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* The 2003 adaptation of ''SadCypress''. Only the adaptation, though. In the novel, the innocent person is found innocent, which is much less [[RuleOfDrama dramatic]].
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* The 2003 adaptation of ''SadCypress''.''SadCypress'' (it's an episode, part of a TV series). Only the adaptation, though. In the novel, the innocent person is found innocent, which is much less [[RuleOfDrama dramatic]].
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* The 2003 adaptation of ''SadCypress''. Only the adaptation, though. In the novel, the innocent person is found innocent, which is much less [[RuleOfDrama dramatic]].
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* ''Sisterhood'' series by FernMichaels: Isabelle Flanders and Alexis Thorne were victimized in this. Both of them were framed by very bad people. Isabelle had her reputation ruined, and she was lucky that she didn't end up in prison. Alexis ended up in prison, and when she got out, she could only apply for a job as a personal shopper. The book ''Sweet Revenge'' has Isabelle strike back against bitchy Rosemary Hershey, and the book ''Lethal Justice'' has Alexis strike back against conscienceless Arden Gillespie and weepy Roland Sullivan.
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Well, the description sounds more like kangaroo court to me...
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See also KangarooCourt, which may relate to this.
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** Recently the boys released with the understanding that they plead guilty while still allowed to assert their innocence. Obviously, the fight for a real exoneration will continue.
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** ''Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills'', where [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Memphis_Three three non-conformist boys]] were indicted for a horrific triple murder and convicted even though it's obvious that at best, there is not enough evidence, or at worst, they are innocent boys screwed by community prejudice and hysteria. Here, activists are still working on getting them exonerated with the help of the producers following up with ''Paradise Lost 2'' and soon, ''Paradise Lost 3'', which drop the ambiguity of the first film and firmly support the boys' innocence.
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** ''Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills'', where [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Memphis_Three three non-conformist boys]] were indicted for a horrific triple murder and convicted even though it's obvious that at best, there is not enough evidence, or at worst, they are innocent boys screwed by community prejudice and hysteria. Here, activists are still working worked on getting them exonerated with the help of the producers following up with ''Paradise Lost 2'' and soon, ''Paradise Lost 3'', which drop the ambiguity of the first film and firmly support the boys' innocence.innocence.
** Recently the boys released with the understanding that they plead guilty while still allowed to assert their innocence. Obviously, the fight for a real exoneration will continue.
** Recently the boys released with the understanding that they plead guilty while still allowed to assert their innocence. Obviously, the fight for a real exoneration will continue.
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* So many [[SoapOpera telenovelas]] it isn't funny nor interesting anymore. ''La Madrastra'', ''La Dama de Rosa'', and their remakes are specially egregious examples of this trope.
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* So many [[SoapOpera telenovelas]] it isn't funny nor interesting anymore. ''La Madrastra'', ''{{La Madrastra}}'', ''La Dama de Rosa'', and their remakes are specially egregious examples of this trope.
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* ''HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' - Sirius Black, in Azkaban.
* ''HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' - Hagrid, in Azkaban.
* ''HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' - Hagrid, in Azkaban.
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* ''HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' - Sirius Black, in Azkaban.
Azkaban. The Minister of Magic would even ignore the witnesses that claimed that Peter Pettigrew, the wizard believed to have been murdered by Sirius Black, was alive.
* ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' - Sirius mentioned that several accused Death Eaters were sent to Azkaban without a fair chance to defend themselves during their trials or even without a trial at all. Sirius mentioned he was in the second group.
* ''HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' - Hagrid, in Azkaban. Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, even told Dumbledore and Hagrid that he was only sending Hagrid to Azkaban because people had to see him doing something.
* ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' - Sirius mentioned that several accused Death Eaters were sent to Azkaban without a fair chance to defend themselves during their trials or even without a trial at all. Sirius mentioned he was in the second group.
* ''HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' - Hagrid, in Azkaban. Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, even told Dumbledore and Hagrid that he was only sending Hagrid to Azkaban because people had to see him doing something.
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The inverse -- an ObviouslyEvil and guilty person going free -- is also often seen as a miscarriage of justice; but that is covered by other tropes such as KarmaHoudini.
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The inverse -- an ObviouslyEvil and guilty person going free -- is also often seen as a miscarriage of justice; but that is covered by other tropes such as KarmaHoudini. Also, [[IThoughtItMeant has nothing to do with]] a pregnant woman having a miscarriage due to bad karma.
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* ''TheFugitive''
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This trope covers when an innocent person goes through the justice system, but for whatever reason is found guilty. The reasons can often include corruption in the system, or misleading circumstantial evidence. In RealLife, it can include bad eyewitness evidence; in fiction, it's more likely to be a false witness, a lying eyewitness. In both, it is not uncommon to see overly zealous prosecutors who may focus more on their record of successful convictions than guilt or innocence.
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This trope covers when an innocent person goes through the justice system, but for whatever reason is found guilty. The reasons can often include corruption in the system, or misleading circumstantial evidence. In RealLife, it can include bad eyewitness evidence; in fiction, it's more likely to be a false witness, witness or a lying eyewitness. In both, it is not uncommon to see overly zealous prosecutors who may focus more on their record of successful convictions than guilt or innocence.
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* {{Atonement}}, which makes the case that eyewitness testimony is deeply unreliable even more strongly than the book by casting five foot seven [[JamesMcAvoy James McAvoy]] as the wrongfully convicted and six foot [[BenedictCumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch]] as the true guilty party.
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* {{Atonement}}, which makes the case that eyewitness testimony is deeply unreliable even more strongly than the book by casting five foot seven [[JamesMcAvoy James McAvoy]] as the wrongfully convicted and six foot [[BenedictCumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch]] as the true guilty party.
''{{Atonement}}'', through Briony's mistake.
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* {{Atonement}}
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* {{Atonement}}, which makes the case that eyewitness testimony is deeply unreliable even more strongly than the book by casting five foot seven [[JamesMcAvoy James McAvoy]] as the wrongfully convicted and six foot [[BenedictCumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch]] as the true guilty party.
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* {{Atonement}}
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This trope covers when an innocent person goes through the justice system, but for whatever reason is found guilty. The reasons can often include corruption in the system, or misleading circumstantial evidence. In RealLife, it can include bad eyewitness evidence; in fiction, it's more likely to be a false witness, a lying eyewitness.
eyewitness. In both, it is not uncommon to see overly zealous prosecutors who may focus more on their record of successful convictions than guilt or innocence.
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* On their Showtime series ''Bullshit'', Penn and Teller did an episode focusing on the causes and results of such miscarriages of justice.
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** ''The Thin Blue Line'' where director Errol Morris made such a convincing case of Randal Adams being framed for murder by the police and the District Attorney that he was exonerated and released.
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** ''The Thin Blue Line'' where director Errol Morris ErrolMorris made such a convincing case of Randal Adams being framed for murder by the police and the District Attorney that he was exonerated and released.
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* A twist on this trope occurs in ''FullmetalAlchemist'', when [[spoiler:Lt. Maria Ross is accused of murdering Lt. Col. Hughes. She's not allowed to present the evidence that proves her innocence because it involves the testimony of her parents, whom she was visiting at the time of the murder, and family members aren't allowed to testify. Her partner, Sgt. Brosh, is also not allowed to speak on her behalf. She's confident that justice will still carry the day, though...until she's informed that it's been reported in the newspaper that she was convicted ''while she's still awaiting trial''.]]
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* Everyone on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_miscarriage_of_justice_cases this page]].
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* The third case of ''AceAttorney: Trials and Tribulations'' begins with [[TheWoobie Maggey Byrde]] being convicted of murder. Not only was she framed, but [[spoiler: the murderer actually disguised himself as Phoenix Wright so he could be her lawyer and make sure she lost. Fortunately, this means a mistrial is declared and the real Phoenix can]]
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* The third case of ''AceAttorney: Trials and Tribulations'' begins with [[TheWoobie Maggey Byrde]] being convicted of murder. Not only was she framed, but [[spoiler: the murderer actually disguised himself as Phoenix Wright so he could be her lawyer and make sure she lost. Fortunately, this means a mistrial is declared and the real Phoenix can]]
can uncover the truth in another trial.]]
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* ''The Trial'' by FranzKafka. The opening line of the book describes the entire plot:
--> ''"Someone must have been spreading lies about Josef K., for one morning, after having committed no real crime, he was arrested."''
--> ''"Someone must have been spreading lies about Josef K., for one morning, after having committed no real crime, he was arrested."''
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* ''TheShawshankRedemption'': Andy Dufresne is wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. That drives the whole plot.
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* ''TheShawshankRedemption'': The driving force of the plot is that Andy Dufresne is wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover. That drives lover in the whole plot.[[TheCorpseStopsHere misleading circumstantial evidence]] variant. It then becomes much worse when exculpatory evidence emerges, and is destroyed by corrupt officials. [[spoiler: They ''murder'' a witness willing to testify that someone else committed the crime.]]
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This trope covers when an innocent person goes through the justice system, but for whatever reason is found guilty. The reasons can include corruption in the system, misleading circumstantial evidence, or insurmountable. In RealLife, it can include bad eyewitness evidence; in fiction, it's more likely to be a false witness, a lying eyewitness.
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This trope covers when an innocent person goes through the justice system, but for whatever reason is found guilty. The reasons can often include corruption in the system, or misleading circumstantial evidence, or insurmountable.evidence. In RealLife, it can include bad eyewitness evidence; in fiction, it's more likely to be a false witness, a lying eyewitness.
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* ''ToKillAMockingbird'' [[spoiler: sadly ends in this for Tom Robinson.]]
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* So many [[SoapOpera telenovelas]] it isn't funny nor interesting anymore. This particular troper remembers specially ''La Madrastra'', ''La Dama de Rosa'', and their remakes as specially egregious examples of this trope.
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* So many [[SoapOpera telenovelas]] it isn't funny nor interesting anymore. This particular troper remembers specially ''La Madrastra'', ''La Dama de Rosa'', and their remakes as are specially egregious examples of this trope.
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* How this trope doesn't have a massive TroperTales section is beyond me.
** Ditto, but I assume it's probably because all of them are in for life for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking just having teeth]].
** Ditto, but I assume it's probably because all of them are in for life for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking just having teeth]].
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** Ditto, but I assume it's probably because all of them are in for life for [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking just having teeth]].
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** Parodied in LeslieNielsen's ''WrongfullyAccused''
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* In KevinJAnderson's ''{{Blindfold}}'', a loading dock worker is falsely accused of murdering his boss. Subverted in that the accusation came not from a trial but from a [[PsychicPowers mind scan]] by a young Truthsayer, who are implicitly trusted to always be right. When the mistake is realized, the head Truthsayer realizes they can't admit it to the people, as their entire justice system will crumble. Interestingly, the guy who actually ordered the murder is just as shocked as anyone else by the verdict, even though [[spoiler:his manipulations with the Veritas drug caused the mistake]]. In the end, [[spoiler:the truth is revealed, causing the Truthsayers to be disbanded and the society to return to a more traditonal justice system]].
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* Happens a number of times in ''TinyToonAdventures''. One incident that really sticks out is in the TT version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, where the role of Goldilocks is played by animal abuser Elmyra. After breaking into the three bears' house, trashing everything, messing with their stuff, followed by causing great pain and abuse to the bears, upon being summoned by the bears alarm, instead of arresting Elmyra, the police mistaken the bears for wild creatures, capture them, and haul them to the zoo!
** [[spoiler: Although Baby Bear, who wasn't that comfortable living in a modern home, didn't complain about the change]].
** [[spoiler: Although Baby Bear, who wasn't that comfortable living in a modern home, didn't complain about the change]].
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* John Coffey in ''TheGreenMile''.
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* One episode of ''CriminalMinds'' has the team suspect that a woman who was supposedly the accomplice of her serial killer husband is nearing is innocent of her son's murder (the only crime which she was actually charged with)...but she doesn't seem very enthusiastic about the possibility of being cleared. [[spoiler: It turns out that she is indeed innocent, but she doesn't want to be acquitted, because the only way to achieve that would be revealing that her son is alive and has a new identity. She believes that if that happened, the boy's knowledge of what a monster his biological father was would taint his whole life.]]
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* The third case of ''AceAttorney: Trials and Tribulations'' begins with [[TheWoobie Maggey Byrde]] being convicted of murder. Not only was she framed, but [[spoiler: the murderer actually disguised himself as Phoenix Wright so he could be her lawyer and make sure she lost. Fortunately, this means a mistrial is declared and the real Phoenix can]]
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* In ''{{Inception}}'', Dom Cobb is on the run for apparently having murdered his wife Mal. [[spoiler: It turns out that Mal was insane and convinced that after having spent fifty years in a dreamworld, she was still dreaming and needed to wake up - and the only way to "wake up" is to kill yourself. She tried to make Dom kill himself along with her by deliberately having herself declared sane by multiple psychiatrists, filing a letter stating she was afraid for her life with her attorney, and setting up a hotel room to look like a violent struggle had taken place in it before luring Dom intot he room and killing herself.]] Dom didn't follow through with it, and the setup was convincing enough that he was forced to flee the country.
