Description: Conviction of Scott Arsenault for manslaughter of Bun Vong -- Retrial. Court scenes including jury delivering verdict, reaction shots of Arsenault and his fiancee. Interviews with Scott Harshbarger and defense attorney Ralph Champ. Discussion of whether the attack was racially motivated. Interview with Elaine Song from Asians for Justice.
Description: Boston Bar Association reports on the drug problem and the burden it places on court system and prisons. They propose changing sentencing. Drug use and arrest b-roll.
Description: Michael Keating of Boston Bar Association says sentencing is disproportionate to crime & disagrees with Weld's stance on lengthening and toughening sentences. Many shots of overcrowded prison.
Description: Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti talks about opposition to mandatory sentencing, and preference for presumptive sentencing and giving judges discretion.
Description: Bill of Rights is inscribed in walkway to Suffolk County Courthouse. Attorneys attest to need for funds to rehabilitate courts. Boston Bar opposes tax on legal services. Chief Justice Paul Liacos.