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Until Proven Innocent(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-02-08
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In 1993 David Dougherty was found guilty and imprisoned for the abduction and rape of his 11 year old neighbor. It took two trials, two high court appeals, a petition to the Governor General and 3 years, 6 months and 1 week in prison before David finally won his freedom and was found not guilty of the crime he didn't commit. But it wouldn't have happened without the unrelenting efforts of three individuals - a journalist, a lawyer and a scientist - who put their own personal and professional lives on the line in order to prove that David Dougherty was innocent.
Languages: English.
Countries:
New Zealand
ProductionCompanies:
Lippy Pictures
Movie: Until Proven Innocent
Top 7 Billed Cast
Peter Elliott
Murray Gibson
Cohen Holloway
David Dougherty
Jodie Rimmer
Donna Chisholm
Miranda Harcourt
Dr Patricia Sullivan
Adele Chapman
Clerk of Court Second Trial
Vanessa Stacey
Forewoman Second Trial
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In 1993 David Dougherty was found guilty and imprisoned for the abduction and rape of his 11 year old neighbor. It took two trials, two high court appeals, a petition to the Governor General and 3 years, 6 months and 1 week in prison before David finally won his freedom and was found not guilty of the crime he didn't commit. But it wouldn't have happened without the unrelenting efforts of three individuals - a journalist, a lawyer and a scientist - who put their own personal and professional lives on the line in order to prove that David Dougherty was innocent.
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