Justice on Trial — Season 1, Episode 6: Killer, but Not a Liar (People v. Turriago)

Episode synopsis

Troopers stopped Leonardo Turriago for a speeding violation on the New York State Thruway, which led police to a grim discovery in the back of his truck: a decomposing body locked in a steamer trunk. But was the search of the truck legal? Judge Judy Sheindlin and her team recreate the case, examining the delicate balance between police search powers and constitutional privacy protections.

About Justice on Trial

Judge Judy Sheindlin puts the American justice system on trial in a true crime high-stakes courtroom drama, as she and her expert legal team recreate the trials from notorious cases where following the letter of the law did not necessarily feel "just."

More episodes from Season 1

• E1What Happens in My House (The Matter of Terrence K.)
• E2Burying Rights (Ohio v. Dixon)
• E3Sixteen to Life (1) (People v. Deskovic)
• E4Sixteen to Life (2) (Deskovic v. Putnam County)
• E5For the Defendant (Gideon v. Wainwright)
• E7Hell Goes On Forever (Snyder v. Phelps)
• E8Scopes Monkey Trial (State of TN v. Scopes)