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Presumed Guilty

Imagine being picked up off the street, told you have committed a murder you know nothing about and then finding yourself sentenced to 20 years in jail. It happened to Tono Zuniga in Mexico City and, like thousands of other innocent people, he was wrongfully imprisoned. "Presumed Guilty" is the story of two young lawyers and their struggle to free Zuniga.

Presumed Guilty Trailer

2m 53s

Imagine being picked up off the street, told you have committed a murder you know nothing about and then finding yourself sentenced to 20 years in jail. In December 2005 this happened to a young man in Mexico City and, like thousands of other innocent people, he was wrongfully imprisoned.

Previews + Extras

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    Behind the Lens - Presumed Guilty

    S23 E7 - 11m 57s

    Roberto Hernandez and Layda Negrete, who call themselves "accidental filmmakers," explain how they met their subject Tono, what turned them into "lawyers with cameras" and what their hopes are for the Mexican justice system.

  • Presumed Guilty - Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Presumed Guilty - Preview

    S23 E7 - 30s

    Follow the struggle of two young lawyers to free a man wrongfully convicted of murder in Mexico City. 8/23/2012

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