Threatened by a group of men outside a comedy club, Erik Weyant fired two shots in the air from his legal handgun to scare them off. No one was harmed, but Weyant was arrested for aggravated assault and given a choice. He could accept a plea bargain for three years in prison or fight the charges and risk Florida’s mandatory 20-year sentence. Weyant lost in court, but he kept fighting from prison and ultimately won his freedom. Hear his incredible story and what it tells us about the need for criminal justice reform.

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“The Vanishing Trial” focuses on four individuals who were forced to make that excruciating choice.