The cast includes Stephanie March reprising her Law & Order: Special Victims Unit role as Alexandra Cabot.

In the series, Cabot returns to New York City and becomes a Bureau Chief ADA supervising a group of young but talented assistant district attorneys after a stint in the Witness Protection Program.

Other cast members include Eric Balfour, Anson Mount, Jordan Bridges, Julianne Nicholson, Milena Govich, and J. August Richards.

Prior to the show's debut, creator Dick Wolf remarked, "Conviction will be a 'charactercedural', we will be dealing extensively with characters' back stories and personal lives.

NBC announced the series would not be renewed for a second season on May 14, 2006,[3] having been routinely beaten in the ratings by CBS's math police procedural Numb3rs.

Desmond and Steele face an uphill battle when they prosecute a case stemming from the death of a teen in a choking game.

Julianne Nicholson, who played the meek Christina Finn, appears as Megan Wheeler on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.