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** Bob provides a solid alibi and is legally acquitted. However, the majority of the townsfolk still believe that he is guilty and faked his alibi somehow until Alice catches Carol.
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** Technically, Bob ''is'' being presumed innocent until proven guilty. It's just that Alice's arguments against the accusations do not hold water unless Carol did it, so she has to prove Carol's guilt.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character accused of a crime isn't cleared of suspicion until someone else is found guilty.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character accused of a crime isn't cleared of suspicion is presumed guilty until someone else is found proven guilty.
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* '''Downplayed''': Carol accuses Bob of stealing her cookies, and isn't convinced he didn't do it until Alice proves it was Dan who ate them.
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** Carol accuses Bob of stealing her cookies, and isn't convinced he didn't do it until Alice proves it was Dan who atethem.them.
** After merely proving Bob's innocence doesn't get him off the hook, Alice manages to prove the culprit could only be either Carol or Dan. While she can't prove which of the two it is, this is just enough for Bob be finally let off.
** Carol accuses Bob of stealing her cookies, and isn't convinced he didn't do it until Alice proves it was Dan who ate
** After merely proving Bob's innocence doesn't get him off the hook, Alice manages to prove the culprit could only be either Carol or Dan. While she can't prove which of the two it is, this is just enough for Bob be finally let off.
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* '''Inverted''': Bizarrely, everyone presumes Bob innocent until Dave is cleared of suspicion, at which point they suddenly start suspecting Bob. In other words, he was innocent until someone else was proven innocent.
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* '''Inverted''': Bizarrely, everyone presumes Bob innocent until Dave is cleared of suspicion, at which point they suddenly start suspecting Bob. In other words, he was presumed innocent until someone else was proven innocent.
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* '''Inverted''': Bizarrely, everyone presumes Bob innocent until Dave is cleared of suspicion, at which point they suddenly start suspecting Bob.
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* '''Inverted''': Bizarrely, everyone presumes Bob innocent until Dave is cleared of suspicion, at which point they suddenly start suspecting Bob. In other words, he was innocent until someone else was proven innocent.
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** Bob has actually stolen Carol's cookies in the past, and she refuses to accept any other explanation [[NotMeThisTime until Dan is exposed]].
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** Defense attorneys resort to forging evidence just to frame someone else, whether or not they're [[FramingTheGuiltyParty the real culprit]], resulting in a horrible system that constantly ends up convicting innocent people one way or another.
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** Defense attorneys resort to forging evidence just to frame someone else, whether or not they're [[FramingTheGuiltyParty the real culprit]], resulting in a horrible system that constantly frequently ends up convicting innocent people one way or another.
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** Defense attorneys resort to forging evidence just to frame someone else, whether or not they're [[FramingTheGuiltyParty the real culprit]], resulting in a horrible system that constantly ends up convicting innocent people one way or another.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is accused of murder. The townsfolk aren't convinced of his innocence until Alice catches Carol, the true culprit.
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** Bob is accused of murder. The townsfolk aren't convinced of his innocence until Alice catches Carol, the true culprit.
** Bob is accused of murder. He won't be acquitted in court unless Alice catches the real culprit.
** Bob is accused of murder. The townsfolk aren't convinced of his innocence until Alice catches Carol, the true culprit.
** Bob is accused of murder. He won't be acquitted in court unless Alice catches the real culprit.
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* '''Justified''': The townsfolk just really hate Bob, and are using the situation as an excuse to screw him over.
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** The townsfolk just really hate Bob, and are using the situation as an excuse to screw himover.over.
** The court system is [[KangarooCourt horribly stacked against the defense]].
** The townsfolk just really hate Bob, and are using the situation as an excuse to screw him
** The court system is [[KangarooCourt horribly stacked against the defense]].
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* '''Subverted''': Alice proves Bob's innocence without indicting anyone else, and he's let off.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice proves Bob's innocence without indicting anyone else, and while there's a push to continue suspecting him, he's ultimately let off.
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* '''Defied''': When Bob is declared guilty despite being proven innocent simply because the real culprit hasn't been caught, Alice makes an appeal, and it goes through, so the case is declared a mistrial. Bob is tried again by a different judge, and this time he's acquitted.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
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* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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* '''Defied''': When Bob is declared guilty despite being proven innocent simply because the real culprit hasn't been caught, Alice makes an appeal, and it goes through, so the case is declared a mistrial. Bob is tried again by a different judge, and this time he's acquitted.
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prove Bob innocent". "That might not be enough, Alice. You might have to figure out who actually did it".
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** Alice fails to find the true culprit, so Bob is ConvictedByPublicOpinion. Thetrope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led resulting ostracism [[ThenLetMeBeEvil causes him to believe snap and commit murder for real]].
** Many innocent people end up being convicted and sentenced under a system thatit happened off-screen.
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* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
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* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.race against time to prove it before the townsfolk decide to lynch Bob.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character accused of a crime isn't cleared of suspicion until someone else is found guilty.
* '''Straight''': Bob is accused of murder. The townsfolk aren't convinced of his innocence until Alice catches Carol, the true culprit.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is accused of a crime that happened halfway across the world, and Alice proves indisputably that Bob couldn't have been there at the time of the crime. He still isn't let off until Alice catches the real culprit.
* '''Downplayed''': Carol accuses Bob of stealing her cookies, and isn't convinced he didn't do it until Alice proves it was Dan who ate them.
* '''Justified''': The townsfolk just really hate Bob, and are using the situation as an excuse to screw him over.
* '''Inverted''': Bizarrely, everyone presumes Bob innocent until Dave is cleared of suspicion, at which point they suddenly start suspecting Bob.
* '''Subverted''': Alice proves Bob's innocence without indicting anyone else, and he's let off.
* '''Double Subverted''': New evidence makes Bob a suspect again, and this time he won't be cleared until the real culprit is caught.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is accused of witchcraft, despite the fact that magic is known not to exist in Bob's world, but suspicion still won't die down until Alice ''somehow'' proves someone else guilty.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Suspects are always cleared simply by disproving the case against them, no need to indict a third party.
** No one is accused of anything.
* '''Enforced''': It's more dramatic and has a more satisfying payoff to write a law procedural where the culprit is caught at the end, instead of the defendant simply being cleared while the crime itself remains a mystery.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why should I have to catch the culprit? I'm a defense attorney, not a detective!"
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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': When Bob is declared guilty despite being proven innocent simply because the real culprit hasn't been caught, Alice makes an appeal, and it goes through, so the case is declared a mistrial. Bob is tried again by a different judge, and this time he's acquitted.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is accused of murder. The townsfolk aren't convinced of his innocence until Alice catches Carol, the true culprit.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is accused of a crime that happened halfway across the world, and Alice proves indisputably that Bob couldn't have been there at the time of the crime. He still isn't let off until Alice catches the real culprit.
* '''Downplayed''': Carol accuses Bob of stealing her cookies, and isn't convinced he didn't do it until Alice proves it was Dan who ate them.
* '''Justified''': The townsfolk just really hate Bob, and are using the situation as an excuse to screw him over.
* '''Inverted''': Bizarrely, everyone presumes Bob innocent until Dave is cleared of suspicion, at which point they suddenly start suspecting Bob.
* '''Subverted''': Alice proves Bob's innocence without indicting anyone else, and he's let off.
* '''Double Subverted''': New evidence makes Bob a suspect again, and this time he won't be cleared until the real culprit is caught.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is accused of witchcraft, despite the fact that magic is known not to exist in Bob's world, but suspicion still won't die down until Alice ''somehow'' proves someone else guilty.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Suspects are always cleared simply by disproving the case against them, no need to indict a third party.
** No one is accused of anything.
* '''Enforced''': It's more dramatic and has a more satisfying payoff to write a law procedural where the culprit is caught at the end, instead of the defendant simply being cleared while the crime itself remains a mystery.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why should I have to catch the culprit? I'm a defense attorney, not a detective!"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': When Bob is declared guilty despite being proven innocent simply because the real culprit hasn't been caught, Alice makes an appeal, and it goes through, so the case is declared a mistrial. Bob is tried again by a different judge, and this time he's acquitted.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in a way that shows various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems raised by the {{deconstruction}} dealt with or addressed.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played for Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Played for Horror''': The trope is played in a horrifying way.
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