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    and or jury that come to a conclusion and offer a decision. The alternative attempts to reach a decision without involving a judge and or jury. Traditional litigation and judicial dispute resolution usually involve a plaintiff and defendant that are represented by an attorney. The attorneys present information to a third party that consists of a judge and or jury. ADR usually consists of a third party hearing both sides of the story. In any of the instances a third party such as a judge‚ jury‚ or

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    I have recently read Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose and decided to write a letter based on your behavior in the jury. I’ll start my letter with your personal life‚ you started your business from scratch and now you have thirty-four employees working for you. How do you treat your worker: do you treat them with respect? By the way you were behaving in the jury‚ it seems like you disrespect your employees. You might be wondering why I called you a disrespectful person? On page 26‚ when all of the

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    12 Angry Men Analysis

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    a group’s decision-making. In this classic movie‚ twelve members of a jury are isolated in a conference room to debate the outcome of a murder trial involving a young man stabbing his father. From the first preliminary vote‚ it becomes clear that eleven of the twelve jury members believe the leading suspect to be guilty‚ relying heavily on stereotypical views of the slums to support their verdicts. Henry Fondra is the only jury member who is not completely certain about the suspect being guilty‚ or

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    murder in the Supreme Court of Victoria. O’Bryan J trial judge. The defence argued provocation. An appeal was put before the Court of Criminal Appeal Victoria. Reason for the appeal was that the judge had failed to mention provocation to the jury regarding the second stage of the incident. That this failure was a miscarriage of justice. Crockett‚ Marks & Ormiston JJ – Court of Criminal Appeal. Crockett & Marks JJ agreed with the O’Bryan J decision. Ormiston J believed that provocation

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    Civil Law

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    Many Continental European systems use the "civil law" method. Under that system‚ all the lawyers in the case are responsible to help in the "search for the truth." If one lawyer has information that would help the other side or comes to agree with the other side’s view‚ he or she has the right and/or duty to say so. Which system do you think is more effective and why? Also‚ do you see any constitutional problems with applying the civil law system to the U.S.? For this assignment‚ in addition

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    Describe the role of courts in the criminal justice process: The main role of the courts is to interpret and apply the law. In terms of a criminal justice process the court serves as the place in which a trial is heard and a sentence decided. Evaluate the use of the adversary system as a means of achieving justice: The adversarial system is moderately effective in achieving just outcomes for the individual and society as well as attempting to protect their rights. One of the main features

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    atmosphere of the jury room‚ as well as the jurors’ moods. It is a very hot summer day‚ so the jurors feel very warm and uncomfortable‚ which can cause them to be unruly. The room and its environment have an effect on how everyone is feeling as well. The room is cramped and stuffy‚ which may also affect mood. These two parts of the setting are very big factors in the play’s mood and how the jurors feel. Throughout Twelve Angry Men‚ the weather mimics the many emotions of the jury. During the play

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    the role of lay people

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    assessments. This will allow you to check and monitor progress of delivery but also allow a check of knowledge. For P4 I’m going to write all about lay people in court. These include the jury and magistrates. I will explain their role/ purpose and all the qualifications needed for these roles. Jury; The jury is a body of people whose purpose is to render an impartial verdict on a

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    Case About Anthony Tan

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    Concise Summary of Case - Anthony Tan was one of the most wanted men as he was allegedly charged for murder of Bosnian refugee and Rebels bikie‚ Edin “Boz” Smajovic. After 2 years building an export business in Vietnam‚ he read a media report from NSW‚ describing him as one of the state’s most wanted men. He was unaware for 2 years of the police hunt for him. He immediately got on the phone‚ first his lawyer‚ then to an airline. He was more than willing to return to Australia to fight his allegations

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    Twelve Angry Men

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    Critical Analysis of the Film: “Twelve Angry Men” Twelve Angry Men (1957) is a classic film where twelve strangers are brought together into a hot and humid New York jury room‚ to negotiate and decide on the fate of a poor‚ young Latino boy who is accused of killing his father (Lumet). These twelve jurors come from diverse backgrounds‚ and throughout the film exhibit behaviors that demonstrate their cultural‚ economic and social differences. In the beginning of the film‚ these dissimilar viewpoints

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