'L&O: Los Angeles' D.A. Puts Politics Before Justice (VIDEO)

L.A. County district attorney Jerry Hardin has a lot of legal action in store on 'Law & Order: Los Angeles' (Wed., 10PM ET on NBC). But is justice being served? Deputy district attorney Joe Dekker doesn't think so.

A woman now on trial was previously wrongly convicted and imprisoned for killing her kids. Now she's being tried for a murder she actually committed. Hardin orders him to "offer Dylan 12 years for manslaughter, declare victory and get out."

Dekker replies, "What, a slap on the wrist for a textbook first-degree murder? Right after we apologize to her for a wrongful conviction?" No apology as far as Hardin is concerned. He cares less about making sure the punishment fits the crime and more about not making the police department look bad. "We need their support," he explains.

Dekker: "That doesn't sound like good law to me."
Hardin: "It's not. It's good politics."