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Presumed Guilty: Film Update

Filmmakers Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete update us on Toño Zúñiga and the Mexican judicial system transfer to the presumption of innocence.

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Responses to Presumed Guilty

Experts in law and psychology watched Presumed Guilty and reacted to Antonio's case. Their essays shed light on what causes wrongful convictions, the Mexican justice system and why reform is needed in Mexico and in the United States.

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Interview with the Filmmakers of Presumed Guilty

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

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Presumed Guilty: Background

Read more about the Mexican judicial system, the effect of the drug war on law enforcement and a careo (short for careo probatorio), in which a defendant may confront his or her accuser face-to-face.

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