Creative Commons provides an open catalog of Creative Commons licensed content, including documentary video footage, here.

One video among the archive is Eric Saltzman’s documentary on a criminal case of assault with intent to commit murder.

The film (approx. 1 hr 40 mins, originally broadcast on ABC News) begins within minutes of the shooting and continues after the suspect’s arrest. The program shows events in the criminal justice system normally hidden from the public: numerous jailhouse sessions between the defendant and his public defender attorneys; the preparation of the case by defense, police and prosecution; and interviews with witnesses and the victim. It culminates with the jury trial and verdict.

View it here.