American Violet (2008)

Falsely accused of distributing narcotics in a school zone, Dee Roberts (Beharie) is offered a deal she can?t refuse: plead guilty and accept a 10-year suspended sentence. The alternative: risk serving 16-to-25 in jail. Realizing a conviction would ruin her life, Dee decides to fight back. Suing the DA for racial discrimination, Dee battles impossible odds in a case that will not only change her life but the laws of Texas as well.