For a professional, being arrested for a major crime in America is a life ending event. Proving one's innocence once the powers that be have determined one to

For a professional, being arrested for a major crime in America is a life ending event. Proving one's innocence once the powers that be have determined one to be guilty will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, will almost certainly mean loss of job, family and friends, etc. And you might still go to prison for the rest of your life anyway.