What’s your favorite courtroom drama? If I had $5 for every time someone asked me this as a lawyer, I’d be set for life. Seriously, though, any list of the best lawyer films worth its salt includes 1992’s A Few Good Men.

Imagine being married and the father of two wonderful children. You own a beautiful home in a desirable neighborhood. Your kids are prospering, especially since you’ve achieved a wonderful work-life harmony. All is going well… until you receive your yearly physical.

A man named Jim, age 77, is asleep when a strange sound startles him awake. Jim knows every creak in his house—this is different. Alarmed, he retrieves a firearm from his safe and heads downstairs to investigate. On the first floor, he confronts every homeowner’s nightmare…

Imagine you’re a citizen of Chicago in 1924. You’ve just been granted the golden ticket—a pass to sit in the gallery for what’s being billed “The Trial of the Century.” Long before TV and even longer before Court TV, you’re just as fascinated by the sordid details of crime as anyone today. But you’ll have a front row seat to hearing two men responsible for a heinous murder get sentenced to death.

Or so you think.

Perjury is defined as the act of swearing an oath to tell the truth, either by speaking it or writing it with the intention of lying or withholding information. As you can imagine, perjury is considered a very serious offense because our judicial system relies so heavily on witness testimony and accounts to prosecute criminal acts as well as to defend alleged criminals who have yet to be proven guilty. Not only does our judicial system endeavor to prosecute those who have committed a crime, but it is dedicated to protecting the innocent who may fall victim to a false witness.

There is nothing wrong with having a few drinks, but when you drive under the influence, you risk a lot. Learn what happens when you get your first DUI. 

Convictions are often hard to acquire. But the system is designed that way. Here are some of the challenges prosecutors must overcome to make their case.