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The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.
Events
June 7th , 1987, Walter McMillian is arrested for the murder of Ronda Morrison
August 18th , 1989, Herbert Richardson is executed
April 16th , 1992, a retrial hearing is held for Walter McMillian
November 22nd , 1992, 60 Minutes broadcast a segment about Walter McMillian's case
February 23rd , 1993, Walter McMillian's case reaches the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
March 2nd , 1993, Walter McMillian is freed
April 1st , 1993, the US senate holds a hearing on the death penalty
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring Jamie Foxx, Charlie Pye Jr, Michael Harding, Christopher Wolfe
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