n Herrera v Collins the United States SupremeCourt held that it is constitutional to execute a prisoner even though the prisoner may beinnocent of the crime! In reality, actual guilt or innocence matters less nowadays than whetheror not the prisoner’s trial was “procedurally fair.” Sadly, it is a sick game that is played to assuage the public’s conscience when the last breath is taken from the condemned.Systemics explores this reality that plays outall too often in Florida’s court system.
Set in a small town, it centers around Mark Abramson,a once convicted high school dropout, whounwittingly finds himself charged with themurder of his former boss. The charge bringshim face to face with what passes for justice intoday’s criminal justice system. On display istoday’s justice system, as well as both the goodand bad facets of small southern towns and theattorneys who practice in them.