Verdict Protocol by Dr A. Edwards, Tyler Smith, Dr T. Jones (Book 1 of The Sentience Docket

Verdict Protocol, a courtroom thriller for the AI age.
Guilt is no longer decided by a jury; it's predicted by an algorithm.
In a near future justice system powered by AI, human trials are streamlined, evidence is analyzed in seconds, and a single algorithm determines your fate. The system is perfect. Untouchable. Unquestionable.
Until now.
When civil rights architect Lena Voss is accused of murdering her colleague, the AI assigns her a 94.2% guilt rate, case closed. But veteran defense attorney Julian Cross, one of the last trial lawyers left in the system, sees something the machine doesn't: doubt.
As Cross fights to defend Lena in a courtroom where algorithms outvote arguments, he uncovers a suppressed ethics layer, a whistleblower's ghost, and a secret buried in the system's code, a flaw that could unravel every conviction ever passed.
The trial becomes a referendum.
The jury becomes a revolution.
And justice becomes human again, if it can survive.
Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Scott Turow, and The Trial by Franz Kafka, Verdict Protocol is a razor-sharp courtroom thriller where truth is data, and doubt is a crime.