body: So I just finished watching The Fugitive. At the end of the film
  
  
  
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  >  Sam Gerard realizes that Kimble is innocent
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  and takes him into custody. However, at that moment, in the eyes of the law, Kimble is guilty of murdering his wife.
  
  
  **How would Dr. Kimble go about getting himself declared innocent?** He's already had a trial, so he can't be tried again for the same offense. He obviously needs to appeal, but on what grounds? The trial was conducted properly (we presume), the evidence that would clear his name simply hadn't been uncovered.
  
  
  
title: How would Dr. Richard Kimble go about getting himself declared innocent at the end of The Fugitive?