Tangentially, American shows have had so much influence globally that a lot of average people in civil law countries think that's how it works in their own coun

Tangentially, American shows have had so much influence globally that a lot of average people in civil law countries think that's how it works in their own countries as well, especially since normal people don't really experience criminal court proceedings in real life. These viewer expectations also make domestic TV show producers also dramatize stories as if the country had the American system with dramatic speeches etc.