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* In the ''[[Spellman Files]]'' novel ''The Spellmans Strike Again'', sisters Rae and Isabelle both try to clear wrongfully convicted prisoners. This results in many people wearing tee shirts reading "Free Schmidt".
* In the novel ''[[Primal Fear]]'', Martin Vail is trying to clear the name of his client Aaron Stampler, and prove his innocence {{spoiler|untill the twist ending}}.
* At the climax of ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Prisoner of Azkaban (novel)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', it's revealed Sirius Black, the "dangerous" fugitive, was actually following a clue to the whereabouts of Peter Pettigrew, who had framed him.
** In ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Order of Thethe Phoenix (novel)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', when Voldemort broke Death Eaters out of Azkaban and Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge refused to admit he came back, Fudge claimed Sirius Black was behind the mass breakout. Sirius ended up being a case of [[Acquitted Too Late]].
 
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* "The Fugitive" by [[Iron Maiden]].
 
== [[TraditionalTabletop Games]] ==
* The whole point of ''[[Clue (game)|Clue]]''.
 
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* Early on in ''[[Ryu ga Gotoku|Yakuza 0]]'', Kiryu is accused of the murder of the debtor he had shaken down at the start of the game. Much of the rest of his side of the plot is spent proving that he wasn't the killer and finding out who tried to pin the act on him and why.
 
=== [[Visual Novels]] ===
* Phoenix Wright had this happen to him in the second case of ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', forcing him to represent himself in court.
** Also, more or less in ''[[Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]''.{{context}}