Guilty or Innocent



''These jurors and you at home will weigh the evidence presented to you in a dramatic re-enactment of an actual court trial. (insert clips). And decide for yourself whether you think the defendant is GUILTY OR INNOCENT! Ladies and Gentlemen, this is GUILTY OR INNOCENT! The show where good judgement pays! And now, here's our jury moderator, JOHN SHEARIN!''

Guilty or Innocent was a short lived reality court game show.

Broadcast
Syndicated 1984

Packager
Gannaway-Rubinstein Productions

Hosts
Melvin Belli

John Shearin- Jury Moderator

Announcer
John Wells

Gameplay
Originally an audience participation show with the "Jury", and the home audience guessing the correct outcome and winning lousy prizes. This was dropped early in the series and it became strictly a cliff-hanger courtroom drama with Melvin Belli introducing the show and giving the verdict at the end to the home audience.

Cousel
Lee Ritchey

Defense Attorney
Laird Stuart

YouTube Videos
Opening to the show

Clip of the show