Bibliograph

Guilty until proven guilty, a film by Harry Moses ; produced, written & directed by Harry Moses

Type

Label

Guilty until proven guilty, a film by Harry Moses ; produced, written & directed by Harry Moses

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Guilty until proven guilty

Oclc number

1091058202

Responsibility statement

a film by Harry Moses ; produced, written & directed by Harry Moses

Runtime

Summary

The documentary explores Louisiana's criminal justice system through the story of Tim Conerly, a young African-American man who was arrested in the wake of an armed robbery in New Orleans and waited 28 months for a trial for a crime he says he did not commit. After more than two years in the Orleans Parish Jail, Conerly must choose between accepting a plea bargain of seven years or risking a sentence of 49 1/2 to 198 years if he is convicted at trial. It's a choice that no human being should have to make ... and one that someone with more resources could almost certainly avoid having to make

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. A soldier -- 3. A fair system? -- 4. Wrongful convictions -- 5. A troubled youth -- 6. A difference in philosophy -- 7. Proving innocence -- 8. A hard gamble

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor

Genre