Lying in Judgment

Peter Robertson 33 discovers his wife is cheating on him. Following her suspected boyfriend one night he erupts into a rage beats him and leaves him to die... or so he thought. Soon he discovers that he has killed the wrong man - a perfect stranger. Six months later impaneled on a jury he realizes that the murder being tried is the one he committed. After wrestling with his conscience he works hard to convince the jury to acquit the accused man. But the prosecutions case is strong as the accused man had both motive and opportunity to commit the murder. As the pressure builds Peter begins to slip up and reveal things that only the murderer would know - and Christine a pretty and intelligent alternate juror suspects something is amiss. Meanwhile Peters wife leaves him his mother suffers a series of debilitating strokes and his best friend and employee accused of sexual harassment needs Peters help that hes too preoccupied to give. As jurors one by one declare their intention to convict Peters conscience eats away at him and he careens toward nervous breakdown revealing details about the crime that had not been disclosed in court. Lying in Judgment is a gripping courtroom thriller about a good mans search for redemption for his tragic fatal mistake pitted against societys search for justice.