When deputy district attorney Jimmy Wyler accepts a job at Hoffman & Associates law firm, he find himself handling sensational high-profile cases straight off the evening news. First, he defends a woman arrested for murdering the governor of California. Next, he takes the defense for an NBA basketball superstar arrested for the murder of a flamboyant team owner. Lastly, Wyler handles the case of a man whose victims were all deadly ex-cons. Although the cases are vastly different, they all share one ironic twist - the defendants all admit they're guitly. Return to the courtroom for a second riveting season as "Murder One" follows three different murder trials from the point of view of the defense attorney.