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    Runaway Jury

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    anywhere else but the boardroom. Fitch’s team looks into Easter’s background but nothing comes up. After the 12 jurors‚ and alternates‚ have been picked the trial begins. Fitch receives a call from a Marlee (Weisz)‚ who promises she can guarantee a verdict in the defenses favor for a price – ten million dollars. Marlee makes this same offer towards the plaintiff. It comes out Marlee and Easter are working together‚ Marlee from the outside and Easter within.

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    a time such as the one the juror’s were going through. The twelve jurors all had different beliefs as to their verdict‚ different ideas and different behaviors. Having twelve men in a small‚ hot room for long periods of time is chaos in itself. There were different attitudes‚ some calm‚ mad‚ frustrated‚ angry‚ not caring. It was hard for all of them to remain calm and come to a verdict throughout the movie. An attitude as described in the book is “a favorable or unfavorable evaluative reaction towards

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    problems when the verdict given to criminals are clearly wrong‚ as it can be seen in Kris Maharaj case where his death sentences was overturned and he is still serving life imprisonment for a crime he did not commit in Florida. Those who have an ineffective counsel will be affected by the "Procedural bar" concept where have future problems appealing sentence and convictions at early stages. Cutting corners can affect the criminal justice system dangerously that can lead to wrongful verdict‚ and executions

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    English I Period 7 November 21‚ 2013 To Kill a Mocking Bird Many members within the Maycomb community were heavily affected by this dramatic trial. Various emotional changes occurred among these characters before‚ during‚ and after the final verdict. Tom Robinson‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Robert Ewell were all affected severely by the trial and by the communities’ reactions. Though some may not believe‚ it is shown multiple times in the novel that these characters were affected by the trial.

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    ’s flowers shows that Jem evolves and realises that he must take accountability for his actions. The verdict of Tom Robinson ’s case‚ saving the roly poly‚ and taking responsibility for Mrs. Dubose ’s flowers contribute to the shaping of Jem into a mature‚ young adult. Jem ’s disappointment with the verdict of Tom Robinson ’s case leads to his coming of age. His dissatisfaction with the verdict strips Jem of his childish‚ ignorant views of the townspeople. "It ’s like bein ’ in a cocoon‚ that ’s

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    happened in case of ‘Triple Talaq’ also. The Supreme Court‚ at last‚ delivered its verdict on the scourged practice of ‘Triple Talaq’ among the Muslim community‚ which emboldens a Muslim man to violate the sanctity of marriage by deserting his wife in a unilateral and patently unjust manner. The Triple Talaq dehumanizes women‚ enslaves them to their husbands and deprives them of their dignity. Though this is a welcome verdict‚ the very fact that it took 70 years for the independent India to reform an utterly

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    jury and the judge to make a decision against the original verdict made in the lower

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    The Zimmerman Case has had its verdict yesterday and I would have written then‚ but I was busy building my thoughts. What I should cover first is why the Zimmerman Case is significant. It is not significant because of race‚ or the right to defend one’s self. In defense of my position on the race aspect‚ the media has tried to portray Zimmerman as white‚ when‚ in fact he is Hispanic or as my wife is adamant about‚ Latino. Apparently‚ you can’t call Hispanics Hispanics any more and you have to call

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    convicted of accessory after the fact of murder and received a five-year prison sentence. Out of the two men‚ Ben Mouzon was the only one to appeal his sentence. Issue The issue before the court: (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict; (2) that there was error in refusing a motion for a change of venue; (3) that an alleged confession by him was improperly admitted; (4) that the Court erred in allowing the testimony of his co-defendant‚ John Bryant‚ Jr.‚ to be considered against

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    QUIZ ON THE "SCOTTSBORO BOYS: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY" 1. Where was the setting for the documentary? The setting for the documentary took place in Scottsboro‚ Alabama. 2. What year did the incident take place? The incident takes place in 1931. 3. What was the number of the accused? The number of accused was nine boys. 4. What was the number of the accusers? The number of the accusers was two white women. 5. What were the names of the accusers? The names of the accusers were Ruby Bates and Victoria

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