Trial 4

They really put in too many side stories that are boring. The case is so interesting, but all the side stories, unimportant information, made it boring sometimes.

I am surprised that some negative reviews mention that the series was 'too long". But if all the facts in this matter are to be presented in this explosive case how is it possible to pare it down to a couple of episodes? I binged on it and finished it in a couple of days.And enjoyed every minute of it. And it really does open up a can of worms where the police force is concerned. Corrupt police personnel can make life a living hell for the vulnerable anywhere in the world- that's the message I took away from this series.I am thankful to lawyers like Rosemary Schapiro who rooted for Sean Ellis and fought his battle for him.

Another story of a young black man getting screwed to close a big case. The boston DA, prosecutor and the cops who gathered "evidence" should be the ones in jail. This happens EVERY DAY. A complete perversion of the justice system in every way.

I am astonished at the criticism in some reviews. This is a true life, mega serious event which took away the life of a 19 year old black male. Is there anything worse than being stitched up by corrupt police as you head off to a very lengthy prison sentence? Being killed is probably the only worse occurrence. Sean Ellis clearly has not one tiny bit of malice or badness in his body. The accepted conspiring of power by Police Associations as power leverage is of itself an abuse of the rule of law. You cant go wrong with real life reports. This is a brilliant series. If it is aimed by Netflix to enlarge upon the political scene in USA today in a somewhat subtle manner then this I do not like. The "victims" (not the police) all speak from a natural attitude without animus. The police seem arrogant and sorry they were caught out.

This is a great example of how in the US justice system, any person can be a statistic or an example before they are a human. It does this by humanizing the protagonist. his attorney, his family and his supporters, while at the same time, giving in-depth examination the system which they are fighting against.

In reaction to those who are rating this documentary based on how much it entertained them, it illustrates that the big picture is still being missed in our society: and that is that these are no actors performing for our Netflix entertainment -- these are real human lives that were and still are being seriously effected in ways that most of us could not bear by a deeply flawed system.