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Series: Conviction

Conviction (2006) is a short-lived Law & Order spinoff starring Stephanie March as Alex Cabot, formerly of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, now the bureau chief of the District Attorney's office. Like Law & Order: Trial by Jury, it focused on the Law Procedural side of the story, although it spent more time exploring the characters' personal drama than other Law & Order series.

The series was canceled after only 13 episodes. Two of the actors went on to become regulars in other Law & Order series: Milena Govich as Det. Nina Cassady in Law & Order's 17th season and Julianne Nicholson as Megan Wheeler on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Not to be confused with the 2004 British crime drama

Conviction.

This series features examples of:

Driven to Suicide: A rape victim whose rapist plea bargains his way out of jail time.
Everybody Has Lots of Sex: You can count on one hand the main characters in this show who aren't shown banging someone's gavel.
Hostage Situation: A defendant takes over a courtroom in the finale and holds attorneys and bystanders alike hostage until his demands are met.
Last Minute Hookup: Finn and Peluso
Law Procedural: Most of the show focuses on prosecutors... well, prosecuting.
Plea Bargain: Jessica reluctantly makes one with a rapist chiropractor in exchange for his testimony in a large-scale medical fraud trial. The victim isn't pleased.
True Companions: The district attorneys sometimes disagree about things or have sex with each other, but at the end of almost every episode they're shown at a bar together, and in the finale they toast their friendship.