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    United States of America and the main factors that contribute to this growth. Chammah predominantly traces the growth to the unpredictability regarding the length and verdict of a trial. Many death penalty cases remain intact for a long time before a decision is finally reached‚ and sometimes‚ even once a guilty verdict is reached‚ a verdict of capital punishment can be reversed. When an appeals court reverses a death sentence the county faces the cost of an entire additional trial and another round of

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    the jury I totally accept their verdict. I’m at peace with either of the two verdicts that they could have rendered. They really worked hard on this. I don’t look at it as a compromise. I think the evidence would have supported either verdict‚ second-degree murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. That’s what juries are for.”(Peter Berger) Famous Quote “Once I present the case to the jury I totally accept their verdict. I’m at peace with either of the two verdicts that they could have rendered

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    Jury System in Hong Kong

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    sound mind and 4) has a sufficient knowledge of both the language of English and Chinese. All these qualifications listed are ensure the juries have their ability to make the most appropriate verdict maturely and reasonably. To further assure the fairness‚ a jury usually comprises seven people and the verdict has to be reached by a majority of not less than five jurors (Jury Ordinance s.24). Apart from Hong Kong‚ jury trail is also used in many countries‚ like United Kingdom‚ United States‚ Russia

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    certainty by portraying doubt‚ in the guilt of the boy‚ as a minority view within the courtroom. However‚ as the play progresses a seed of doubt is planted and the importance of self prejudice hindering the verdict is removed‚ making it harder for the jurors to hold their certainty in their guilty verdict. At the conception of Twelve Angry Men‚ Rose exposes the audience to the devastating heat in the jury room which over looks the "New York sky line" on what is described as "the hottest day of the the

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    12 Angry Men: Juror 1

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    voted the first time and saw that one of the jurors thought that the boy was innocent. Then throughout the movie‚ all of the jurors were slowly convinced that the boy was no guilty. His first rhetoric appeal used was logos. He based his guilty verdict on the logical information provided in the court room. He continued to feel this way until later in the movie when he changed his appeal to pathos. The decision to change his mind was caused by the other jurors starting to change their minds. As

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    Communication in the courtroom Peggy S. Torres Western International University CRB-360-3722-Communication Criminal Justice-03/2010 Professor Raymond November April 5‚ 2010 Communication in the courtroom Introduction Communication influences the way people perceive one another and how facts are interpreted. Information given and received is dependant on how successful the communication is conveyed. Communication in a courtroom involves several participants‚ similar to a theatrical

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    Once the jury retire to the jury room to consider their verdict‚ the jurors are prohibited from communicating with anyone apart from the judge or an assigned court official. This goes on until the verdict has been delivered. Under s.8 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981‚ they are also forbidden from revealing information gathered during their deliberations. A breach of this section would amount to a criminal offence. It is argued that jury secrecy ensures freedom of discussion in the jury room‚ protects

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    Racism in America

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    bad effect on this country is inevitable. Racism has had a bad effect on this country. Incidents like the Rodney King beating and the O. J. Simpson verdict have practically split this country into two sides. " When white policemen routinely stop black people for traffic violations‚ they feel a deep resentment for the O. J. Simpson verdict and look for any reason to take out their anger on the unlucky black victim" ( Kennedy 72). The only solution to this problem is to eliminate racism.

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    Twelve Angry Men Which type of jury is better‚ a unanimous jury or a majority jury? While both have their advantages and disadvantages‚ I believe that a unanimous jury of ordinary people is the best way to come to a verdict. It is the jury’s function to protect defendants from government oppression. Juries do this by using their common sense. It is this common sense that separates ordinary citizens from panels of judges and legal experts. Judges and legal experts have been trained from

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    For those who want an impartial‚ and fair verdict when determining an accused person’s innocence‚ than say ’hello’ to the jury system. The jury system‚ typically known as trial by jury‚ is a system in which a body of people make decisions based upon evidence and fact. The jurors remain impartial‚ and are not opinionated. However‚ there is currently a dilemma in the United States about whether people accused of a crime should face a trial by jury. Many people want to relinquish this right. This is

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